Thursday, February 20, 2025

News On The Horizon 2/20/2025


 “Back where I belong:” Kate Peterson Abiad’s return to coaching--HoriZone Roundtable
Cleveland State women’s basketball sunk by poor fourth quarter vs. Green Bay--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland State Women’s Basketball Falls Against Green Bay, 59-50--csuvikings.com



Lovejoy Nets 8th 20-Point Game Of Season As UDM Falls To IU Indy--detroittitans.com
Senior Day Has UDM Hosting First-Place Cleveland State On Friday--detroittitans.com

Game 25: Detroit Mercy Closes Out Three-Game Home Stand Against Youngstown State--detroittitans.com



Phoenix Fights Off Vikings, Wins 17th Consecutive Game--greenbayphoenix.com



MEN'S BASKETBALL HEADS TO MOTOR CITY TO FACE TITANS--iuindyjags.com
ZILINSKAS, WALKER POWER JAGUARS TO ROAD WIN AT DETROIT MERCY, 80-71--iuindyjags.com

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL FALLS SHORT AT MILWAUKEE, 77-70--iuindyjags.com



Milwaukee Set To Clash With Youngstown State On ESPNU Friday--mkepanthers.com

Kamy Peppler’s Career-high 26-Point Effort Pushes UWM Women’s Basketball Over IU Indy 77-70--UWM Post
Panthers Sweep Season Series vs. IU Indy Behind Career-Best 26 Points from Kamy Peppler--mkepanthers.com



TMU, NKU basketball teams competing for high seeds in conference tournament brackets--NKyTribune

From crossing borders to crossovers--The Northerner



The Post predicts how Oakland men’s basketball team will finish the season--The Oakland Post
Oakland men’s basketball gets back in the win column behind career high Mashhour--The Oakland Post
Golden Grizzlies sweep Metro Series in dramatic fashion--The Oakland Post
Men's Basketball Heads to Fort Wayne for Crucial #HLMBB Matchup; Returns Home for Senior Day--goldengrizzlies.com
Oakland women’s basketball losing skid continues with loss to Milwaukee--The Oakland Post
Golden Grizzlies Can't Complete Comeback as they Fall to the Raiders on the Road--goldengrizzlies.com



Oakland Comes to the Gates Sports Center on Friday--gomastodons.com

Mastodon Women's Basketball Takes on Northern Kentucky on Thursday--gomastodons.com



Inside Robert Morris' turnaround from losing record to a chance at an NCAA tournament bid--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
RMU Men’s Basketball Hosts Green Bay--rmucolonials.com



Wright State basketball: Defense better this year, but offense has dropped off--Dayton Daily News
Wright State basketball: Callaghan making most of opportunities--Dayton Daily News
Friday night showdown on tap for Raiders--wsuraiders.com

Wright State Women’s Basketball Hosts Oakland on Wednesday Night--HoriZone Roundtable
Wright State women’s basketball: Raiders hitting homestretch with momentum--Dayton Daily News
Rylee Sagester Earns Freshman of the Week in Horizon Leagues Weekly Honors--Wright State Guardian
Trio of Raiders Hit Double Figures in Win over Oakland--wsuraiders.com



Penguins shine on linear TV
--The Jambar
Penguins Host Panthers in Prime Time RED OUT on ESPNU--ysusports.com

It’s not over ‘til it’s overtime--The Jambar
Women’s Basketball Starts Three-Game Road Stretch on Thursday at Detroit Mercy--ysusports.com

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

News On The Horizon 2/18/2025

High Potential--HoriZone Roundtable
#HLMBB Power Rankings – Week 15--HoriZone Roundtable
Expand Your Horizon: Preview Edition – February 19th – 23rd--HoriZone Roundtable

#HLWBB Power Rankings — Week 15--HoriZone Roundtable



Vikings had a lot of the good so far, but this week was the bad and ugly--HoriZone Roundtable



Milwaukee Is Feeling At Home on the Hardwood--HoriZone Roundtable

News On The Horizon 2/17/2025

Men’s College Basketball Viewing Guide: Sunday, March 15, 2025--Blogging the Bracket

In the mid-major ranks, conference leads are at stake in the Valley, Horizon, and MAAC. Over in the Horizon, the race for the title is as wacky as usual. Cleveland State (12-3) is two games up in the loss column on Robert Morris (12-5), who has won 10 of its last 11, including Wednesday on the Vikings’ home floor, the visiting Youngstown State Penguins (11-5), and the Milwaukee Panthers (10-5), who host the mid-table Northern Kentucky Norse.



