CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Only
two seeds have been determined as we head into the final day of the America
East regular season and three teams are in a dead heat for the No. 3 seed.
Heading
into the final day, here is what we know:
· Albany
is the No. 1 seed
· Hartford
is the No. 2 seed
· UMBC,
Vermont and Stony Brook can finish anywhere between No. 3 and No. 6.
· New
Hampshire can finish between No. 5 and No. 7.
· Binghamton
could finish between No. 6 and No. 8
· Maine
can finish either No. 7 or No. 8
UMBC
(10-18, 6-9) and Binghamton (5-23, 4-11) highlight the afternoon with a contest
that will be broadcast nationally on ESPN3. Eric Frede and Leah Secondo have
the call beginning at 2 p.m. The game will be live on ESPN3 and via the
WatchESPN app on smartphones and tablets and through Xbox LIVE. Binghamton
defeated UMBC 66-57 on Jan. 30 in Baltimore. The Retrievers could finish as
high as the No. 3 seed and as low as the No. 6 seed, while Binghamton could
move up into the No. 6 seed.
New
Hampshire (10-17, 5-10) visits Maine (4-23, 3-11) at 2 p.m. on Saturday, with
both teams looking to move up in the America East standings. Maine can move
into the No. 7 seed with a win and a loss by Binghamton. New Hampshire can move
up to as high as the fifth seed with a win and losses by UMBC, Stony Brook and
Vermont.
Albany
(24-3, 15-0) tries to close out the seventh undefeated regular-season in
conference history at home against Stony Brook (14-14, 6-9) at 2 p.m. The
Seawolves have their highest win total since 2006-07 and can finish as high as
third with a win along with losses by UMBC and Vermont. The Great Danes have
the No. 1 seed locked up.
Vermont
(9-19, 6-9) visit Hartford (18-10, 9-6) at 2 p.m. The Hawks are the No. 2 seed
in the America East Championship, clinched the seed with a win over UMBC on
Wednesday night. Vermont could finish as high as No. 3 and as low as No. 6.
Hartford won the first meeting between the two teams in Burlington, 60-51.
New
Hampshire at Maine, 2 p.m. - Live Stats | Audio | Video
UMBC
at Binghamton, 2 p.m. – ESPN3
| Live
Stats
Stony
Brook at Albany, 2 p.m. – Live
Stats | Video
Vermont at Hartford, 2 p.m. – Live Stats
| Audio | Video