Thursday, February 26, 2026

News On The Horizon 2/26/2026

Previews – February 25th – 28th--HoriZone Roundtable
The One Who Stayed--HoriZone Roundtable
Horizon League watchguide Feb. 24-28--Mid-Major Madness



Without Nessah to Steer, Vikings Go Down With the Ship--HoriZone Roundtable
Cleveland State men’s basketball drops sixth straight game in home loss to Northern Kentucky--Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland State Men's Basketball Downed by Northern Kentucky--csuvikings.com

Is Cleveland State on Track for a Sixth Straight Postseason Bid?--HoriZone Roundtable
Zingaro, Vikings Steamroll Wright State: Five Observations--HoriZone Roundtable
Cleveland State Women’s Basketball Picks Up 81-55 Victory At Wright State--csuvikings.com



Titans Making Statement to End Regular Season--HoriZone Roundtable
Derrick Hayes '98 Bestowed With 2026 John Conti Letterman of Distinction Award--detroittitans.com
Late Run Catches Up With UDM At Robert Morris--detroittitans.com

Titans Place Three in Double Figures Led by Consecutive Double-Doubles from Edwards in Setback at YSU--detroittitans.com



Phoenix Cut Nets After Panthers Beatdown--HoriZone Roundtable
Title Chasing: A Look at Each NCAAW Conference--Basket Under Review

Horizon

Green Bay: 16-2

Green Bay has clinched the #1 seed and the outright Horizon regular season title.

Meaningful Games to Watch This Week

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Skorupski Scores 18 Second-Half Points to Lead Green Bay past IU Indy--greenbayphoenix.com



MITCHELL TALLIES CAREER-HIGH 25 AS JAGS FALL TO OAKLAND--iuindyjags.com

IU Indianapolis women's basketball wins last home game--The Campus Citizen
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL FALLS TO PHOENIX ON THE ROAD--iuindyjags.com



After senior night win, UWM feels 'crazy dangerous' heading into tourney--Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Panthers Top Penguins On “Senior Night” To Close Regular Season, 78-65--mkepanthers.com

Milwaukee Unable to Withstand Purdue Fort Wayne’s Second-Half Push--mkepanthers.com



Oday’s perfect night, Wells’ double-double power Norse past Vikings--nkunorse.com

Norse blowout Oakland on the road, clinch top-five seed in Horizon League--nkunorse.com



Oakland’s Possible Seeds and Opponents--HoriZone Roundtable
Oakland losing streak extends to four: Costly rotational mistakes and defensive lapses--The Oakland Post
Robinson Dishes Career-High 13 Assists in Road Triumph over IU Indy--goldengrizzlies.com

Norse Spoil Oakland’s Home Finale in 84-59 Rout--HoriZone Roundtable
Women's Basketball Falls to Norse in Final Home Game--goldengrizzlies.com



Fort Wayne's Kellen Pickett returns to city with Wright State--Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
PFW falls to Wright State; Pickett wins conference title in return to Fort Wayne--Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Feature: Corey Hadnot II’s Path to Breakout Junior Season--gomastodons.com
Hadnot Hits 600-Point Mark; 'Dons Fall to Wright State--gomastodons.com

Mastodon WBB Tops Milwaukee 71-52 in Road Victory--gomastodons.com



Robert Morris men extend winning streak to 6, take over 2nd place in Horizon League--Tribune-Review
Ryan Prather Jr.’s Explosive Second Half Leads Robert Morris Past Detroit Mercy--Robert Morris Sports Now
Prather’s Big Second Half Leads RMU Men’s Basketball to 20th Win After 73-62 Victory Over Detroit Mercy--rmucolonials.com

Latest setback has RMU on brink of a road postseason game--HoriZone Roundtable



A Dream Deferred: Raiders Outright Title Hopes on Hold--HoriZone Roundtable
Wright State basketball: Raiders had hoped to celebrate outright crown, will have to wait--Dayton Daily News
Wright State basketball: Raiders grab win at PFW, capture outright Horizon League title--Dayton Daily News
Guardian Gallery: Raiders Unfortunate Outcome On Senior Night--Wright State Guardian
Raiders clinch outright HL title with Wednesday road win--wsuraiders.com

Henson finishes with a season-high 20 points on senior night--wsuraiders.com



Penguins split Horizon League road series--The Jambar
Rolf Posts Double-Double in Loss at Milwaukee--ysusports.com


YSU Defeats NKU on Senior Day--HoriZone Roundtable
Mid-Major Madness Women’s Player of the Week Voting: Feb. 16-22--Mid-Major Madness

Sophia Gregory (Youngstown State)

Gregory had a monster game in the Penguins’ win at Purdue Fort Wayne as she scored 37 points on 16-of-19 shooting and pulled down 19 rebounds. That’s the first 37-point, 19-rebound game in Division I since 2017. She scored 14 points in the final five and a half minutes to help lead YSU to a 76-71 win as it locked up the two seed in the Horizon League. She also had three assists, three steals, and two blocks. The sophomore forward opened the week with six points and 17 boards in a win at Northern Kentucky. She averaged 21.5 points and 18 rebounds a game for the week.

Horizon League-leading defense lifting YSU to new heights--Tribune Chronicle
YSU beats Detroit Mercy 72-60 on Santoro’s senior night--Tribune Chronicle
Shot heard across horizon--The Jambar
Three Posts Reach Double Figures, Penguins Top Titans 72-60 in Regular-Season Finale--ysusports.com



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