2020 Hercules Tires America East Women's Basketball Playoffs Bracket Set; Quarterfinals Wednesday
BOSTON – Six of the eight seeds in the 2020 Hercules Tires America East Women’s Basketball Playoffs were determined on Saturday on the final day of the 2019-20 regular season. The Hercules Tires #AEPlayoffs begin on Wednesday, March 4 and each postseason game will be played on campus sites for the second consecutive year.
- Stony Brook (26-3, 14-2 AE) – Won first regular season title in program history; Program record for wins
- Maine (16-14, 12-4 AE) – Top-two seed for the fifth time in the last six years; Appeared in last four championship games
- UMass Lowell (15-14, 11-5 AE) – Making second Hercules Tires #AEPlayoffs appearance in program history; Will host first postseason game after earning best-ever seeding
- Binghamton (21-8, 10-6 AE) – Most wins in Division I era; Will host a postseason game for the first time since the tournament was held in Binghamton in 2016
- New Hampshire (10-18, 7-9 AE) – Top-five seed for the fifth time in seven years; Face Binghamton for second consecutive game
- UMBC (10-17, 6-10 AE) – Highest seed since 2017; Last appeared in semifinals in 2015 as a #6 seed
- Vermont (12-17, 6-10 AE) – Most wins since 2010; Seeking to become the second #7 seed ever to upset a #2 seed
- UAlbany (9-20, 5-11 AE) – Will play Stony Brook in quarterfinals after the two teams played in the regular season finale; Seeking to become the second #8 seed ever to upset a #1 seed
For tickets and more information, visit Hercules Tires #AEPlayoffs Central.
The 2020 Hercules Tires America East Women’s Basketball Playoffs will begin on Wednesday, March 4 with quarterfinal play. The four quarterfinal winners will square off in the semifinals on Sunday, March 8 at the two highest remaining seeds. The bracket will be re-seeded with the highest-remaining seed hosting the lowest-remaining seed and the second-highest remaining seed hosting the second-lowest remaining seed.
The two semifinal winners will play for the America East title and an automatic NCAA bid on March 13 at the highest remaining seed on ESPNU.
2020 Hercules Tires Women’s #AEPlayoffs Quarterfinals
Wednesday, March 4
*all games hosted at higher seeds
#1 Stony Brook vs. #8 UAlbany, 6:31 p.m. – ESPN+
#2 Maine vs. #7 Vermont, 7 p.m. – ESPN+
#3 UMass Lowell vs. #6 UMBC, 7 p.m. – ESPN+
#4 Binghamton vs. #5 New Hampshire, 7 p.m. – ESPN+
All 2020 Hercules Tires #AEPlayoffs action can be watched on ESPN networks. The quarter and semifinals will air on ESPN+ as part of The AE on ESPN.The championship game will be nationally televised on ESPNU. All three rounds will also be available via WatchESPN.com and the WatchESPN app on smartphones and tablets.
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