Basketball Pairings Set for PSAC Tournaments
Men's Bracket
Women's Bracket
Lock Haven, Pa. - Pairings have been set for the PSAC men's and women's basketball tournaments, which begin on Tuesday night with quarterfinal rounds being held at the sites of the higher seeds. All game times will begin at 7:00 p.m., with the exception of the two games involving Gannon, whose women's game will start at 5:30 p.m. followed by its men's game at 7:30 p.m.
In the men's tournament, East champion Kutztown will host fourth place Mansfield, who qualified for the tournament with a win over Millersville on Saturday coupled with East Stroudsburg's loss to West Chester, which gave the Mountaineers a one-game edge over the Warriors. West Chester, which finished in third place, will make the short trek to neighboring Cheyney in the 2-3 game. In the West, champion Gannon will host Edinboro in another battle of Erie county teams. No. 3 seed IUP will make another trip to Butler County to face No. 2 seed Slippery Rock in what will be a rematch of today's regular season finale, won by Slippery Rock at home.
In the women's tournament, West Chester and Millersville tied for the East championship but West Chester wins the tiebreaker based on its two wins over the Marauders during the regular season. The Golden Rams will also face Cheyney, but this game will be played at West Chester. Millersville will host No. 3 seed Kutztown in the other East quarterfinal. Over in the West, divisional champion California (Pa.), which has been ranked in the top five in the country for much of the season, will take on No. 4 seed Clarion, which made a late push to squeeze in as the final seed in the West. The Golden Eagles defeated Edinboro on the road today and that coupled with Slippery Rock's loss to IUP left the Eagles and The Rock tied for fourth place. After several tiebreakers were implemented, Clarion won out by having more victories against Division II teams with a .500 record or better. In the 2-3 game, IUP will travel to Gannon.
Tuesday's winners will advance to the semifinals on Friday. The men's semis will be played at the highest remaining seed in the West while the women's semis will be contested at the highest remaining seed in the East. The championship games will be contested next Saturday night.