Men's Basketball Earns ECAC Berth, Bearcats Play Stockton in First Round on Wednesday

The men's basketball team is playing in a postseason tournament for the seventh time in the past eight seasons.

The Bearcats have earned a berth to the newly restructured Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Postseason Championship Tournament.

They will start play on Wednesday, March 1, at 7:30 p.m. on the road at Stockton University in Galloway Township, new Jersey.

This year's men's tournament features a field of 12 teams with the top four seeds receiving byes in the first round of play. The top four seeds for the tournament will be: No. 1 Moravian College (19-8), No. 2 DeSales University (18-9), No. 3 Seed Penn State Behrend (19-7), No. 4 Seed Carnegie Mellon University (14-11).

The first round of games to be played on Wednesday, March 1 will see SUNY Canton (19-8) host Pine Manor College (16-9), Stockton University (14-11) host Baruch (18-9), Bethany College (15-12) host Penn State Altoona (14-13) and Westminster College (15-11) host Juniata College (13-12).

Winners of Wednesday evening's regional matchups will travel to Penn State Behrend on Friday, March 3 for the quarterfinal round. Penn State Behrend will serve as host for the weekend.

First Round - Wednesday, March 1
Game 1: Pine Manor College (16-9) at SUNY Canton (19-8)
Game 2: Baruch College (18-9) at Stockton University (14-11)
Game 3: Penn State Altoona (14-13) at Bethany College (15-12)
Game 4: Juniata College (13-12) at Westminster College (15-11)

Quarterfinals - Friday, March 3
Game 5: 11am Moravian College (19-8) vs. Winner Bethany/Altoona
Game 6: 2 pm DeSales University (18-9) vs. Winner Juniata/Westminster
Game 7: 5 pm Carnegie Mellon University (14-11) vs. Winner Stockton/Baruch
Game 8: 8 pm Penn State Behrend (19-7) vs. Winner SUNY Canton/Pine Manor

Semifinals - Saturday, March 4 - hosted at Penn State Behrend
Game 9: 3pm Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 7
Game 10: 6pm Winner of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 8

Championship - Sunday, March 5 - hosted at Penn State Behrend at 1:00 pm

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