Women's Release | Men's Release

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Mansfield, Mass. - After completion of the 2015-16 regular season last night, the Northeast-10 Conference Championship is set to get underway this weekend with the Adelphi University men's and women's basketball teams both earning berths.

The reigning NE-10 Champion women's basketball team finished this season with a 10-10 conference mark to earn the fifth seed out of the Southwest Division. The Panthers travel to Rindge, N.H. this Friday evening for a 7:00 pm tip-off at Franklin Pierce, the fourth seed in the Northeast Division. The Ravens claimed the lone meeting this season, a 59-44 victory at home back on Wednesday, January 6.

Meanwhile, the men's team is scheduled to host its first postseason game since the 2012-13 season by welcoming Stonehill on Sunday for a 3:00 pm started. The Brown and Gold finished the regular season as the two seed out of the Southwest Division behind a 12-8 record. Meanwhile, the Skyhawks travel to Garden City as the Northeast Division's third seed behind a 15-6 league record. Stonehill upended the Panthers 77-60 on Wednesday, January 20 during the only meeting of the year.

Women's Schedule

First Round ­ Friday, February 26th
Game 1:  #5 SW Adelphi at #4 NE Franklin Pierce
Game 2:  #5 NE Stonehill at #4 SW Le Moyne 

Quarterfinals ­ Sunday, February 28th
Game 3:  Game 1 winner at #1 SW American Int'l
Game 4:  Game 2 winner at #1 NE Bentley
Game 5:  #3 NE Assumption at #2 SW So. Connecticut
Game 6:  #3 SW New Haven at #2 NE Saint Anselm 

Semifinals ­ Thursday, March 3rd (at highest remaining seeds)
Game 7:  Game 6 winner vs. Game 3 winner (7:00 PM)
Game 8:  Game 5 winner vs. Game 4 winner (7:00 PM) 

Championship ­ Sunday, March 6th (at highest remaining seed)
Game 9:  Game 8 winner vs. Game 7 winner (1:00 PM) 

Men's Schedule

First Round ­ Friday, February 26th   
Game 1:  #5 SW American Int'l at #4 NE So. New Hampshire
Game 2:  #5 NE Franklin Pierce at #4 SW Le Moyne 

Quarterfinals ­ Sunday, February 28th
Game 3:  Game 1 winner at #1 SW So. Connecticut
Game 4:  Game 2 winner at #1 NE Bentley
Game 5:  #3 NE Stonehill at #2 SW Adelphi
Game 6:  #3 SW Saint Rose at #2 NE Saint Anselm 

Semifinals ­ Wednesday, March 2nd (at highest seeds remaining)
Game 7: Game 6 winner vs. Game 3 winner (7:00 PM)
Game 8: Game 5 winner vs. Game 4 winner (7:00 PM) 

Championship ­ Saturday, March 5th (at highest seed remaining)
Game 9:  Game 8 winner vs. Game 7 winner (1:00 PM) 

Notes:
- The women's team won its first NE-10 Championship last season by defeating American International in the Championship Final.
- The men's team won its only NE-10 Championship back in the 2010-11 season at the seventh seed, upending top-seeded Bentley.

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About Adelphi University Athletics
Adelphi University joined the Northeast-10 Conference in the fall of 2009 and in the past six seasons has collected 16 regular season conference titles, 21 tournament championships, 27 individual crowns and captured the Northeast-10 President's Cup twice (2013 and 2014), while winning five NCAA Division II National Championships.

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