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Michigan Set to Return to Crisler to Face Maryland
1/22/2024 3:50:00 PM | Women's Basketball
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan women's basketball team (13-6, 4-3 B1G) returns to Crisler Center after a two-game road swing to host Maryland (12-6, 4-3) in a pivotal conference contest on Wednesday evening (Jan. 24) at 7 p.m. It is the only meeting between the two teams this season.
Notes
• Michigan is back at home after splitting a pair of road contests during a two-game swing away from Crisler. U-M is 8-1 at Crisler Center this season, averaging 78.4 points per game on 46.1 percent shooting. Elissa Brett (11.9) joins Laila Phelia (14.3) and Lauren Hansen (11.2) in double-figure scoring at home. Michigan's defense is even stingier at home, yielding just 53.4 points per game in Ann Arbor.
• Phelia is just 11 points away from becoming the 31st Wolverine in program history to reach 1,000 points in a Michigan uniform. For her career, she has averaged 13.4 points per game across 74 games.
• After missing two games due to injury, Elissa Brett returned to action in Michigan's win at Rutgers (Jan. 21). She saw 27 minutes of action off the bench, hitting a key pair of free throws in the closing seconds to hold off the Scarlet Knights. She finished with two points, five rebounds and an assist, going a team-high +7 in the contest. On the season, she is averaging 7.9 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. Brett is second on the team with 25 three-pointers on 40.3 percent shooting from deep.
• A year after ranking second in the Big Ten in scoring defense (63.4 ppg), Michigan has continued to find success on the defensive end during the 2023-24 season. U-M is first in the league in scoring defense, allowing just 57.8 points per game. Michigan has held 10 of its opponents under 60 points and 16 under 70 points this season. The Wolverines are just as effective on the defensive end in conference play, remaining in the top spot by allowing just 62.0 points per game.
• Taylor Woodson has seen her role expand since Big Ten play resumed, averaging 12.1 minutes per game. She most recently scored five points in seven minutes at Rutgers (Jan. 21), while also grabbing a pair of rebounds. In Big Ten action, she is averaging 2.8 points and 2.3 rebounds per game. She often takes over the most difficult defensive match up from Phelia when she is on the floor.
• Michigan and Maryland enter the week as two of the four teams with a 4-3 record in Big Ten action. They are joined by Minnesota and Penn State at 4-3, with Nebraska featuring three losses at 5-3. All 14 teams have at least one loss as the midpoint of conference season is on the horizon.
• Jordan Hobbs has become a regular starter in her third year in the Maize and Blue, averaging a career-best 8.7 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. She has 166 points on the season, eclipsing last year's total of 147 points (4.9 per game). She is one of three Wolverines to start all 19 games. Hobbs is playing a career-high 26.3 minutes per game, ranking third on the team in that category and fourth in rebounding (3.8 rpg).
