NEC TOURNAMENT 
 The Northeast Conference tournament is set. LIU (22-8) is the top seed for the second straight season and will host Sacred Heart in a quarterfinal on Thursday night at the Wellness Center. All games will be played at the homecourt at the higher seed. Check out the matchups below. 
 Quarterfinals Thursday, March 1 #8 Sacred Heart (14-17) at #1 Long Island (22-8), 7:00 pm #7 Central Connecticut (13-15) at #2 Wagner (24-5), 7:00 pm #6 Monmouth (12-19) at #3 Robert Morris (22-9), 7:00 pm #5 Quinnipiac (17-12) at #4 St. Francis (NY) (15-14), 7:00 pm 
 Semifinals Sunday, March 4 Lowest Remaining Seed at Highest Remaining Seed, 12 or 6:00 pm* 
 3rd Highest Remaining Seed at 2nd Highest Remaining Seed, 12 or 6:00 pm* 
 Championship Wednesday, March 7** At Highest Remaining Seed 
 * Games to be televised on MSG and Fox College Sports (FCS) ** Game to be televised on ESPN2 
 MAAC TOURNAMENT 
 The MAAC Tournament field is set and begins Friday March 2. Iona and Loyola earned the top two seeds and each receives a first-round bye. All games will be played at the Mass Mutual Center in Springfield, Ma. 
 First Round Friday, March 2 #8 Marist (13-17) vs. #9 St. Peter’s (5-25), 7:30 p.m. (Game 1) #7 Niagara (13-18) vs. #10 Canisius (5-24), 9:30 p.m. (Game 2) 
 Quarterfinals Saturday, March 3 #4 Fairfield (17-13) vs. #5 Rider (13-18), 2:30 p.m. (Game 3)* #1 Iona (24-6) vs. #8/#9, 4:30, p.m. (Game 4)* #2 Loyola (21-8) vs. #7/#10, 7:30 (Game 5)* #3 Manhattan (20-11) vs. #6 Siena (13-16), 9:30 (Game 6)* 
 Semifinals Sunday, March 4 Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner, 2:00 p.m.* Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, 4:30 p.m.* 
 Final Monday, March 5 Sunday’s winners, 7:00 p.m.** 
 *Games to be televised on ESPN3 **Game will be televised on ESPN2 &nbsp;

NEC TOURNAMENT The Northeast Conference tournament is set. LIU (22-8) is the top seed for the second straight season and will host Sacred Heart in a quarterfinal on Thursday night at the Wellness Center. All games will be played at the homecourt at the higher seed. Check out the matchups below. Quarterfinals Thursday, March 1 #8 Sacred Heart (14-17) at #1 Long Island (22-8), 7:00 pm #7 Central Connecticut (13-15) at #2 Wagner (24-5), 7:00 pm #6 Monmouth (12-19) at #3 Robert Morris (22-9), 7:00 pm #5 Quinnipiac (17-12) at #4 St. Francis (NY) (15-14), 7:00 pm Semifinals Sunday, March 4 Lowest Remaining Seed at Highest Remaining Seed, 12 or 6:00 pm* 3rd Highest Remaining Seed at 2nd Highest Remaining Seed, 12 or 6:00 pm* Championship Wednesday, March 7** At Highest Remaining Seed * Games to be televised on MSG and Fox College Sports (FCS) ** Game to be televised on ESPN2 MAAC TOURNAMENT The MAAC Tournament field is set and begins Friday March 2. Iona and Loyola earned the top two seeds and each receives a first-round bye. All games will be played at the Mass Mutual Center in Springfield, Ma. First Round Friday, March 2 #8 Marist (13-17) vs. #9 St. Peter’s (5-25), 7:30 p.m. (Game 1) #7 Niagara (13-18) vs. #10 Canisius (5-24), 9:30 p.m. (Game 2) Quarterfinals Saturday, March 3 #4 Fairfield (17-13) vs. #5 Rider (13-18), 2:30 p.m. (Game 3)* #1 Iona (24-6) vs. #8/#9, 4:30, p.m. (Game 4)* #2 Loyola (21-8) vs. #7/#10, 7:30 (Game 5)* #3 Manhattan (20-11) vs. #6 Siena (13-16), 9:30 (Game 6)* Semifinals Sunday, March 4 Game 3 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner, 2:00 p.m.* Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, 4:30 p.m.* Final Monday, March 5 Sunday’s winners, 7:00 p.m.** *Games to be televised on ESPN3 **Game will be televised on ESPN2

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