2019 Little Caesars Horizon League Women’s Basketball Championship Bracket Announced
Rachel White
#HLWBB Bracket | Motor City Madness Central Page
INDIANAPOLIS – Wright State claimed the Horizon League regular season title as the Horizon League announced the bracket for the 2019 Little Caesars Horizon League Women’s Basketball Championship on Saturday.
Wright State earned the No. 1 seed and its first outright regular season title in program history, ending the regular season with a 73-64 win at Oakland on Saturday afternoon to finish League play at 16-2.
Green Bay will be the No. 2 seed during #MotorCityMadness. The Phoenix earned a 77-53 victory over UIC on Saturday to improve to 15-3 in #HLWBB play.
Youngstown State (13-5) earned a 74-61 win over Cleveland State, to secure the No. 3 seed. IUPUI also finished 13-5, defeating Milwaukee, 76-55, and will be the No. 4 seed. YSU and IUPUI split their regular season matchups, so YSU’s win over No. 1 seed Wright State earned the Penguins the No. 3 seed over the Jaguars.
Northern Kentucky (10-8) will be the No. 5 seed following an 81-63 win at Detroit Mercy on Saturday to close out the regular season. Milwaukee, also 10-8, is the No. 6 seed. NKU and Milwaukee split their two meetings this season, but
NKU holds the tiebreaker for its win over IUPUI. Cleveland State (7-11) is the #MotorCityMadness No. 7 seed and Oakland (3-16) is the No. 8 seed.
The 2019 Little Caesars Horizon League Basketball Championships will begin March 5-6 at highest seeds and will culminate with the semifinal and championship games on March 11-12 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Tickets for the semifinals and championship are
on-sale now. Once quarterfinal games conclude on March 5 and 6, fan section information for participating teams will be announced.
Tuesday begins quarterfinal action with No. 1 Wright State hosting No. 8 Oakland at 5:30 p.m. ET at the Nutter Center. Also on Tuesday, the fourth-seeded Jaguars will welcome No. 5 Northern Kentucky at 7 p.m. ET.
On Wednesday, No. 2 Green Bay hosts No. 7 Cleveland State at 8 p.m. ET and No. 3 Youngstown State hosts sixth-seeded Milwaukee at 7 p.m. ET. All quarterfinals will be streamed live on ESPN+.
For complete information on the 2019 Little Caesars Horizon League Basketball Championships, please go to HorizonLeague.com/MotorCityMadness.
RESULTS
2019 MOTOR CITY MADNESS SCHEDULE
| DATE |
GAME |
Time (ET) |
TV/Live Stream |
| Tuesday, March 5 |
No. 8 Oakland at No. 1 Wright State |
5:30 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
No. 5 Northern Kentucky at No. 4 IUPUI |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Wednesday, March 6 |
No. 6 Milwaukee at No. 3 Youngstown State |
7 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
No. 7 Cleveland State at No. 2 Green Bay |
8 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Monday, March 11 |
Semifinal 1 |
1 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
|
Semifinal 2 |
3:30 p.m. |
ESPN+ |
| Tuesday, March 12 |
Championship |
12 p.m. |
ESPNU |