WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: GNAC Unveils 12-Team Playoff Field

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WINTHROP, Mass.– Typically an eight-team playoff, the 2022 GNAC Women's Basketball Tournament field has been expanded to 12 for this season only due to COVID-19 postponements earlier this winter.

There will be no reseeding throughout, with four first-round contests scheduled for this Tuesday, February 22, followed by the conference semifinals on Wednesday, Feb. 23.

The semifinals are scheduled for Friday, Feb. 25, with the highest remaining seed hosting the championship contest on Sunday, Feb 27.

In Tuesday's play-in round, #5 USJ, #6 Rivier, #7 Elms and #8 Norwich will host the 9 thru 12 seeds (see complete schedule below). 

The top-four seeds – Emmanuel, Albertus Magnus, Saint Joseph's of Maine and Regis – will await Tuesday's winners on Wednesday evening. 

First Round - Tuesday, February 22
#9 Lasell at #8 Norwich - 5PM
#12 JWU at #5 Saint Joseph CT - 7PM
#11 Anna Maria at #6 Rivier - 7PM
#10 Colby-Sawyer at #7 Elms - 7PM

Quarterfinals - Wednesday, February 23
8v9 winner at #1 Emmanuel  - 7PM
5v12 winner at #4 Regis - 7PM
6v11 winner at #3 Saint Joseph's Maine - 7PM
7v10 winner at #2 Albertus Magnus - 5:30 PM 

Semifinals - Friday, February 25
1/8v9 winner vs 4/5v12 winner
3/6v11 winner vs 2/7v10 winner 

Championship - Sunday, February 27
final at highest remaining seed

The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 14 member institutions and over 3,500 student-athletes across the New England region. Founded in 1995, the GNAC annually sponsors and administers 22 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunity and community involvement in an effort to enhance the student-athlete experience. 

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