Every Friday, the NE10 is going to highlight the biggest contests each weekend. It may be a big-time rivalry, matchup between two ranked teams or a battle for playoff-positioning. Fans can follow the action for every game by visiting our schedule page.
MEN'S BASKETBALL
NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: East Regional (Tournament Central)
INTERESTING FACT: The NCAA East Regional will be hosted by Saint Anselm this weekend, as the NE10 looks to keep its stranglehold on the region. NE10 teams have won the past three East Region titles, as well as eight of nine overall. It is the second-straight season that at least five NE10 teams have qualified for the East Regional and the seventh time in the past 10 years.
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: East Regional (Tournament Central)
INTERESTING FACT: Assumption will host the NCAA East Regional for the first time in program history, beginning on Friday. NE10 teams have won the East Region in six of the past seven seasons - a stretch that includes regional titles for five different programs (Bentley, New Haven, Stonehill, Saint Anselm, Pace), including Pace most recently in 2022.
BASEBALL
Bentley vs. Pace: Saturday, March 11 - 12:00 p.m.
Bentley vs. Pace: Sunday, March 12 - 12:00 p.m.
INTERESTING FACT: Bentley (5-1) and Pace (6-1) have combined to win 11 of their first 13 games combined this season, as the two teams meet in non-conference action this weekend as part of a three-game series that extends to Monday at the Santaluces Athletic Complex in Lake Worth, Fla. Both programs rank in the top three in team batting average among NE10 counterparts.
SOFTBALL
SNHU at Georgian Court: Friday, March 10 - 1:00 p.m. (Live Stats - Video)
SNHU at Georgian Court: Friday, March 10 - 3:00 p.m. (Live Stats - Video)
INTERESTING FACT: SNHU will play Georgian Court - the two-time reigning CACC champion - in a doubleheader on Friday. The Penmen (3-2) are one of the few teams with recent success against the Lions, winning each of the past four meetings dating back to 2013.
MEN'S LACROSSE
No. 18 Bentley at No. 10 Saint Anselm: Saturday, March 11 - 1:00 p.m. (Live Stats - Video)
INTERESTING FACT: It will be a nationally-ranked battle when Saint Anselm hosts Bentley on Saturday in non-conference action. The two teams are almost identical in their head-to-head series over the past 13 meetings (Saint Anselm leads 7-6). Both teams have finished in the top five of the NE10 standings for the past two seasons.
WOMEN'S LACROSSE
No. 6 Pace at No. 2 Florida Southern: Sunday, March 12 - 1:00 p.m. (Live Stats - Video)
INTERESTING FACT: Fresh off an upset win over former No. 1 East Stroudsburg, No. 6 Pace turns its focus to No. 2 Florida Southern - as it looks to earn wins over the nation's top two teams in as many weeks. The Setters leaped seven places in the IWLCA Division II rankings this week after its dominant win over East Stroudsburg.
