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Quarterfinals at Saint Francis (PA) University FINAL | Box Score | Recap | Quotes (PDF) #5 Saint Francis (PA) 77, #2 Long Island 68 FINAL | Box Score | Recap | Quotes (PDF)
Directions to Saint Francis (PA)
2010 Northeast Conference
Women's Basketball Tournament
Quarterfinals and Semifinals at
Saint Francis (PA) University
(for ticket info call 814-472-3286)
Championship at higher seed
Click Here For Tournament Bracket (PDF)
Click Here For Media Credential Form (PDF)
Click Here For Media Teleconference
Click Here For All-NEC Release
Click Here For Banquet Video
All quarterfinal and semifinal games will be
video streamed live on NortheastConference.TV
Session I
Sat.
Mar. 6
#1 Robert Morris 68, #8 Wagner 52
#5 Saint Francis (PA) 61, #4 Monmouth 49
Session II
#2 Long Island 70, #7 Quinnipiac 63
#6 CCSU 63, #3 Sacred Heart 51
Semifinals at Saint Francis (PA) University
Sun.
Mar. 7
#5 Saint Francis (PA) 80,#1 Robert Morris 79
Video of Finish
#2 Long Island 61, #6 CCSU 55
Championship at Higher Seed
Sun.
Mar. 14
Highlights/Post-Game Press Conference
Tournament Overview
The 2010 NEC Women’s Basketball Tournament will remain an eight-team format with the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds will be played at predetermined host Saint Francis (PA). The host of the championship game will be the highest remaining seed.
Academy Bus
Sponsor of the NEC Basketball
Tournament Headquarters
NEC Tournament quarterfinal play commences on Saturday, March 6, followed by the semifinal round on Sunday, March 7. The NEC will hold the league’s 23rd annual women’s championship game on Sunday, March 14. For the third year in a row, the title game will be played in front of a national television audience on ESPNU. Tip-off is 3:00 pm.
This year's tournament format featuring a single campus site hosting the quarterfinals and semifinals, followed by the highest remaining seed hosting the championship game was also utilized in 1998 (hosted by CCSU), from 2002-04 (hosted by Wagner) and in 2008. The NEC employed a high seed hosting format from 1991-97 and 2005-07, had the tournament contested at one campus site (Wagner, in 1999), as well as at a municipal arena (Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton in 2000-01).
All seats are general admission.
Prices for each quarterfinal session and the semifinals are as follows:
Adults: $10.00
College Students with current ID: $5.00
Children (5-17 years): $5.00
Children (under 5 years): Free
All session tickets (good for both quarterfinal sessions/semifinals):
Adults: $25.00
College Students with current ID: $10.00
Children (5-17 years): $10.00
Children (under 5 years): Free
For further ticket information, call 814-472-3286.
Championship Game Ticket Prices
TBA
Saint Francis University
Stokes Athletic Center
Loretto, PA
Ticket Info: 814-472-3286
Airport: Pittsburgh International.
By Car - From The North
Erie and surrounding areas. Take Interstate 79 south to Route 422 east into Ebensburg. Proceed into town. At traffic light, turn left. Continue straight at next light. After crossing railroad tracks, make left after Best Station. Follow this road past Laurel Crest Manor approximately 6 miles to the College entrance on the right.
From The South
Baltimore, Washington, D.C. and Virginia. Take Interstate 270 north to Interstate 70 west to Breezewood, PA. In Breezewood, take the Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76) west to Bedford (Exit 11). # Make left at the stop sign after toll booth. At top of hill make left on to Interstate 99/Route 220 north (Altoona). Follow Interstate 99/220 North to exit marked Route 22, Ebensburg/Hollidaysburg. * Proceed on Route 22 west to exit marked "Saint Francis College". Turn right at end of ramp onto Route 53 north. At first traffic light, turn left onto old Route 22. Proceed beneath railroad overpass. Approximately 200 yards beyond overpass, bear right at the "Saint Francis College" sign. Follow this road approximately 4 miles into town of Loretto. At monument/traffic circle, bear left. Entrance to the College is approximately 200 yards on the left.
From The East
Metropolitan New York City, Long Island, Southern Connecticut, and Northern New Jersey. Take Interstate 80 west across New Jersey and Pennsylvania to Milesburg (Exit 23). Follow Route 220 south to Interstate 99/Rt. 220 south to Route 22 west. Continue as above *.
Harrisburg, Philadelphia, Southern New Jersey and Delaware. Take Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76) west to Bedford (Exit 11). Continue as above #.
Central New Jersey, Allentown, Bethlehem and Easton. Follow Interstate 78 west to Interstate 81 south. Proceed to Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76). Take Pennsylvania Turnpike (Interstate 76) to Bedford (Exit 11). Continue as above #.
Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. Follow Interstate 81 south to Interstate 80 west. Exit at Milesburg (Exit 23). Follow Route 220 south to Interstate 99/Rt. 220 south to Route 22 west. Continue as above *.
From The West
Pittsburgh, Ohio and points west. Take Route 22 east from Pittsburgh. Exit at Ebensburg/Loretto exit. (This exit is marked "Saint Francis College".) Bear right at end of ramp. Proceed straight (crossing over Route 22). Turn right before Best Station. Follow this road past Laurel Crest Manor approximately 6 miles to the College entrance on the right.
Tournament Information
NEC Women's Basketball Tournament (1998-09)
NEC Women's Basketball History
NCAA Women's Tournament Participation
