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Michigan to Host Michigan State on Thursday at Crisler Center
2/23/2022 9:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
» No. 6 Michigan wraps up the home portion of the regular season Thursday (Feb. 24), hosting Michigan State in the second game between the teams in the last two weeks.
» U-M will honor its senior class of Amy Dilk, Naz Hillmon, Emily Kiser and Danielle Rauch as part of senior day. The ceremony is slated to start around 5:45 p.m.
» The Wolverines are 13-0 at Crisler Center this season.
THIS WEEK
Thursday, Feb. 24 -- vs. Michigan State (Crisler Center), 6 p.m.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The No. 6-ranked University of Michigan women's basketball team (20-4, 11-3 B1G) concludes the home portion of its season on Thursday (Feb. 24), hosting Michigan State (14-12, 8-7 B1G) as part of senior night at Crisler Center. The game is set for 6 p.m. and can be seen live on the Big Ten Network. U-M will honor its senior class of Amy Dilk, Naz Hillmon, Emily Kiser and Danielle Rauch in a pregame ceremony at 5:45 p.m.
Wolverine Notes
• Michigan will honor its four-member senior class of Amy Dilk, Naz Hillmon, Emily Kiser and Danielle Rauch prior to the contest. The quartet has led Michigan to new heights as a class, winning 80 games over the last four seasons and the program's first-ever Sweet 16 appearance last year. The ceremony will start around 5:45 p.m.
• Michigan has swept three of its home-and-home conference opponents this season after getting a 71-59 win over No. 13 Maryland (Feb. 20). It was just the second time since Maryland joined the Big Ten prior to the 2014-15 season that the Terps were swept by a conference team in the regular season (Ohio State, 2015-16). In addition, Michigan swept the season series from Wisconsin and Ohio State. U-M is looking to split the series against Michigan State.
• Michigan moved up to No. 6 in this week's Associated Press poll and up to No. 5 in the USA Today Coaches poll.
• Naz Hillmon became the fourth member of Michigan's 2,000-point club this season, pushing her career total to 2,033. Hillmon is fourth all-time in career scoring, with Diane Dietz (3rd, 2,076) and Hallie Thome (2nd, 2,081) just ahead of her. Hillmon also passed Trish Andrew's career record of 44 double-doubles, pushing her total to 46 with a 29-point, 11-rebound performance against No. 13 Maryland (Feb. 20). Hillmon is also closing in on becoming the first player in Michigan history - man or woman - to record 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. She is 15 rebounds away from 1,000.
• Michigan is wrapping up the home portion of its season against Michigan State after completing a season sweep of No. 13 Maryland (Feb. 20). U-M is 13-0 at home this season, outscoring opponents by nearly 20 points per game (78.4 ppg to 58.6 ppg). U-M has three players in double-figure scoring at home in Naz Hillmon (24.1 ppg, up from her season average of 20.2 ppg), Leigha Brown (14.1 ppg on 51.8 percent shooting) and Emily Kiser (10.0 ppg, up from her season average of 9.7 ppg). Michigan's 13 home wins is tied for the fifth-best total in program history.
• With just over a week remaining in the regular season, the Big Ten championship and top four seeds are still up for grabs. Michigan enters the week atop the standings with a .800 winning percentage, followed by Ohio State, Maryland and Iowa all at .750.
• Leigha Brown, Emily Kiser, Maddie Nolan and Danielle Rauch were each named to the Academic All-District 5 team, as selected by CoSIDA, on Thursday (Feb. 17). First team Academic All-District honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America ballot, with the honorees being announced in mid-March. It is the first Academic All-District honor for each Wolverine. » Release
• Michigan State (14-12, 8-7 B1G) comes to Ann Arbor after dropping a 79-71 decision to Penn State Monday night (Feb. 21) at the Breslin Center. MSU is averaging 72.3 points per game on 44.5 percent shooting while allowing 67.2 points per game on 41.0 percent shooting. The Spartans have a pair of double-figure scorers in Nia Clouden (20.4 ppg) and Matilda Ekh (12.2 ppg). MSU grabbed a 63-57 win over Michigan two weeks ago (Feb. 10) in East Lansing.
Up Next
Sunday, Feb. 27Â -- at Iowa (Iowa City, Iowa), 3 p.m. CST | TV: ESPN2
