IUPUI Earns No. 1 Seed as 2022 Keeps #HLWBB Championship Bracket Announced

IUPUI Earns No. 1 Seed as 2022 Keeps #HLWBB Championship Bracket Announced

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Rachel White

#HLWBB Bracket | #REACHtheHORIZON Championship Central
INDIANAPOLIS – The bracket for the 2022 Keeps Horizon League Women’s Basketball Championship was released on Saturday following the completion of the regular season with IUPUI and Youngstown State each earning a share of the regular season title and the Jaguars clinching the No. 1 seed.

IUPUI (18-4) earned the No. 1 seed with two head-to-head wins over the Penguins this season. The Jags earned a 73-40 victory over RMU on Saturday to finish the regular season.

Youngstown State (18-4) will be the No. 2 seed during the #HLWBB Championship. The Penguins topped UIC 61-54 on the road to wrap up the regular season.

Green Bay finished the regular season 15-4, securing the No. 3 seed with a 66-64 victory on Saturday at Cleveland State. The Vikings (14-6) will be the No. 4 seed and host a quarterfinal on Thursday along with IUPUI, YSU and Green Bay.

Northern Kentucky (14-6) will be the No. 5 seed as the Norse posted a 67-44 win over Detroit Mercy on Saturday. Milwaukee (13-9) is the No. 6 seed as they closed the regular season with a 53-51 victory at Purdue Fort Wayne.

Oakland (11-9) is the No. 7 seed and RMU (11-11) is the No. 8 seed as both teams will host first-round games along with NKU and Milwaukee. Purdue Fort Wayne, Wright State, UIC and Detroit Mercy will travel for first round matchups as seeds nine through 12.

The 2022 Keeps Horizon League Basketball Championships will begin March 1 and 3 at campus sites and eight teams – four men and four women – will look to advance to Indianapolis and #REACHtheHORIZON on March 7-8 at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum.

Every game of the championship will be carried on ESPN networks with the first three rounds of the Keeps Horizon League Women’s Basketball Championship streamed on ESPN+ and the championship game broadcast on ESPNU.

First-round action begins on Tuesday, March 1 with four games as No. 5 seed Northern Kentucky hosts No. 12 seed Detroit Mercy, No. 6 seed Milwaukee takes on No. 11 seed UIC, No. 7 seed Oakland battles No. 10 seed Wright State and No. 8 seed RMU welcomes No. 9 seed Purdue Fort Wayne.

On Thursday, March 3, the top four seeds will host quarterfinal matchups for a chance to advance to Indianapolis for the semifinals. All four matchups will be set on Tuesday night after the first round concludes.

For complete information on the 2022 Keeps Horizon League Women’s Basketball Championships, visit HorizonLeague.com/Indy.

RESULTS
GAME RECAP
IUPUI 73, RMU 40 Box Score
Northern Kentucky 67, Detroit Mercy 44 Box Score
Milwaukee 53, Purdue Fort Wayne 51 Box Score
Oakland 51, Wright State 40 Box Score
Youngstown State 61, UIC 54 Box Score
Green Bay 66, Cleveland State 64 Box Score

2022 KEEPS #HLWBB CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE
DATE GAME Time (ET) TV/Live Stream
Tuesday, March 1 No. 10 seed Wright State at No. 7 seed Oakland 5:30 p.m.  ESPN+
No. 12 seed Detroit Mercy at No. 5 seed Northern Kentucky 7 p.m. ESPN+
No. 9 seed Purdue Fort Wayne at No. 8 seed RMU 7 p.m. ESPN+
No. 11 seed UIC at No. 6 seed Milwaukee 8 p.m. ESPN+
Thursday, March 3 Highest-remaining seed at No. 4 seed Cleveland State 5:30 p.m. ESPN+
Lowest-remaining seed at No. 1 seed IUPUI 7 p.m. ESPN+
Second-lowest remaining seed at No. 2 seed Youngstown State 7 p.m. ESPN+
Second-highest remaining seed at No. 3 seed Green Bay 8 p.m.     ESPN+
Monday, March 7 Highest-remaining seed vs. Lowest-remaining seed Noon ESPN+
Second-highest remaining seed vs. Second-lowest remaining seed 2:30 p.m. ESPN+
Tuesday, March 8 Championship Noon ESPNU