Indianapolis, Ind. – The East Coast
Conference will send two teams to the 2014 NCAA Division II Women's
Basketball Championship Tournament with ECC Champion, University of
the District of Columbia, and LIU Post making the cut in the 64
team bracket released by the NCAA on Sunday evening.
After clinching their first-ever ECC Championship with a 67-57
victory over LIU Post on Saturday afternoon, UDC earned the
conference's automatic berth into the East Region field. The
Firebirds are making their second appearance in the tournament in
the three seasons since they joined the ECC and sixth overall in
program history. With the run to the ECC Championship, UDC moved up
two spots from their perch in the final East Region rankings and
earn the No. 5 seed in the regional bracket.
The Firebirds First Round foe will be No. 4 seed, Stonehill, who
earns an at-large berth bid out of the Northeast-10 Conference.
Stonehill is making their second straight appearance in the NCAA
Tournament.
ECC Regular Season Champion, LIU Post, earns an at-large bid for
their fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. The Pioneers,
with a record of 22-6 earn the No. 3 seed and will take on sixth
seeded, Assumption, also of the Northeast-10. The two schools
squared off earlier this season in January 4th with LIU Post coming
away with a 86-64 victory on their home court.
Undefeated and nationally top-ranked Bentley University earns the
No. 1 seed and hosting duties for the East Regional. The Falcons
will host the regional at the Dana Center in Waltham, Mass. for the
fourth time in as many seasons after capturing the Northeast-10
Championship. They will take on Bloomfield, champions of the
Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference.
No. 2 Adelphi takes on No. 7 New Haven to round out the
bracket.
UDC and LIU Post will attempt to become the third team from the
ECC to ever win the East Region crown. In 2013, Dowling became the
second ECC school to pull the trick and advanced all the way to the
National Championship game before falling (St. Rose, former member
currently in the Northeast 10, also won in 1999).
Tournament play will begin at Bentley with quarterfinal action on
Friday, March 14. The semifinals will take place Saturday, March 15
and after a day off, the championship game will be on Monday, March
17 at 7:00 p.m.
To view the full 64 team bracket, click here.
2014 NCAA
Division II Women's Basketball East Regional
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 14
No. 1 Bentley (29-0) vs. No. 8 Bloomfield (20-9)
No. 2 Adelphi (22-7) vs. No. 7 New Haven (18-9)
No. 3 LIU Post (22-6) vs. No. 6 Assumption (18-10)
No. 4 Stonehill (18-9) vs. No. 5 District of Columbia (21-7)
Semifinals – Saturday, March 15
No. 3-No. 6 winner vs. No. 2-No. 7 winner
No. 1-No. 8 winner vs. No. 4-No. 5 winner
Championship – Monday, March 17
