Women's Basketball Earns Fourth Seed For 2015 NECC Championship

ATTLEBORO, Mass. - Mitchell College has earned the fourth seed in the 2015 New England Collegiate Conference Women's Basketball Championship, which begins with first round play on Tuesday, February 24.

The Mariners (12-12 overall, 12-6 NECC) will host fifth-seeded Wheelock College (11-14 overall, 9-9 ECC) on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The winner will advance to the semifinals to take on top-seeded Regis College (20-5 overall, 18-0 NECC) on February 27.

Mitchell and Wheelock split a pair of regular season contests, each winning on the other's home floor. The Mariners took the first meeting on January 15 by a 69-60 final while the Wildcats triumphed 55-41 on February 11.

The other first round games feature seventh-seeded Daniel Webster College (7-18 overall, 7-11 NECC) at second-seeded Elms College (17-8 overall, 15-3 NECC) and sixth-seeded Newubry College (8-17 overall, 7-11 NECC) at third-seeded Southern Vermont College (15-10 overall, 13-5 NECC).

Regis earned the top seed in the tournament and will host the semifinals and finals on February 27-28. The winner of the tournament will earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Championship.

2015 NECC Women's Basketball Championship Bracket
Seven-team, single elimination tournament

Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Game 1: #7 Daniel Webster at #2 Elms, 6:00 p.m.
Game 2: #6 Newbury at #3 Southern Vermont, 7:00 p.m.
Game 3: #5 Wheelock, #4 Mitchell, 7:00 p.m.

Friday, February 27, 2015 (Games played at Regis)
Game 4: Game 1 Winner vs. #1 Regis, 6:00 p.m.
Game 5: Game 2 Winner vs. Game 3 Winner, 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, February 28, 2015 (Game played at Regis)
Game 6: Game 4 Winner vs. Game 5 Winner, 2:00 p.m.