Sunday,
March 2, 2003
BLUE
HOSE MEN’S BASKETBALL EARN #4 SEED IN UPCOMING
FOOD LION/SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
CLINTON,
S.C. — The Presbyterian College Blue Hose men’s basketball team will be the
#4 seed in next week’s Food Lion/South Atlantic Conference
Basketball Tournament announced today by league officials.
The
Blue Hose (23-7, 9-5 SAC) finished the SAC regular season in
fourth place, one game behind a three-way for first place
between Carson-Newman College, Wingate University, and
Lenoir-Rhyne College. Lenoir-Rhyne will be the third seed
based on a January loss to the Blue Hose while Carson-Newman
won the coin toss and will be the top seed in the tournament.
Presbyterian
College will host the #5 seed Tusculum College Pioneers on
Wednesday, March at 7:00 pm. The winner of Wednesday’s
quarterfinal game will face the winner of the #1 seed
Carson-Newman College Eagles/#8 seed Newberry College Indians
game on Saturday, March 8 at 4:00 pm on the campus of the
Catawba Valley Community Center in Hickory, N.C.. The
championship game will take on Sunday, March 9 at 4:00 pm. The
winner of the tournament title will earn an automatic bid to
next weekend’s NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regional
Tournament.
This
season the Blue Hose swept the season series from the Pioneers
winning 54-49 on January 11 in Clinton, S.C. and won 52-43 in
Greeneville, Tenn. on February 8. This will mark the first
time that the Blue Hose and Pioneers have met in the Food
Lion/SAC Tournament.
Presbyterian
College owns a 14-11 record in the SAC Tournament dating back
to the initial tournament in 1991. In addition, they are 8-4
in first round games including holding a two-game win streak.
The
following is the 2002-03 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference
Men’s Basketball Tournament:
2002-03 Food Lion
South Atlantic Conference
Men’s Basketball Tournament
Wednesday, March 5
— Quarterfinals
No. 8 Newberry at No. 1 Carson-Newman, 8 pm
No. 7 Mars Hill at No. 2 Wingate, 7 pm
No. 6 Catawba at No. 3 Lenoir-Rhyne, 8 pm
No. 5 Tusculum at No. 4 Presbyterian, 7 pm
Semifinals —
Saturday, March 8 (at CVCC, Hickory, NC)
Newberry/Carson-Newman winner vs. Presbyterian/Tusculum
winner, 4 pm
Mars Hill/Wingate winner vs. Catawba/Lenoir-Rhyne winner, 8 pm
Finals — Sunday,
March 9 (at CVCC, Hickory, NC)
4 pm