BEHREND HOSTS FIRST ROUND OF ECAC TOURNAMENT; MEDAILLE & ALTOONA EARN BERTHS

The Penn State Behrend, Medaille College, and Penn State Altoona men's basketball teams all earned bids to the 2018 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Men's Basketball Championship, announced on Monday.

The Behrend Lions (20-7) earned the No. 1 seed in Pod 3 and will host the first round against No. 4 Alfred University at 7 p.m. on Wednesday night. 

The Mavericks (17-10) will be the number three seed in Pod 4 of the 15 team tournament, with number one Bethany College hosting number four Penn State Altoona on Wednesday as well. Medaille will face off against the number two seed, Westminster College. The winners of each first round game will then move on to the Quarterfinals, hosted by Wilkes University on Friday, March 2.

Juniata College claimed the overall-top seed of the tournament and the right to host the first round in Pod 1, while Wilson College will host Pod 2.

The winners of each pod, will go on to compete in the semifinal rounds on Saturday, March 3. Pod 1 winner will play against the winner of Pod 4, while the winner of Pod 2 will face off against the Pod 3 winner. The championship will be held the following Sunday between the two semifinal winners.

The tournament layout is as follows:

First Round – Wednesday, February 28 
Game #1: No. 4 Arcadia University (14-13) at No. 1 Juniata College* (22-5)
Game #2: No. 2 Neumann University (20-8) at No. 3 Drew University* (16-10)
Game #3: No. 4 Penn State Altoona (17-9) at No. 1 Bethany College* (16-12)
Game #4: No. 3 Medaille College (17-10) at No. 2 Westminster* (19-8)
Game #5: No. 4 Alfred University (18-8) at No. 1 Penn State Behrend* (20-7)
Game #6: No. 1 Wilson College (20-7) at No. 4 Widener University* (15-10)
Game #7: No. 3 Baruch College (15-11) at No. 2 William Paterson University* (16-12) 

*denotes host

Quarterfinals – Friday, March 2 at_________________
QF #1: Winner of Game #1 vs. Winner of Game #2
QF #2: Winner of Game #3 vs. Winner of Game #4
QF #3: Winner of Game #5 vs. Winner of Game #6
QF #4: Winner of Game #7 vs. Winner of Game #8

Semifinals – Saturday, March 3 at ___________________
Semifinal #1: Pod 1 Winner vs. Pod 4 Winner - 11:00 a.m.
Semifinal #2: Pod 2 Winner vs Pod 3 Winner - 2:00 p.m.
 
Championship – Sunday, March 4
Winner Semifinal #1 vs. Winner Semifinal #2 – 12:00 p.m.