Cleveland State Men’s Basketball Falls to Youngstown State--csuvikings.com
Cleveland State-Purdue Fort Wayne Men’s Basketball Game Selected to Air on ESPN2--csuvikings.com

Defense leads Vikings to upset at Purdue Fort Wayne, snapping Mastodons’ 17-game streak--HoriZone Roundtable
Cleveland State Women’s Basketball Picks Up 61-52 Victory At Purdue Fort Wayne--csuvikings.com



Men's Basketball Drops #MetroSeries Overtime Thriller--detroittitans.com
Titans Open Up Final Homestand With IU Indy On Wednesday--detroittitans.com

O'Brien Scores 22 Points as Titans Fall to Green Bay on Senior Day--detroittitans.com


Phoenix finally snap long losing streak--HoriZone Roundtable
UWGB men's basketball, Doug Gottlieb finally celebrate a win: 'It definitely feels good'--Green Bay Press-Gazette
Green Bay men’s hoops snaps 21-game losing skid behind Tweedy’s 27 points--WFRV Local 5
“We needed that;” Gottlieb, Phoenix men celebrate first win in three months--WFRV Local 5
Green Bay Snaps Losing Streak, Downs Wright State 79-68--greenbayphoenix.com

Sweet 16 Straight Wins for Green Bay--HoriZone Roundtable
Phoenix Moves Win Streak to 16, Downs Detroit Mercy--greenbayphoenix.com



JAGS SECURE OVERTIME WIN OVER PENGUINS, 73-68--iuindyjags.com



UWM basketball just did something no other team in the country has done this year--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
UWM Men’s Basketball Grab Overtime Victory Against Wright State--UWM Post
MKE Celebrates “Sweet 16” Anniversary With Blowout Of NKU--mkepanthers.com

Women's Basketball Upends Oakland with Strong All-Around Effort, 61-49--mkepanthers.com
Horizon League Selects Kallie Peppler as Freshman of the Week--mkepanthers.com



NKU men’s basketball falls to Milwaukee--The Northerner
Norse Men's Basketball falls to Milwaukee Sunday--nkunorse.com

Women’s Basketball takes tough road loss at Robert Morris--nkunorse.com



Oakland survives Detroit Mercy in Overtime--HoriZone Roundtable
Isaiah Jones gets best of former team as Oakland stuns Detroit Mercy in OT--The Detroit News
Cole's Late Game Heroics and Mashhour's Career Night Lifts Oakland Over Detroit Mercy in Overtime, 93-83--goldengrizzlies.com

Golden Grizzlies Can't Top Panthers at Home--goldengrizzlies.com



Mastodon’s Historic 17-Game Win Streak Comes To An End At The Hands Of The Vikings--HoriZone Roundtable
Saturday's men's area college basketball roundup: PFW falls at Robert Morris--Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Rasheed Bello Finishes With 25 Points in Loss at RMU--gomastodons.com
MBB Game at Cleveland State Selected for ESPN2--gomastodons.com

Mastodon WBB's Longest Win Streak in Program History Comes to an End--gomastodons.com



RMU Men’s Basketball Earns 20th Win on Senior Day, Defeats Purdue Fort Wayne 76-69--rmucolonials.com
Folgueiras Named Horizon League Co-Player of the Week--rmucolonials.com

Colonials Close Weekend with 63-59 Win Over Northern Kentucky--rmucolonials.com



Wright State Blows 14-Point Lead, Loses in Overtime on Valentine’s Day--HoriZone Roundtable
Callaghan’s New Career-High Not Enough in Wright State’s Defeat on Sunday--HoriZone Roundtable
Wright State stunned on road, falls to struggling Green Bay--Dayton Daily News
Wright State basketball: Sargent looking to fix players’ lack of confidence--Dayton Daily News
Callaghan resets career high on Sunday--wsuraiders.com

Amaya Staton Named #HLWBB Player of the Week--wsuraiders.com



YSU knocks off Cleveland State for 1st win at Wolstein since 2018--Warren Tribune Chronicle
Penguins Earn Hard-Fought 68-60 Win at Cleveland State--ysusports.com
Galette Named Under Armour Horizon League Co-Player of the Week--ysusports.com

YSU lets one get away late, falling in OT 73-68 to IU Indy--Warren Tribune Chronicle
IU Indy Rallies to Top YSU in Overtime--ysusports.com



Under Armour #HLMBB Players of the Week (February 17)--Horizon League

Under Armour #HLWBB Players of the Week (February 17)--Horizon League

Saturday, February 15, 2025

News On The Horizon 2/15/2025


No love for Green Bay, as the Phoenix fall again--HoriZone Roundtable
Green Bay men’s hoops drops 21st straight game, 15th consecutive in conference--WFRV Local 5



Panthers Prevail Against Raiders In Overtime, 88-80--mkepanthers.com



Men’s basketball completes season sweep over Green Bay--The Northerner



Mastodons' win streak ends at 17 with loss to Cleveland State--Fort Wayne Journal Gazette



3 keys to Robert Morris avoiding a season sweep at home against Purdue Fort Wayne--Busting Brackets
Robert Morris basketball stays hot, defeats Purdue Fort Wayne--TribLIVE
Robert Morris in sole possession of Horizon League second place after win over Purdue Fort Wayne--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

