Wellesley Basketball Headed to ECAC Tournament!

WELLESLEY, Mass. -- The Wellesley College basketball team will continue it's 2012-13 season in the ECAC Division III New England Tournament. The Blue have been named the #3 seed in the upcoming event and will open play with a first-round game at home on Wednesday.

Wellesley (15-10) will be squaring off against the sixth seed, Salve Regina (17-11). The two teams met in the second game of the season, with the Seahawks grabbing a tight 53-42 victory at the Williams Tip-Off Tournament. Game time is scheduled for 7:00pm.

This is Wellesley's fourth appearance in the ECAC tournament, having previously earned bids in 2002, 2001, 1999 and 1993. The 2013 ECAC bid marks the first post-NEWMAC Tournament appearnce for the Blue since 2002.

Wellesley finished the regular season ranked third in the NEWMAC. The Blue then made an impressive run in the NEWMAC  tournament, with a quarterfinal win over #6 Clark and an upset semifinal win over #3 Smith. In the NEWMAC Championship, the Blue fell to #17 Babson to end their title hopes.

2013 ECAC Division III New England Tournament     

Tournament Seeds (Conference, Record)
1. Castleton State (NAC, 26-2)
2. Suffolk (GNAC, 21-7)
3. Wellesley (NEWMAC, 15-10)
4. Roger Williams (CCC, 19-8)
5. Westfield State (MASCAC, 18-10)
6. Salve Regina (CCC, 17-11) 
7. Endicott (CCC, 16-11)
8. Albertus Magnus (GNAC, 20-7)
 
Tournament Schedule
 
Wednesday, February 27th - Quarterfinals      
Game 1 - #8 Albertus Magnus at #1 Castleton, 5:30pm
Game 2 - #7 Endicott at #2 Suffolk, 7:00pm
Game 3 - #6 Salve Regina at #3 Wellesley, 7:00pm
Game 4- #5 Westfield State at #4 Roger Williams, 7:00pm
 
Saturday, March 2 – Semifinals (at highest remaining seed)
Game 5 - Winner of Game #1 vs. Winner of Game #4
Game 6 - Winner of Game #2 vs. Winner of Game #3
 
Sunday, March 3 – Finals (at highest remaining seed)
Game 7 - Semifinal Winners