BOSTON – The 2022 America East Women’s Basketball Playoffs begin in three days! Five of the eight playoff teams were awaiting their quarterfinals matchups on Wednesday which were decided following the regular-season finale.
For the fourth-straight year, the excitement of postseason basketball will take place on a minimum of four America East campuses with the higher seeds hosting each round. Regular-season champion Maine earned the top seed for the second consecutive year and will host . #2 UAlbany, #3 Vermont and #4 NJIT have also earned the right to host quarterfinal games. The postseason begins Saturday, March 5.
#1 Maine Black Bears (18-10, 15-13)
Secured fourth outright regular-season title in five years and league-record 18th overall; 12-game winning streak seventh longest active streak in Division I
#2 UAlbany Great Danes (20-9, 13-5)
Amassed 20 wins for the first time in four seasons; 14-1 at home this season
#3 Vermont Catamounts(19-10, 13-5)
Most conference wins since 2009-10 when the team finished 13-3; 12-3 at Patrick Gym this season
#4 NJIT Highlanders (14-14, 9-8)
Hosting first America East Playoffs game in school history; 14 wins is the second-highest in the program’s Division I lifetime
#5 UMass Lowell River Hawks (11-15, 8-9)
Seeking third consecutive semifinals appearance
#6 Binghamton Bearcats (8-19, 5-13)
Have won four of last five; second-best three-point defense in the country
#7 New Hampshire Wildcats (7-20, 4-12)
Three of four wins have come in the last two weeks.
#8 Hartford Hawks (4-25, 4-14)
Back in postseason for first time since going to championship game in 2018-19; three of four wins came on the road.
Tickets can be obtained by contacting each host's ticket office or visiting #AEPlayoffs Central.
The two semifinal winners will play for the America East title and an automatic NCAA bid on Friday, March 11 at 5 p.m. at the highest remaining seed’s home court.
All 2022 #AEPlayoffs action can be watched on ESPN networks. The quarter and semifinals will air on ESPN+ as part of The AE on ESPN with a simulcast for international viewers on AmericaEast.TV. The championship game will be nationally televised on ESPNU. All three rounds will also be available via the ESPN app.
Complete postseason information can be found at americaeast.com/wbbplayoffs.
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