Butler isn't the only team from the Horizon League that's dancing this spring. Both Green Bay and Cleveland State are gearing up for their turn in the women's tournament.
The #15 seeded Cleveland State Vikings have the unenviable task of going against Notre Dame in South Bend. (2:30 ET Sunday) Notre Dame has a very balanced offensive attack and it will take a strong team defensive effort to hold the Irish down. Skylar Diggins is their leading scorer as a freshman. It will be up to the senior-led Vikings to use all the crafty tricks in the book to upset ND. If there's a silver lining for CSU it's that they're shooting better now than they have all season and the three point line is a big equalizer in the tournament.
#12 seed Green Bay takes on the #5 seed Virginia at 7:21 ET on Sunday. Virginia is a fellow at-large team (had to sneak that in) and they're led by senior guard Monica Wright. She'll garner a lot of attention from the Phoenix who have struggled at times against good guards. Wright is certainly that. She is an All-American averaging 23.3 ppg and an impressive 6.4 rebounds/game for a 5-11 guard. Obviously stopping her is a big key for the Phoenix.
Both of these teams deserve lots of support and appreciation for putting the Horizon League on the map as a two-bid league. Mid-major women's basketball is a tough road and each of these teams have rewarded all of us that have followed them from the beginning.
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