FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
First Round Action on Friday; Quarterfinals on Sunday.
MANSFIELD, Mass. – For the third-consecutive season, Saint Anselm and Le Moyne will enter the Northeast-10 Conference Men's Basketball Championship as the top seeds after capturing regular season titles in the Northeast and Southwest Divisions, respectively.
The first round of the NE10 Championship will take place on Friday in cross-division matchups between the fourth and fifth-seeded teams, while the quarterfinal round is slated for Sunday afternoon. The NE10 semifinals will be played on Wednesday, March 4, with the championship game on Saturday, March 7.
For a complete list of seedings and matchups in the NE10 Men's Basketball Championship, please see below.
The Hawks (18-8, 14-5 NE10) earned a convincing 94-55 win over Bentley in the regular season finale on Tuesday night, winning the Northeast Division outright in the process. The Dolphins (19-8, 15-4 NE10) ran away with the Southeast Division, finishing the season with a four-game lead over Adelphi and Southern Connecticut (11-8 NE10).
Both Saint Anselm and Le Moyne are receiving votes in the latest NABC Poll and were two of five NE10 teams included last week in the first release of the NCAA East Region rankings.
Stonehill and Adelphi are the No. 2 seeds in the upcoming NE10 Championship, while Franklin Pierce and Southern Connecticut will be the No. 3 seeds. All four teams earn automatic trips to the quarterfinals on Sunday.
On Friday in first round action, New Haven will travel to play Bentley at 5 p.m., while Southern New Hampshire plays at Pace at 7:30 p.m. The winners of both games will move on to face Saint Anselm and Le Moyne on Sunday.
All games will be available to watch, throughout the tournament, on NE10NOW.tv. NE10 NOW is also available on Roku, Apple TV, Android TV and Amazon Fire Stick.
NE10 Men's Basketball Championship
Northeast Division:
1. Saint Anselm (14-5)
2. Stonehill (13-6)
3. Franklin Pierce (10-9)
4. Bentley (9-10)
5. Southern New Hampshire (9-10)
Southwest Division:
1. Le Moyne (15-4)
2. Adelphi (11-8)
3. Southern Connecticut (11-8)
4. Pace (10-9)
5. New Haven (10-9)
First Round Friday, February 28th:
Game 1: New Haven (No. 5 seed SW) at Bentley (No. 4 seed NE) – 5:00 PM
Game 2: Southern New Hampshire (No. 5 seed NE) at Pace (No. 4 seed SW) – 7:30 PM
Quarterfinals Sunday, March 1st:
Game 3: Game 1 winner at Le Moyne (No. 1 seed SW) – 4:00 PM
Game 4: Game 2 winner at Saint Anselm (No. 1 seed NE) – 4:00 PM
Game 5: Franklin Pierce (No. 3 seed NE) at Adelphi (No. 2 seed SW) – 4:00 PM
Game 6: Southern Connecticut (No. 3 seed SW) at Stonehill (No. 2 seed NE) – 4:00 PM
Semifinals Wednesday, March 4th (at highest seeds remaining):
Game 7: Game 6 winner vs. Game 3 winner (7:00 PM)
Game 8: Game 5 winner vs. Game 4 winner (7:00 PM)
Championship Saturday, March 7th (at highest seed remaining):
Game 9: Game 8 winner vs. Game 7 winner (1:00 PM)
ABOUT THE NE10
The NE10 is an association of 14 diverse institutions serving student-athletes across 24 NCAA Division II sports. Together we build brilliant futures by embracing the journey of every student-athlete.
Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 24 sports, making the NE10 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 NE10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
