2015 Horizon League Championship Bracket
DETROIT (3/8/2015) -- The Horizon League women's basketball regular season concluded and for the 17th-consecutive year, Green Bay is the No. 1 seed of the tournament, while Wright State snagged the second seed and Cleveland State took third. Youngstown State slated, No. 4, will join the Vikings as one of the quarterfinal hosts on Wednesday, March 11. Detroit took fifth place in the League followed by UIC at No. 6, Oakland at No. 7, Milwaukee at No. 8 and Valparaiso rounding out the field.
The tournament kicks off Monday, March 9 as Milwaukee hosts Valparaiso in the first round of action. Top-seeded Green Bay will play the winner of Milwaukee and Valparaiso on Wednesday, March 11, in the quarterfinals in addition to Youngstown State hosting Detroit (7:00 p.m., EST), UIC at Cleveland State and Oakland on the road at Wright State.
The semifinals and championship will take place at the highest remaining seed on Friday, March 13, and Sunday, March 15. All of the tournament games will be aired on ESPN3 with the title game televised nationally on ESPNU at 3:00 p.m. (EST).
Detroit has two Horizon League championships to its credit. The Titans captured the 1987 title with a 21-6 record and a 10-2 mark in MCC play, as there was no tournament held.
UDM's other championship came with current head coach
Autumn Rademacher '97 leading the way in 1997 as Detroit defeated Wright State, Milwaukee and Green Bay - in Green Bay - to raise the banner and advance to its only NCAA Tournament.
The Titans have also finished runner-up five times (1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2012) with each loss in the championship game to the Phoenix. Detroit is 1-2 all-time as a No. 5 seed with its last time as No. 5 in 1998, when the red, white and blue defeated No. 4 Milwaukee before falling at top-seeded Butler.