FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 9, 2014
Five Northeast-10 teams receive selection to
eight-team regional, all contests to be aired online at no cost
SOUTH EASTON, Mass. – No. 6 nationally ranked Southern Connecticut State University will host the 2014 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship East Regional at the Moore Field House in New Haven, Conn., which will feature five Northeast-10 Conference teams making up the eight-team field.
The announcement was handed down on Sunday night in an online selection show at NCAA.com.
So. Connecticut (27-2) claimed the 2014 Northeast-10 Championship on Saturday and will now take on eighth-seeded Bridgeport (18-10) next Saturday, March 15 in the regional quarterfinals at 6:00 p.m.
Crosstown rival University of New Haven (20-8) received the No. 2 seed and will host seventh-seeded Bloomfield (20-8) in Saturday's quarters (2:30 p.m.) at the Moore Field House in New Haven, Conn. The second-seeded Chargers fell to So. Connecticut, 73-71, in Saturday afternoon's Northeast-10 Championship game.
In Saturday's first quartefinal contest at noon, third-seeded Saint Anselm College (20-7) will take on conference foe and sixth-seeded Le Moyne College (17-11), while fourth-seeded Franklin Pierce University (20-7) draws fifth-seeded Philadelphia U. (25-6) in the regional quarterfinals in the Saturday's fourth and final game at 8:30 p.m.
Each game of the 2014 NCAA East Regional Championship will be available online free of charge at packnetwork.com, courtesy of an agreement reached between the three conferences that make up the East Region – the Northeast-10, the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC), and the East Coast Conference (ECC) – to provide the games without a cost to our fans.
Also be sure to follow the Northeast-10 on Twitter (@TheNortheast10) for live updates and other regional information.
Bridgeport earned its spot at the regional by winning the ECC championship, receiving an automatic bid in the process.
Philadelphia earned an auto berth by virtue of winning the CACC tournament title, and fellow league member Bloomfield received an at-large bid.
Semifinal action will take place on Sunday, March 16, followed by the regional title game on Tuesday, March 18.
The Northeast-10 Conference is an association of 15 NCAA Division II colleges and universities located in New England and New York that is committed to supporting balanced academic and athletic opportunities for more than 6,000 student-athletes. Each year, 4,000 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 23 sports, making the NE-10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the Northeast-10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
2014 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball East Regional
Saturday, March 15 - Quarterfinals
Game 1: No. 3 Saint Anselm vs. No. 6 Le Moyne - 12:00 p.m.
Game 2: No. 2 New Haven vs. No. 7 Bloomfield - 2:30 p.m.
Game 3: No. 1 Southern Connecticut vs. No. 8 Bridgeport - 6:00 p.m.
Game 4: No. 4 Franklin Pierce vs. No. 5 Philadelphia - 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 16 - Semifinals
Game 5: No. 3/6 vs. No. 2/7 - 5:00 p.m.
Game 6: No. 1/8 vs. No. 4/5 - 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 18 - Regional Final
7:00 p.m.
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