Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Wright State will need to find new motivation for its final two regular-season games since first place in the Horizon League is out of reach.
Cleveland State clinched at least a share of the crown by improving to 15-4 after sweeping Milwaukee and Green Bay in Wisconsin last weekend.
The only team that can catch the Vikings (who are 19-7 overall) is Purdue Fort Wayne (18-10, 13-6), which has won seven straight games since losing at Wright State on Jan. 30. Both teams finish with the same two opponents, Oakland and Detroit Mercy on the road.
But the top four seeds in the league tourney get first-round byes and quarterfinal home games, and the Raiders (16-13, 13-7) have put themselves in danger of getting closed out.
They’ve dropped to fourth place behind Northern Kentucky (16-11, 12-6). Oakland (18-10, 11-6), Youngstown State (18-11, 12-7) and Detroit Mercy (12-13, 9-6) are all looking to climb into the top four.
Since CSU has already locked up the No. 1 seed, that means six teams are fighting for three spots.
