2018 CACC MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD IS COMPLETE; TUESDAY'S 1ST RD TIPS OFF TOURNAMENT

February 24, 2018

2018 CACC MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD IS COMPLETE; TUESDAY'S 1ST RD TIPS OFF TOURNAMENT

New Haven, Conn. (2/24/18) The field is officially set for the 2017-18 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men's Basketball Championship, following the conclusion of the regular season on Saturday afternoon. Bloomfield College and Goldey-Beacom College each earned the No. 1 seed in the North and South Division, respectively.

New Haven, Conn. (2/24/18) The field is officially set for the 2017-18 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Men's Basketball Championship, following the conclusion of the regular season on Saturday afternoon. Bloomfield College and Goldey-Beacom College each earned the No. 1 seed in the North and South Division, respectively.

Bloomfield is the No. 1 overall seed for the tournament due to its 95-88 win over G-B in the squads' regular season meeting back on Jan. 13. The Bears finished with a 17-2 mark in conference play during the regular season, but did falter on the final day of the league schedule as they fell to rival Caldwell University 77-75. Bloomfield, though, enters this year's tournament as the defending league champion, as it will look to make it two in a row this March.

Goldey-Beacom claimed the CACC South Division Championship with a 15-4 conference record. The Lightning capped its regular season with a satisfying 79-71 win over crosstown-rival Wilmington University on Saturday. In fact, the Lightning concluded regular season play with back-to-back wins over the second and third place teams from the South. G-B knocked off Jefferson (2nd) on Wednesday, followed by this afternoon's win over Wilmington (3rd).

The tournament tips off with the first round on Tuesday at the site of the highest seeds. Tuesday's four winners will advance to the semifinals next Saturday, followed by the championship final on Sunday. The semis and final will be staged at the Gallagher Center on the Jefferson campus in Philadelphia, Pa.

SEEDS

North Division

1. Bloomfield College (17-2)**

2. Dominican College (13-6)

3. Caldwell University (13-6)

4. Felician University (9-10)

South Division

1. Goldey-Beacom College (15-4)

2. Jefferson (13-6)

3. Wilmington University (11-8)

4. University of the Sciences (11-8)

** - No. 1 Overall Seed

SCHEDULE

First Round (Tuesday, Feb. 27)

S#4 USciences at N#1 Bloomfield (7:30 p.m.)

N#3 Caldwell at S#2 Jefferson (7:30 p.m.)

N#4 Felician at S#1 Goldey-Beacom (7 p.m.)

S#3 Wilmington at N#2 Dominican (7 p.m.)

Semifinals (Saturday, March 3)

Bloomfield/USciences vs. Jefferson/Caldwell (5 or 7 p.m.)

G-B/Felician vs. Dominican/WilmU (5 or 7 p.m.)

* - Highest remaining seed will play in the night's first game

Championship Final (Sunday, March 4)

Semifinal Winner vs. Semifinal Winner (2:30 p.m.)

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.