FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 10, 2013
Bentley, Stonehill, Assumption and
Franklin Pierce earn NCAA East Regional berths
SOUTH EASTON, Mass. – The NCAA announced its 2013 Division II Women's Basketball Championship field via an online selection show on Sunday night, with four Northeast-10 Conference receiving bids to compete for the national title.
Bentley University (28-1), fresh off claiming its third straight Northeast-10 Championship Sunday afternoon, was named the top seed of the NCAA East Regional and will host the eight-team tournament at the Dana Center in Waltham, Mass. beginning Friday, March 15 with quarterfinal play.
Bentley, currently ranked third in the country, will take on eighth–seeded LIU Post (19-9) in the quarters (6:00 p.m.).
Stonehill College (23-4) received the second seed for the upcoming East Regional, while Franklin Pierce University (18-10) earned the seventh seed. The two Northeast-10 counterparts will square off against one another on Friday in Waltham at 2:30 p.m.
The Skyhawks are currently ranked No. 12 in the nation and a few weeks ago handed Bentley its only loss of the 2012-13 season.
The Ravens were the No. 5 seed in the Northeast-10 Championship, where they knocked off fourth-seeded University of Massachusetts Lowell on the road before falling to Bentley in the semis.
Assumption College (22-7) was awarded the fifth seed and draws fourth–seeded Holy Family (22-7) on Friday (8:30 p.m.) in Waltham. The Greyhounds advanced to Sunday's Northeast-10 title game, where they fell to the Falcons.
Third-seeded Dowling (25-3) and sixth-seeded NYIT (23-5) will meet in the early quarterfinal game on Friday, with tipoff at noon.
Each game of the 2013 NCAA East Regional Championship will be available online free of charge at northeast10.tv, 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, fans can receive real-time updates by following the Northeast-10 on Twitter (@TheNortheast10).
The NCAA East Region semifinals will take place on Saturday, March 16 and the title game will be held Monday, March 18.
The Northeast-10 Conference is an association of 16 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. 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.
2013 NCAA DIVISION II MEN'S BASKETBALL EAST REGIONAL FIELD
No. 1 ... Bentley
No. 2 ... Stonehill
No. 3 ... Dowling
No. 4 ... Holy Family
No. 5 ... Assumption
No. 6 ... NYIT
No. 7 ... Franklin Pierce
No. 8 ... LIU Post
2013 NCAA DIVISION II EAST REGIONAL SCHEDULE
Friday, March 15 (First Round)
#1 Bentley vs. #8 LIU Post - 6:00 p.m.
#2 Stonehill vs. #7 Franklin Pierce - 2:30 p.m.
#3 Dowling vs. #6 NYIT - 12:00 p.m.
#4 Holy Family vs. #5 Assumption - 8:00 p.m.
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