The Binghamton Bearcats women's basketball team is seeded fifth and meets fourth seed  UMBC at the Events Center Saturday evening, March 5 at 8:15 in an America East quarterfinal playoff game.  The Bearcats finished the regular season Saturday with a loss at Maine.  That put their conference record at 8-8.  UMBC also finished at 8-8.  A third team also had an 8-8 America East record.  That was Stony Brook which was awarded the third seed by virtue of a 2-0 record versus Hartford after all other tie-breakers did not yield an advantage. Hartford finished at 7-9 or the Hawks would have been in the hunt for a higher seed as well.

The Bearcats and Retrievers split their series in the regular season.  UMBC topped BU 62-51 in Catonsville, Md.  Binghamton rolled to a 70-56 win over UMBC at the Events Center.

Here is how the quarterfinal round shapes up on Saturday, March 5:  All games next weekend will be played at the Events Center.

Noon, #2 Maine vs #7 New Hampshire

2:15 PM,  #3 Stony Brook vs #6 Hartford

6 PM,  #1 Albany vs #8 Vermont

8:15 PM, #5 Binghamton vs #4 UMBC

Additional information including ticket purchasing, is available from America East at: americaeast.com

 

 

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