Carnegie Mellon Tabbed Overall Top Seed for 2017 ECAC Women's Basketball Tournament
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DANBURY, Conn. – The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) has announced the field for the 2017 ECAC Division III Women’s Basketball Championship presented by
Visit Myrtle Beach with Carnegie Mellon University selected as the overall top seed after finishing the season with a 18-7 overall record.
This year’s women’s tournament features a field of 15 teams. As the overall top seed, Carnegie Mellon (18-7) will receive a bye in the first round of play.
The first round of games to be played on Wednesday, March 1 will see Brooklyn College (21-6) host Neumann University (18-8) in Region 1. Moravian College (19-7) will host Centenary University (20-6) and Grove City College (14-12) host Waynesburg University (16-11) in Region 2. Region 3 will have Springfield University (18-8) host SUNY Cobleskill (14-11) and New York University (13-12) host Marywood University (18-8). Rounding out the bracket in Region 4, Stevenson University (17-9) will host Cabrini University (16-12) and Misericordia University (18-8) will host Rutgers University-Camden (14-11).
Winners of Wednesday evening’s regional matchups will travel to Carnegie Mellon on Friday, March 3 for the quarterfinal round. Carnegie Mellon will serve as host for the weekend.
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bracket for most up-to-date game times. Follow the conversation using #ECACWBB.
First Round – Wednesday, March 1
Game 1: Neumann University (18-8) at Brooklyn College (21-6) – 7:00 pm
Game 2: Centenary University (20-6) at Moravian College (19-7 – 7:00 pm
Game 3: Waynesburg University (16-11) at Grove City College (14-12) – 7:00 pm
Game 4: SUNY Cobleskill (14-11) at Springfield University (18-8) – 7:00 pm
Game 5: Marywood University (18-8) at New York University (13-12) – 7:00 pm
Game 6: Cabrini University (16-12) at Stevenson University (17-9) – 7:00 pm
Game 7: Rutgers University-Camden (14-11) at Misericordia University (18-8) – 7:00 pm
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 3 – hosted at Carnegie Mellon University
Game 8: Winner Game 1 vs. Carnegie Mellon (18-7) – 11:00 am
Game 9: Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 7 – 2:00 pm
Game 10: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5 – 5:00 pm
Game 11: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3 – 8:00 pm
Semifinals – Saturday, March 4 – hosted at Carnegie Mellon University
Game 12: Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9 – 3:00 pm
Game 13: Winner Game 10 vs. Winner Game 11 – 6:00 pm
Championship – Sunday, March 5 – hosted at Carnegie Mellon University
Game 15: Winner Game 12 vs. Winner Game 13 – 12:00 pm
The ECAC Communications contact for women’s basketball is Meghan O’Brien who can be reached at
mobrien@ecac.org.
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