Sunday, February 25, 2007

TUSCULUM MEN SEEDED SIXTH, OPEN SAC TOURNAMENT AT WINGATE

ROCK HILL, S.C. --- The Tusculum College men’s basketball team will be the No. 6 seed in the 2007 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament and will face third-seeded Wingate University, this Wednesday night at Cuddy Arena beginning at 8 p.m.

Wednesday’s quarterfinal match-up will mark the third time the Pioneers and Bulldogs have met in the SAC Tournament.

Tusculum (13-14) finished tied for sixth place in the South Atlantic Conference with Newberry College. The Pioneers won the tiebreaker by sweeping the season series over the Indians.

The winner of Wednesday’s quarterfinal will advance to the SAC Tournament semifinal on Saturday at the Catawba Valley Community College Arena in Hickory, N.C. That game will begin at 8 p.m. and will be against either Presbyterian College or Newberry.

Tusculum has advanced to the semifinal round of the SAC Tournament in three of the last four years, including last season as the Pioneers were eliminated by Presbyterian.

Wingate (19-8) swept the season series over Tusculum, but the Pioneers have won four of the last six meetings with the Bulldogs. Wingate is also the defending SAC Tournament Champion.

Tickets for all tournament games are $6 per day for adults, $3 per day for children, students and college students with ID.

The winner of the SAC Tournament earns an automatic berth to the NCAA Division II Tournament. Tusculum will be in pursuit of its second NCAA berth in the last three years.

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2007 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Men’s Basketball Tournament

First Round

Monday, February 26, 2007

No. 9 Carson-Newman at No. 8 Mars Hill, 7 p.m.

Quarterfinal

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Carson-Newman/Mars Hill at No. 1 Catawba, 8 p.m.

#7 Newberry at #2 Presbyterian, 7 p.m.

#6 Tusculum at #3 Wingate, 8 p.m.

#5 Lincoln Memorial at #4 Lenoir-Rhyne, 7 p.m.

Semifinal

Saturday, March 3, 2007 (Catawba Valley Community College Arena, Hickory, N.C.)

C-N/MHC / Catawba winner vs. Lincoln Memorial/Lenoir-Rhyne winner, 3 p.m.

Tusculum/Wingate winner vs. Newberry/Presbyterian winner, 8 p.m.

Championship

Sunday, March 4, 2007 (Catawba Valley Community College Arena, Hickory, N.C.)

Championship Game, 4 p.m.