Saint Joseph's College
(21-7, 12-6 GNAC)
vs.
Bridgewater State College (20-6, 10-2 MASCAC)
Sixth-year Head Coach Rob Sanicola
'99 has guided the Monks to a 21-7 overall record and a
12-6 tilt in GNAC contests this season en route to capturing the
program's first GNAC Championship. Third-seeded St. Joe's defeated
#4 Emmanuel College, 74-72, in a double-overtime title game at the
Alfond on Saturday. Chris Davis
‘11 (New York, NY) led the victors with 16 points and GNAC
First Teamer Ray Eatmon ‘10
(Huntington, NY) added 13 points and seven boards in the thrilling
triumph. SJC point guard Scot
Vachon ‘09 (Schenectady, NY) tallied eight
points, seven caroms and five assists and collected GNAC Tournament
Most Valuable Player honors. Eatmon leads five
Saint Joseph's players who net more than nine points per game with
a 12.8 average output and also is the team leader in rebounding
(9.3 RPG) and field goal percentage (.595). Eatmon
and Elbie Murphy ‘09
(Schenectady, NY) joined Vachon on the
All-Tournament Team.
The Bridgewater State College Bears are 20-6 overall and completed
their MASCAC docket with a 10-2 record this year under MASCAC
Co-Head Coach of the Year Joe
Farroba, who is in his 17th season as the Bears'
leader. #2 Bridgewater defeated top-seeded Salem State, 77-66, in
the Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference Championship on
Saturday to advance to the NCAA's. Stace
Garrick ‘09 (West Warwick, RI) scored 17
points to help lead the Bears to their third conference title. 6'6"
center Roland Millien ‘09
(Stoughton, MA) leads the team with 16.5 points and 9.2 caroms per
game, while his 56.1 % (129-230) rate from the field and 83.9%
(167-199) effort from the line also rank as team-highs.
Millien received MASCAC First Team All-Conference
honors for the second straight year following the 2009 regular
season.
The NCAA DIII Tournament berth is the second for Saint Joseph's and
fourth for Bridgewater State. The Monks last played in the tourney
in 2003 as an NCAA DIII Independent, while the Bears' last
appearance was in 2006. The first-round opponents have met just
once on the hardwood, as Bridgewater defeated St. Joes', 66-49, in
the Bears' tip-off tournament on November 17th, 2006.
The winner of the first-round matchup will play at Middlebury
College (24-3, 8-1 NESCAC) on Saturday, March 7th at 7:00 PM.
NCAA DIII Men's Basketball Tournament
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