Elms and Becker Both Make it to the Big Dance
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The NCAA announced brackets for its upcoming NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Championship on Monday afternoon, and Elms College has earned the New England Collegiate Conference’s (NECC) first-ever automatic qualifier to return to the dance for the sixth time in seven years.
Game time and ticket information will be determined late Monday.
Elms (20-7) will play a first round game against the University of Rochester (20-5) on Friday, March 4 at Ithaca College in Ithaca, N.Y.
Ithaca (20-6) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (19-8) will square off in the other game in the Ithaca “pod.” The winners will play on Saturday, March 5 for the right to advance to the Sectionals scheduled for March 11-12.
Elms defeated Becker College (23-4) 79-65 in the NECC Championship tournament title game to claim its third consecutive NECC championship and its seventh straight league title overall as the Blazers won four North Atlantic Conference (NAC) tournament championships from 2004-08 prior to joining the NECC. Elms’ 20 wins this season also marks the seventh straight campaign of 20-plus wins under 10th-year head coach Ed Silva.
Rochester earned a Pool A bid by winning the University Athletic Association (UAA) title with a 12-2 record in conference play. The Yellowjackets have won 11 of their last 12 games heading into Friday’s contest against Elms.
LEICESTER, Mass.- Despite being upset by Elms College in the New
England Collegiate Conference tournament, the men's basketball team
has earned an at large bid into the NCAA tournament.
This marks the second time since Becker College joined the NCAA in
1998 that the school has earned an NCAA appearance. The
women's basketball team clinched an NCAA appearance after winning
the North Atlantic Conference during the 2007-08 season.
The basketball team along with coaches, faculty and students
gathered in the Worcester campus dining hall to watch the selection
process on NCAA.com. Watch
the Celebration (Click Here)
The Hawks with a record of 23-4 will play the 20-5 Scranton
University Royals. Scranton is the champion of the Lanmark
Conference. The game will be played at Williams College on Friday
evening at 5:30pm
Scranton is led by senior guard Zach Ashworth
(Doylestown, Penn.) who has scored a team high 523 points and 134
rebounds.
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