American Family Horizon League Championship Moves to Wright State

March 4, 2005

Women's Basketball Championship Page and Bracket

Quarterfinal Action
No. 25 UW-Green Bay 96, Cleveland State 66
Green Bay, Wis. - UW-Green Bay defeated Cleveland State 96-66 in the quarterfinals of the American Family Horizon League Championship. UWGB will advance to the semifinals where it will meet UIC on Sunday at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio. The Phoenix held a 10-point (42-32) halftime advantage but unleashed a second-half 41-10 run to march on to victory. The Phoenix placed five scorers in the double figures led by a 23-point performance turned in by Nicole Soulis. Tiffany Mor followed with 18 points and seven rebounds. Erin Martin led the Vikings with 18 points while Brittany Korth added 15.
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UIC 78, Butler 47
Chicago, Ill.. - UIC downed Butler 78-47 in the quarterfinal round of the American Family Horizon League Championship. With the win, the Flames will move on to face No. 25 UW-Green Bay at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio on Sunday. For the contest, UIC shot 47 percent compared to the 25 percent turned in by the Bulldogs. UIC placed four scorers in the double-figures led by LaShonda Grant's 17 points. Dejeanette Flournoy's added her sixth double-double of the season with 13 points and 16 rebounds. Butler was paced by Cortney Urquhart who finished the contest with 13 points and five boards.
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Wright State 66, Youngstown State 52
Dayton, Ohio - Youngstown State fell 66-52 to Wright State in the quarterfinals of the American Family Horizon League Championship on Thursday. With the victory, the Raiders will bring the championship home and will host the semifinals and championship game slated for Sunday and Monday. After trailing 37-19 at the break, the Penguins outscored Wright State 33-29, but it was not enough to claim the win. Brittney Whiteside led the Raiders with a double-double of 13 points and 10 boards. Angie (Ott) Griffith chipped in 14 points and six rebounds. Jen Perugini paced YSU with 12 points and nine boards.
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Detroit 59, UW-Milwaukee 49
Milwaukee, Wis. - Detroit upset UW-Milwaukee 59-49 at the Klotsche Center in the quarterfinal round of the American Family Horizon League Championship on Thursday. The Titans will continue on their championship path to face Wright State at the Nutter Center in Dayton on Sunday. Katie Solner led the Titans with 15 points while Lindsey Pasquinzo followed with 13. UWM was led by Kimberly Becker who posted 14 points and nine rebounds.
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