Husson men’s basketball and Maine Maritime Academy women’s basketball both earned the #1 seed in the North Atlantic Conference East Division, and will host the NAC East Divisional Tournament coming up this weekend.
Husson completed its divisional slate with an 10-2 record to secure the top seed in the East. The Eagles will host East #4 seed Maine Maritime Academy in Friday’s first Divisional Quarterfinal matchup at Newman Gymnasium in Bangor. East #2 seed UMaine-Farmington will travel to Bangor to square off against East #3 seed UMaine-Presque Isle in the second East Quarterfinal game Friday night.
Quarterfinal winners in each division will meet in the Divisional Semifinals on Saturday, February 17, at 2:00 p.m. The two divisional winners will meet for the championship on Saturday, February 24, 2024, at the site of the West Division winner. The NAC Champion will move on to play in the 2024 NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Championship.
Here is the full NAC men’s basketball postseason schedule East and West (this will be updated as a scoreboard for reference starting Friday)-
EAST DIVISION
Quarterfinals: Friday, February 16, @ Husson University, Bangor
Quarterfinal – #1 Husson 88 vs #4 Maine Maritime Academy 53- final
Quarterfinal – #2 UMaine-Farmington 60 vs #3 UMaine-Presque Isle 58- final
Semifinals: Saturday, February 17 @ Husson University
#1 Husson 74 vs #2 UMaine-Farmington 68- final/overtime
WEST DIVISION
Quarterfinals: Friday, February 16, @ SUNY Morrisville
Quarterfinal – #1 SUNY Morrisville 63 vs #4 SUNY Delhi 71-final
Quarterfinal – #2 SUNY Poly 74 vs #3 SUNY Cobleskill 90- final
Semifinals: Saturday, February 17 @ SUNY-Morrisville
#3 SUNY Cobleskill 84 vs #4 SUNY Delhi 82- final
NAC Championship game- Saturday, February 24, 2024 (Host- West Division Winner)
#1 Husson (22-5) at #3 SUNY Cobleskill (17-10) 1:00 PM
Maine Maritime, the defending women’s champion, finished with a flawless 12-0 NAC East Division record and will host #4 seed Thomas College in Friday’s first East Divisional Quarterfinal matchup. East #2 seed Husson University will battle #3 seed UMaine-Presque Isle in the second East Divisional Quarterfinal game in Castine.
Quarterfinal winners in each division will meet in the Divisional Semifinals on Saturday, February 17, at 2:00 p.m.
The divisional winners will meet for the championship game on Saturday, February 24, 2024, at the site of the East Division Winner. The NAC Champion will move on to play in the 2024 NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Championship.
Here is the full NAC women’s basketball postseason schedule East and West (this will be updated as a scoreboard for reference starting Friday)-
EAST DIVISION
Quarterfinals: Friday, February 16, @ Maine Maritime Academy, Castine
Quarterfinal – #1 Maine Maritime 101 vs #4 Thomas College 43- final
Quarterfinal – #2 Husson 69 vs #3 UMaine-Presque Isle 54- final
Semifinals: Saturday, February 17 @ Maine Maritime Academy
#1 Maine Maritime Academy 67 vs #2 Husson 61- final/overtime
WEST DIVISION
Quarterfinals: Friday, February 16, @ SUNY Cobleskill
Quarterfinal – #1 SUNY Cobleskill 68 vs #4 SUNY Morrisville 43- final
Quarterfinal – #2 SUNY Canton 81 vs #3 Eastern Nazarene 57- final
Semifinals: Saturday, February 17 @ SUNY-Cobleskill
#1 SUNY Cobleskill 76 vs #2 SUNY Canton 33- final
NAC Championship game- Saturday, February 24, 2024 (Host-East Division Winner)
#1 SUNY Cobleskill (25-1) at #1 Maine Maritime Academy (22-4) 1:00 PM
