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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.- The 2012-13 Horizon League women's basketball schedule was released Friday (Aug. 24) morning, with Cleveland State opening its league schedule on Wednesday, January 9 at UIC.
The Vikings will play a 16-game league schedule over a two-month span, culminating with the Horizon League Championship, which will take place from March 11 through March 17.
After opening league play on the road, CSU will return to the Wolstein Center for four straight home contests beginning with Detroit on Saturday, January 12. The following weekend the Vikings will host defending league champion Green Bay (Thursday, Jan. 17) and Milwaukee (Saturday, Jan. 19), and will close out the homestand against Youngstown State on Thursday, January 24.
The Vikings will split time on the road and at home over the next three weeks, beginning with a pair of contests at Detroit (Thursday, Jan. 31) and at Valparaiso (Saturday, February 2). CSU will then return home for a Thursday night contest against Wright State on February 7, before hitting the road to play at Loyola on Saturday, February 9. The final home game of this busy stretch will be against UIC, on Monday, February 11.
Cleveland State will make its annual trip to Wisconsin the next weekend, facing Green Bay on Thursday, February 14 and Milwaukee on Saturday, February 16.
The Vikings will then play at Youngstown State on Thursday, February 21 before returning to the Wolstein Center for their final homestand of the season against Loyola and Valparaiso. CSU will host the Ramblers on Monday, February 25 and will host the Crusaders on Saturday, March 2.
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For the first time in three years CSU will close out the season on the road, playing at Wright State on Thursday, March 7.
The first round of the Horizon League Tournament will take place on Monday, March 11, with the quarterfinals on Wednesday, March 13 and the semifinals on Friday, March 15. The Championship, which will be hosted by the highest remaining seed, will take place on Sunday, March 17 and will be broadcast on ESPNU.
2012-13 Horizon League Schedule
Jan. 9 - @ UIC
Jan. 12 - DETROIT
Jan. 17 - GREEN BAY
Jan. 19 - MILWAUKEE
Jan. 24 - YOUNGSTOWN STATE
Jan. 31 - @ Detroit
Feb. 2 - @ Valparaiso
Feb. 7 - WRIGHT STATE
Feb. 9 - @ Loyola
Feb. 11 - UIC
Feb. 14 - @ Green Bay
Feb. 16 - @ Milwaukee
Feb. 21 - @ Youngstown State
Feb. 25 - LOYOLA
March 2 - VALPARAISO
March 7 - @ Wright State
March 11 - Horizon League Championship First Round
March 13 - Horizon League Championship Quarterfinals
March 15 - Horizon League Championship Semifinals
March 17 - Horizon League Championship