FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Dancing Time! NCAA East Regionals Begin This Week.
MANSFIELD, Mass. – On Sunday night, the Northeast-10 Conference had seven men’s and women’s basketball teams hear their names called on the NCAA Selection Shows for the upcoming East Regionals this week – including the No. 1 seed and hosting rights for the Adelphi women in Garden City, N.Y.
Four women’s teams – Adelphi (No. 1), Stonehill (No. 2), Saint Anselm (No. 3) and Le Moyne (No. 6) will play in Garden City, beginning with the quarterfinals on Friday. The semifinals will be Saturday, with the championship game on Monday.
Three men’s teams – Saint Anselm (No. 4), Le Moyne (No. 5) and Stonehill (No. 6) – will be competing for a spot in the NCAA Elite Eight in Bridgeport, Conn. on Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday.
For the complete list of seeds and schedules for this weekend, please see below.
All 14 games of the East Regionals will be broadcast live for free, thanks to a joint agreement reached by the three conferences that make up the East Region – the NE10, Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) and East Coast Conference (ECC).
Men’s basketball games will be broadcast through the ECC Network, while the women’s basketball games will be live on NE10 NOW. Fans will be able to watch games on any mobile device with video capabilities – including iPhones, iPads and Droids – as well as Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire Stick and Roku.
2020 Men’s East Regional (Hosted by University of Bridgeport)
Coming off a thrilling NE10 Championship victory in overtime against New Haven on Saturday, Saint Anselm (21-8) enters the regional as the No. 4 seed and will play a familiar foe in No. 5 Le Moyne (19-9). Earlier this season, the Dolphins – NE10 Southwest Division champions - beat the Hawks, 108-88, on Jan. 25 in Syracuse, N.Y. Stonehill (18-11) is the No. 6 seed and will take on No. 3 Jefferson of the CACC.
2020 Women’s East Regional (Hosted by Adelphi University)
The top three spots in the Women’s East Regional all went to NE10 programs! After a remarkable regular season that saw it rise to as high as No. 8 in the WBCA Poll, Adelphi (27-3) earned hosting rights this week. The Panthers will take on No. 8 Jefferson in the quarterfinals. NE10 champion and second-seeded Stonehill will play No. 7 Daemen, while NE10 runner-up and third-seeded Saint Anselm will host No. 6 Le Moyne – the 2019 NE10 champion.
1. Bridgeport
2. St. Thomas Aquinas
3. Jefferson
4. Saint Anselm
5. Le Moyne
6. Stonehill
7. Dominican (NY)
8. Daemen
Saturday, March 14
Game 1: #6 Stonehill vs. #3 Jefferson - 12 p.m.
1. Adelphi
2. Stonehill
3. Saint Anselm
4. USciences
5. Molloy
6. Le Moyne
7. Daemen
8. Jefferson
Friday, March 13
Game 1: #6 Le Moyne vs. #3 Saint Anselm - 12 p.m.
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