BOSTON – The stage is set the 2017 America East Women's Basketball Championship, which will begin with the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds March 4th and 5th at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland, Maine. It will be a historic event for the conference, as it marks the first time the women’s basketball tournament will be played on a neutral floor.
The championship game will be held at the highest remaining seed on Friday, March 10. Tournament seeding and matchups were finalized on Sunday, the final day of the regular season.
1. New Hampshire (25-4, 15-1 AE) – Outright regular season champions for the first time in program history; Program-record 25 wins
2. Albany (18-11, 12-4 AE) – Top-2 seed for the sixth-straight season; Have won 14-straight tournament games
3. UMBC (15-14, 10-6 AE) – Highest seed since 2012-13 and most conference wins since 2010-11
4. Maine (16-15, 9-7 AE) – Earned No. 4 seed with win over Binghamton on Sunday; 9 newcomers including 8 freshmen on the roster
5. Binghamton (13-16, 8-8 AE) – Finished with the 5th seed for the second-straight year after Sunday’s loss to Maine
6. Hartford (16-13, 7-9 AE) – Looking for team's 11th semifinal appearance in the last 13 years; Hawks' second-straight appearance as the #6 seed
7. Vermont (9-19, 6-10 AE) – Will look to become first #7 seed to beat the #2 seed since 2007. Most conference wins since 2012-13
8. Stony Brook (12-17, 5-11 AE) – Looking to become second #8 seed to beat the #1 seed
The 2017 #AETourney starts Saturday, March 4 with quarterfinal action at Cross Insurance Arena beginning at noon. Tickets can be obtained through Cross Insurance Arena. More information can be found at #AETourney Central.
#8 Stony Brook vs. #1 New Hampshire, Noon
#5 Binghamton vs. #4 Maine, 2:30 PM
#7 Vermont vs. #2 Albany, 6:00 PM
#6 Hartford vs. #3 UMBC, 8:30 PM
The quarterfinal winners will face-off on Sunday with the first semifinal game beginning at 2 p.m. Every quarterfinal and semifinal game of the #AETourney will be broadcast live on ESPN3. The title game will be played at the highest remaining seed on Friday, March 10 at 4:30 p.m. on ESPNU.
2017 America East Women's Basketball Tournament
March 4-5, Cross Insurance Arena – Portland, Maine
Saturday, March 4 - Quarterfinals
Game 1: #1 New Hampshire vs. #8 Stony Brook, Noon – ESPN3
Game 2: #4 Maine vs. #5 Binghamton, 2:30 PM - ESPN3
Game 3: #2 Albany vs. #7 Vermont, 6 PM - ESPN3
Game 4: #3 UMBC vs. #6 Hartford, 8:30 p.m. - ESPN3
Sunday, March 5 - Semifinals
Game 5: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 2 PM - ESPN3
Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner, 4:30 PM - ESPN3
Friday, March, 10 – Highest Remaining Seed
Semifinal Winners - 4:30 p.m. – ESPNU