#HLWBB Results -- December 13th
Southeast Missouri State 61, Detroit 51
Illinois 80, Valparaiso 58
Youngstown State 80, Canisius 48
Green Bay 53, Wisconsin 43
Titans Upended By Southeast Missouri In Saturday Matinee At Glass City Classic
TOLEDO, Ohio (12/13/2014) -- Senior Ellisha Crosby recorded her first double-double of the season, but a late push by Southeast Missouri was the difference as the Titans fell to the Redhawks, 61-51, on Saturday in the first game of the Glass City Classic. The event is being hosted by Toledo at Savage Arena.
Crosby had 13 points and a season-high 10 rebounds along with four assists. It was her sixth career-double-double in just her 20th career Division I game.
Redshirt sophomore Rosanna Reynolds and freshman Darianne Seward each had nine points apiece, while sophomore Haleigh Ristovski grabbed 10 rebounds. Read more
Valpo Women Fall to Illinois at Home-- Box Score
Saturday's tilt at the ARC had a handful of familiar ingredients: freshman Dani Franklin (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/George Washington) led the Crusaders in scoring, and their opponent opened the contest with a double-digit run en route to a school record for three-pointers in a game.
"It's frustrating. We had this very conversation in the locker room. You can't fall behind that early in a game," head coach Tracey Dorow said afterwards. Read more
Penguins Earn Impressive 80-48 Win at Canisius-- Box Score
The Youngstown State women's basketball team made 12 of its first 16 attempts from 3-point range and had five players score in double figures in an impressive 80-48 win at Canisius on Saturday evening.
The 32-point victory was the widest margin for YSU in a road game since Feb. 10, 2000, at Chicago State. The Penguins held Canisius to 31 percent shooting and outscored the Golden Griffins 41-19 in the second half. Read more
Green Bay Guts Out 53-43 Win Over Rival Wisconsin-- Box Score
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – Despite a tough shooting night from the floor, the Green Bay women’s basketball team gutted out a 53-43 win over visiting Wisconsin on Saturday night at the Kress Center.
The Phoenix (8-2) struggled on the offensive end for most of the game, shooting all of 35.1 percent (20-of-57) from the floor and an even lower 1-of-19 (5.3 percent) from 3-point range.
The 53 points are a season low, 20 below Green Bay’s average coming into play. Read more