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March 3, 2008

RIC, UMD NCAA-bound

Rhode Island College, the Little East Conference men's basketball champion, is heading to Pomona, N.J., for the first round of the NCAA Division III Championship.The Anchormen (22-6) will play the Empire 8 champion, Nazareth College of Rochester, N.Y. (20-7), Friday night at Richard Stockton College. Richard Stockton (20-6) and Immaculata (18-9) will play in the other game at that site. The winners will meet Saturday.

UMass Dartmouth (25-3), which lost to RIC in the LEC final, received a first-round bye and will host either Trinity (21-6), the NESCAC champion, or Coast Guard (21-6), the NEWMAC champ, Saturday night at the Tripp Athletic Center. The Corsairs received the bye based on their No. 5 national ranking and No. 2 regional ranking behind Amherst (23-3), which also received a first-round bye.

RIC could face Amherst in the third round. As long as it keeps winning UMD will play at home until the Final Four at Salem, Va.

This will be RIC's second consecutive NCAA appearance. The Anchormen reached the Elite Eight last year. UMass Dartmouth last played in the NCAA Tournament in 2001.

Posted by Mike Szostak  at 2:26 PM to College Sports | Permalink

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