Sunday, March 6, 2011

MEAC Announces 2011 Women's Basketball Tournament Seedings

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced its women's pairings for the 2011 MEAC Basketball Tournament, March 7-12 at the Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Hampton will enter the tournament as the top seed after concluding the regular-season with a 15-1 mark in MEAC play.

The Lady Pirates earned the tournament first-round bye and will open up play on Wednesday, March 9 at 12:30 p.m. They will face the winner of the South Carolina State/ Bethune-Cookman matchup slated for Tuesday, March 8 at 1:30 p.m.

Howard’s Saadia Doyle was named Player of the Year. Coppin State’s Larrisa Carter was selected the MEAC Rookie of the Year and Hampton's Quanneisha Perry earned Defensive Player of the Year honors for the second straight year. Hampton’s David Six was voted by his peers as the MEAC Coach of the Year.

2011 MEAC Women’s Basketball Championship Schedule

Tuesday, March 8 - Opening Round
11:00 AM Game 1 - No. 7 Maryland Eastern Shore vs. No. 10 Delaware State
1:30 PM Game 2**- No. 8 South Carolina State/Bethune-Cookman vs. No. 9 South Carolina State/Bethune-Cookman
4:00 PM Game 3 - No. 6 Howard vs. No. 11 Norfolk State

Wednesday, March 9 - Opening Round/Quarterfinals
10 AM Game 6 - No. 2 Morgan State vs. Winner of Game 1
12:30 PM Game 7 - No. 1 Hampton vs. Winner of Game 2

Thursday, March 10 - Quarterfinals
NOON Game 11 - No. 3 North Carolina A&T vs. Winner of Game 3
2:30 PM Game 12 - No. 4 Florida A&M vs. No. 5 Coppin State

Friday, March 11 - Semifinals
NOON Game 15 - Winner of Game 7 vs. Winner of Game 12
2:30 PM Game 16 - Winner of Game 6 vs. Winner of Game 11

Saturday, March 12 - Championship Final (ESPNU-taped delayed)
5:00 PM Game 20 - Winner of Game 15 vs. Winner of Game 16
2011 Women's Tournament Bracket

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