Sunday, March 07, 2010

Eighth-seeded Valparaiso will play host to ninth-seeded Milwaukee at the Athletics-Recreation Center on Monday evening at 7 p.m. in the first round of the Speedway Horizon League Women’s Basketball Championship.

Tickets are available online immediately through www.etix.com.  In addition, the Valparaiso University Athletic Ticket Office will open at 10 a.m. on Monday morning.  Tickets are $8 for adults and $3 students.  ValparaisoUniversity faculty and staff, as well as all Horizon League students are free with valid ID.  Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.

Valparaiso and Milwaukee split their two meetings during the regular season, with each team defending its own home court.  The Panthers were 54-48 winners in Milwaukee on January 28 while the Crusaders posted a 70-58 Senior Day win at the ARC on February 27.

The winner of the Valpo-Milwaukee contest will head to Green Bay, Wis. to face top-seeded University of Wisconsin-Green Bay on Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. in the Kress Center.