Area teams set for conference Championships

Championship Week has been in full swing across the country for a few days; however, for the teams in Houston and the surrounding area, Championship Week starts Monday, March 8, with the Rice Owls (7th seed) facing the UTEP Miners (10th seed) at 8:30 p.m. in the opening round of the 2010 C-USA Championship in Tulsa, OK.The Houston Cougars (the number 2-seed) will play the winner of the Rice / UTEP game on Tuesday, March 9, at 8:30 p.m. CST.The Lamar Cardinals (top seed) will play 8th seed Southeastern Louisiana Tuesday, March 9, at 6 p.m. in the 2010 Southland Conference Championship at the Merrell Center located in Katy, TX.The Prairie View A&M Lady Panthers (2nd seed) will play 7th-seed Alabama State Wednesday, March 10, at high noon, in Bossier City, LA, in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Championship Tournament.The Houston Baptist University Huskies (7th seed) will face Texas-Pan American (2nd seed) Wednesday, March 10, in the 2010 Great...