The complete field for the upcoming 2006 Friendship Cottage Cheese America East Women's Basketball Championship is now set. Top-seeded Hartford will play host to the nine-team tournament on March 9-12 at Chase Arena at Reich Family Arena in West Hartford, Conn.

No. 8 Maine and No. 9 Albany will tip off the conference tournament with the first round contest on March 9 at 7 p.m. The winner of that game moves on to take on No. 1 Hartford on March 10 at 6 p.m.

No. 2 Stony Brook and No. 7 Vermont meet in the first quarterfinal game of the day on March 10 at 12 noon, followed by No. 3 Boston U. and No. 6 New at approximately 2:30 p.m. The day's final match-up pits No. 4 Binghamton versus No. 5 UMBC at approximately 8:30 p.m.

For the fifth-straight season the America East Women's Basketball Championship will take place at the University of Hartford's Chase Arena at The Reich Family Pavilion on March 9-12 and will be sponsored by Friendship Cottage Cheese. The host Hawks were victorious at the 2005 Friendship Cottage Cheese America East Women's Basketball Championship.

CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE

First Round: Thursday, March 9
Game 1 ? No. 8 Maine 73, No. 9 Albany 56

Quarterfinals: Friday, March 10
Game 2 ? No. 2 Stony Brook 59, No. 7 Vermont 52
Game 3 ? No. 3 Boston University 66, No. 6 New Hampshire 60
Game 4 ? No. 1 Hartford 58, Maine 35
Game 5 ? No. 4 Binghamton 72, No. 5 UMBC 66 (OT)

Semifinals: Saturday, March 11
Game 6 ? Boston U.76, Stony Brook 74 (OT)
Game 7 ? Hartford 57, Binghamton 46

Championship Game: Sunday, March 12
Game 8 ? Hartford 75, Boston U. 56