News On The Horizon 2/13/2017

The Morning Dish – Friday, February 10, 2017--Hoopville

Tonight’s Menu:
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A couple big-time, if lesser known rivalry games, one newer, one older: Oakland goes to Detroit Mercy looking to avenge a home loss to the Titans, while Niagara goes for the sweep on the road against longtime western New York adversary Canisius.

Dorsey-Walker, Hayes lead Oakland to 89-80 win over Detroit--CBS Sports
Cleveland State wins 2nd road game, holds off UIC 66-63--CBS Sports
Mitchell has triple-double as Wright State beats Green Bay--CBS Sports
Northern Kentucky uses 27-4 run to rally by Milwaukee 69-63--CBS Sports
Saturday Recap: The A-10 race stays tight, a new leader takes over in the WAC, and more--Mid=Major Madness

Horizon

Valparaiso 82, Youngstown State 72

The Crusaders have a two-game lead over second-place Oakland after the win. The two teams meet on Friday.

Strong Second Half Pushes Vikings Past UIC, 66-63--csuvikings.com

Michael Thomas hired as new Athletic Director--CSU Cauldron

Livingston & Abshaw Notch 20-Point Performances In Setback At Milwaukee--csuvikings.com

Terry Duerod Will Forever Be Remembered In Titan History--detroittitans.com

Titans' Defense Pivotal in 71-61 Victory Over Oakland--detroittitans.com

Lessons learned from rivalry win--OAKLAND INSIDER BY TERRY FOSTER

Oakland suffers second consecutive loss to Detroit Mercy--Oakland Post
OAKLAND DROPS METRO SERIES GAME AT DETROIT MERCY, 71-61--goldengrizzlies.com

Chicago Weekly Awards, Feb. 13--The Catch and Shoot

Player of the Week
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Honorable mention: Dominique Matthews, UIC; Clayton Custer, Loyola; Tai Odiase, UIC

Freshman of the Week

Dominique Matthews, UIC

Matthews set a career-high with 28 points in a win over Youngstown State and followed that with 12 points against Cleveland State, giving him 20 points per game last week on 53.8% shooting.

Lost in the scoring shuffle, Matthews, a 6’2″ guard, also averaged 6.5 rebounds and tied his career high with 7 boards against Youngstown State.

Honorable mention: Brandon Cyrus, DePaul; Marcus Ottey, UIC
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Game of the Week

UIC 84, Youngstown State 81

In a back-and-forth, high-scoring affair, Youngstown State guard Cameron Morse set a UIC Pavilion record with 44 points, but the Flames came back from down 75-67 in the final minutes to edge the Penguins. Matthews scored his career-high in this game, and freshman guard Tarkus Ferguson made a huge 3-pointer with 2:15 left to give UIC an 81-80 lead.

Illinois Rankings, Feb. 13--The Catch and Shoot

8. UIC (13-13, 6-7 Horizon)

Last week: 7

UIC came from behind in the final minutes to beat Youngstown State but then blew a lead and lost to Cleveland State over the weekend. It’s looking like the Flames will finish 6th in the Horizon League.

Slow Second Half Stunts UIC--uicflames.com

Flames Rally but Fall to Wright State--uicflames.com

UWGB men lose second straight--Green Bay Press Gazette
Green Bay Drops Tough Road Game at Wright State--greenbayphoenix.com

UWGB women honor senior trio in style--Green Bay Press Gazette
Green Bay Wins Convincingly in Senior Day PinkZone Game, 75-41--greenbayphoenix.com

http://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/2017/02/11/n-kentucky-69-uwm-63-panthers-cant-close-out/97791950/--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Panthers Unable To Close Out Northern Kentucky--mkepanthers.com

UWM women 76, CSU 72: Panthers’ rally sinks Vikings--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Farley’s Career Game Propels Panthers Past Vikings--mkepanthers.com

Wearing Jubril Adekoya's No. 23, Alec Peters helps Valparaiso down Youngstown--Post-Tribune
Peters makes bold statement in win over Youngstown State--NWI Times
Valpo Leads Start to Finish In Win Over YSU--valpoathletics.com

Defense Reigns Supreme as Valpo Knocks Off Northern Kentucky--valpoathletics.com

Holland propels Norse to homecoming win--The Northerner
Holland’s Homecoming heroics propel MBB to 69-63 win over Milwaukee--nkunorse.com

Poor shooting leads to Norse loss--The Northerner
Shooting woes plague @NKUNorseWBB in setback to Valpo--nkunorse.com

2/13 Men's Basketball Players of the Week--College Sports Madness

Madness High-Major Conference Players of the Week
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Horizon Justin Mitchell G Wright State

Final: Wright State 88, Green Bay 79--Dayton Daily News
Mitchell’s triple-double leads WSU over Green Bay--Raider Roundball
Mitchell's Triple-Double Lifts Raiders Past Green Bay--wsuraiders.com

2/13 Women's Basketball Players of the Week--College Sports Madness

Madness High-Major Conference Players of the Week
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Horizon Chelsea Welch G Wright State

Women Win 11th Straight With Decision Over UIC--wsuraiders.com

First-place Valpo fends off YSU upset bid--Youngstown Vindicator
Valpo too much for Penguins--Mahoning Valley Tribune Chronicle
Penguins' Late Comeback Attempt Falls Short at Valparaiso, 82-72--ysusports.com

Green Bay smothers YSU women on the road--Youngstown Vindicator
Penguins Struggle Offensively in Loss at Green Bay--ysusports.com

WSU's Mitchell Records Triple-Double; #HLMBB Update Feb. 11--The Horizon League

#HLWBB Recaps, Feb. 11--The Horizon League