RMU Women's Basketball Prepares to Face Northern Kentucky--rmucolonials.com



Penguins Visit League Leader Cleveland State Sunday on ESPNU--ysusports.com

News On The Horizon 2/14/2025


Cleveland State Men's Basketball Hosts Youngstown State Sunday on ESPNU--csuvikings.com

Cleveland State Women's Basketball Heads To Purdue Fort Wayne For Saturday Matchup--csuvikings.com



Titans Look For #MetroSeries Revenge On Sunday At Oakland--detroittitans.com

Titans Grind Out Win Over Milwaukee to Snap Skid--detroittitans.com


‘Ready, shoot, aim’: The Doug Gottlieb coaching experiment--The Athletic
UWGB men's basketball coach Doug Gottlieb gets his third commitment from 2025 class of recruits--Green Bay Press-Gazette
Northern Kentucky Downs Green Bay at Kress Center, 73-60--greenbayphoenix.com

Phoenix cruise past Oakland--HoriZone Roundtable
Green Bay Roars Past Golden Grizzlies--greenbayphoenix.com
Game Preview: Phoenix Soars into the Motor City--greenbayphoenix.com



JAGUARS FALL SHORT AT ROBERT MORRIS, 61-58--iuindyjags.com



After a Grafton alum nearly burned UWM late, the Panthers showed why they still have NCAA Tournament plans--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Women's Basketball Edged on the Road at Detroit Mercy--mkepanthers.com
Panthers Wrap Up Michigan Trip with Saturday Afternoon Game at Oakland--mkepanthers.com



Josh Dilling and Trey Robinson combine for 45 as Men's Basketball kicks off road trip with win at Green Bay--nkunorse.com



State hoops notes: Time running out for Oakland men to get its act together--Detroit News

Golden Grizzlies Outpaced by Phoenix at Home--goldengrizzlies.com



Purdue Fort Wayne MBB Heads to Pittsburgh Region to Face Robert Morris--gomastodons.com

Undefeated in Horizon, PFW women welcome in talented Cleveland State--Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Purdue Fort Wayne WBB Hosts Cleveland State For Pink Out--gomastodons.com



With tenacious coach Andy Toole leading the way, Robert Morris surges in Horizon League--TribLIVE
RMU Men’s Basketball Hosts Purdue Fort Wayne on Senior Day--rmucolonials.com

Colonials Pick Up Pivotal Home Win Against IU Indy, 61-58--rmucolonials.com



Wright State Wins in Overtime Thriller--HoriZone Roundtable
Wright State basketball: Wisconsin swing typically a challenging trip for Raiders--Dayton Daily News
Wright State rallies to force overtime on road, but Milwaukee pulls out victory--Dayton Daily News
Career night from Callaghan paces four in double digits Friday--wsuraiders.com

Three Raiders Reach Double Figures in OT Win Over Youngstown State--wsuraiders.com



YSU drops heartbreaker to Wright State in overtime 78-76--Warren Tribune Chronicle
Penguins Come Up Short in Overtime vs. Wright State--ysusports.com
YSU Hosts IU Indy for Annual Pink Game, Hall of Fame Celebration on Saturday--ysusports.com

Thursday, February 13, 2025

News On The Horizon 2/13/2025


Cleveland State Men’s Basketball Falls to Robert Morris--csuvikings.com

Familiar patterns burn Vikings in collapse at Northern Kentucky--HoriZone Roundtable
Cleveland State Women’s Basketball Falls At Northern Kentucky, 72-69--csuvikings.com



Phoenix Set to Host Northern Kentucky and Wright State at Kress Center--greenbayphoenix.com



WALKER TALLIES A SEASON-HIGH 26 AS JAGS FALL TO OAKLAND--iuindyjags.com



Meet Milwaukee’s man of many names: Jamichael Stillwell--Mid-Major Madness



NKU Women’s basketball takes down Cleveland State in comeback victory--The Northerner
Norse grab signature win over Cleveland State, move into fourth place in Horizon League--nkunorse.com



Oakland secures road win at IU Indy--HoriZone Roundtable
Mashhour Tallies Career-High as Golden Grizzlies Tame Jaguars, 82-67--goldengrizzlies.com



Mastodons on Wrong End of Statement Win by the Penguins--HoriZone Roundtable



Robert Morris makes Horizon League history with comeback road win over Cleveland State--Busting Brackets
RMU Men’s Basketball’s Defeats First Place Cleveland State 68-59--rmucolonials.com



Weekend in Wisconsin next up for Raiders--wsuraiders.com

Wright State Hoops Hits the Road on Valentine’s Week--HoriZone Roundtable



YSU Reaches Season High Conference Scoring Mark in 93-71 Win Over Purdue Fort Wayne--HoriZone Roundtable
Three point success ignites Penguins--The Jambar

Youngstown’s young talent--The Jambar