Men's Basketball Earns Third Seed in ECAC Championship Tournament, Hosts Anna Maria College in First Round

CHICOPEE, Mass. - The Elms College men's basketball team earned the third seed in the 2012 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship tournament that features seven regional teams and will host No. 6 Anna Maria College on Wednesday, Feb. 29 at 6:00 p.m. at Picknelly Arena.

Elms (17-10 overall) earned the second seed in the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Championship tournament and lost to top-seeded Becker College in the tournament title game. Elms won the 2010 ECAC championship, knocking off top-seeded Eastern Connecticut State University to clinch its first-ever ECAC title.

Anna Maria (14-14 overall) lost to Albertus Magnus College in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship title game en route to becoming the sixth seed in the ECAC postseason tournament.

The Blazers are 3-1 all-time against Anna Maria with the last two games in the series played in 2005. Elms won 80-76 and 100-62.

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) garnered top seed honors and earned a first round bye. The Engineers will host the semifinal and final rounds.

First Round – Wednesday, February 29
No. 7 Husson (15-12) at No. 2 Salve Regina (19-9), 7:30 p.m.
No. 6 Anna Maria (14-14) at No. 3 Elms (17-10), 6:00 p.m.
No. 5 Wentworth (16-10) at No. 4 Bridgewater State (15-11), 7:00 p.m.