KIAC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SEEDS ANNOUNCED
Host teams and times for first round games announced as well.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
KIAC BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT SEEDS ANNOUNCED
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (February 21st, 2010) - The seeds for the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC) Basketball Championships were announced Sunday. The top four men's teams and women's teams will host first round games. Five schools will host with Indiana University Southeast, Berea College, and Brescia College hosting both men's and women's games on Tuesday. Asbury will host a women's game, while Indiana University East will host a men's game also on Tuesday.
Winners of the opening round will advance to the neutral site semifinals at the Frankfort Convention Center (FCC) in Frankfort, Kentucky on Friday, February 26th. The semifinal winners square off Saturday afternoon at FCC for the title.
Teams included in the tournament are Alice Lloyd College, Asbury College, Berea College, Brescia University, Cincinnati Christian University, Indiana University East (men only), Indiana University Southeast, Midway College (women only), and St. Louis College of Pharmacy.
Both the men's and women's tournaments are single elimination tournaments, with an automatic bid to the winners of the tournament to the NAIA Division II National Championship. The NAIA Division II National Championships involve a 32 team tournament for the men and women. The men will play in Point Lookout, Missouri at College of the Ozarks on March 10-16, 2010. The championship for the women occurs in Sioux City, Iowa at the Tyson Events Center also on March 10-16, 2010
Tickets at FCC are $10 for an adult, $8 for a senior adult, and $5 for students per day. Host schools will have ticket pricing information.
KIAC Basketball Championships Schedule
FIRST ROUND (Tuesday, February 23rd at Higher Seeds) Times are Eastern
WOMEN -
St. Louis College of Pharmacy (8) at Indiana University Southeast (1) - 6 pm
Cincinnati Christian University (5) at Asbury College (4) - 7:30 pm
Midway College (7) at Berea College (2) - 6 pm
Alice Lloyd College (6) at Brescia University (3) - 6 pm
MEN -
St. Louis College of Pharmacy (8) at Indiana University Southeast (1) - 8 pm
Asbury College (5) at Indiana University East (4) - 7:30 pm
Alice Lloyd College (7) at Brescia University (2) - 8 pm
Cincinnati Christian University (6) at Berea College (3) - 8 pm
SEMIFINALS (Friday, February 26th at Frankfort Convention Center)
2 pm (Women) Winners of 1-8 and 4-5 Seeds Game
4 pm (Women) Winners of 2-7 and 3-6 Seeds Game
6 pm (Men) Winners of 1-8 and 4-5 Seeds Game
8 pm (Men) Winners of 2-7 and 3-6 Seeds Game
FINALS (Saturday, February 27th at Frankfort Convention Center)
1 pm Women's Final
4 pm Men's Final