WEST HAVEN, Conn. - The University of New Haven men's basketball team is making its first postseason appearance since 2006-07 on Friday, February 24. The Chargers, who earned the 10th seed in the Northeast-10 Conference Championship tournament, will travel to seventh seeded Pace University in the opening round game. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. in Pleasantville, N.Y. The winner of Friday's game will advance to take on the second seed, Adelphi University on Sunday, February 26 at 1 p.m.
Under second-year head coach
Ted Hotaling, the Chargers posted a 14-12 mark in the regular season and a 10-12 record in the Northeast-10 Conference. The 14 wins are the most since the 2004-05 season when Jay Young led the Chargers to a 15-14 mark.
Here's all the information fans need to know about the NE-10 tournament game.
2012 Northeast-10 Conference Men's Basketball Championship
1. Franklin Pierce (20-6, 16-6 NE-10)
2. Adelphi (19-7, 16-6 NE-10)
3. Stonehill (18-8, 15-7 NE-10)
4. UMass Lowell (17-9, 13-9 NE-10)
5. So. Connecticut (14-12, 12-10 NE-10)
6. Merrimack (15-11, 12-10 NE-10)
7. Pace (13-13, 11-11 NE-10)
8. Bentley (15-11, 11-11 NE-10)
9. Assumption (13-13, 11-11 NE-10)
10. New Haven (14-12, 10-12 NE-10)
2012 Northeast-10 Men's Basketball Championship Schedule
Friday, February 24th
First Round
Game 1: No. 10 New Haven at No. 7 Pace – 7:00 p.m.
Game 2: No. 9 Assumption at No. 8 Bentley – 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 26th
Quarterfinals
Game 3: Game 2 winner at No. 1 Franklin Pierce – 3:30 p.m.
Game 4: Game 1 winner at No. 2 Adelphi – 1:00 p.m.
Game 5: No. 6 Merrimack at No. 3 Stonehill – 1:00 p.m.
Game 6: No. 5 Southern Connecticut at No. 4 UMass Lowell – 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 29th
Semifinals
Game 7: Game 6 winner vs. Game 3 winner – 7:00 p.m.
Game 8: Game 5 winner vs. Game 4 winner – 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 3rd
Championship
Game 9: Game 8 winner vs. Game 7 winner – 1:00 p.m.
