March 1, 2010
America East Championship Central
The Boston University women's basketball team will face UMBC in the quarterfinals of the America East Championship and the men will go up against Hartford, the league announced Monday.
The Championship, which will feature a combined men's and women's format for the first time in league history, will be played at University of Hartford's Chase Family Arena on March 4-7, with the title games to be played on March 13 at the higher remaining seeds.
Sixth-year head coach Kelly Greenberg and her squad earned the third seed with a 11-5 record in conference play after defeating New Hampshire on Sunday to finish the regular season with a 15-13 overall record. The Terriers will face No. 6 UMBC (13-16, 7-9 AE) on Friday, March 5, at 2:15 p.m., with the winner advancing to Sunday's semifinals.
On the men's side, first-year head coach Patrick Chambers and his team enter the tournament playing some of its best basketball of the season, having finished the month of February with a 6-1 record. Seeded fourth, the Terriers (17-12, 11-5 AE) will face the host and fifth-seeded Hartford (8-21, 6-10 AE) on Saturday, March 6, at 2:15 p.m.
The schedule for both teams is listed below. For ticket information, click here.
Free live video will be available for the contests at AmericaEast.tv, which will also provide live coverage of post-game press conferences.
Friday, March 5
WBB Quarterfinal 2: #3 Boston University vs. #6 UMBC, 2:15 p.m. (AmericaEast.TV)
Saturday, March 6
MBB Quarterfinal 2: #4 Boston University vs. #5 Hartford, 2:15 p.m. (AmericaEast.TV)
Sunday, March 7 WBB Semifinal 1: BU/UMBC vs. Vermont/Albany, 11 a.m. (Regional TV)
MBB Semifinal 1: BU/Hartford vs. Stony Brook/Albany, 5 p.m. (Regional TV)
Saturday, March 13
MBB Championship: TBA vs. TBA at highest remaining seed, 12 p.m. (ESPN 2)
WBB Championship: TBA vs. TBA at highest remaining seed, 8 p.m. (CSN)