Horizon League Men's Soccer Tournament Starts This Weekend
Nov. 5, 2007
MILWAUKEE - The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men's soccer team will officially begin its quest for its fifth league tournament crown in the past six years when the Horizon League Tournament gets underway Friday. As the No. 2 seed in the tournament, the Panthers (5-2-1 in league play) earned a bye into the semifinals and will not play until November 16. If the team claims the title this fall, it will mark its sixth trip to the NCAA Tournament in the past seven seasons. The Panthers head into the tournament playing well, posting a 5-2-3 record in their past 10 games. Tournament Bracket in PDF Format
The tournament gets underway this Friday with three first round games. No. 9 Cleveland State (3-13-2, 0-7-1) will travel to No. 4 Green Bay (9-4-5, 4-2-2), No. 8 Detroit (5-9-5, 1-4-3) heads to No. 5 Butler (8-6-4, 4-2-2) and No. 7 Valparaiso (4-10-3, 2-4-2) travels to No. 6 Wright State (6-12-0, 3-5-0). In the second round, third-seeded UIC (8-5-5, 4-1-3) awaits the winner of Wright State and Valparaiso, hosting that game in Chicago Sunday. The winners of the Green Bay/Cleveland State and Butler/Detroit will also play Sunday, with the highest remaining seed hosting that match. As the No. 1 seed, Loyola (10-4-4, 5-1-2) will play host to the semifinals and finals of the tournament Nov. 16 & 18 in Chicago. The Panthers are set to play at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 16, taking on the winner of the UIC/Wright State/Valparaiso side of the bracket. The host Ramblers will play the winner of the Green Bay/Cleveland State/Butler/Detroit side of the bracket, starting at 5 p.m. that day. The Horizon League Tournament Championship is scheduled for a 1:30 p.m. start Sunday Nov. 18 at Loyola.
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