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For Immediate Release: February 25, 2004
Contact: Chris Gondek, SUNYAC Publicist
FINAL FOUR BASKETBALL TEAMS HEAD TO
Men's semis to tip-off at 1:00pm Friday
FREDONIA, NY - Last night, four men's and four women's basketball
teams punched tickets to Utica with wins in the quarterfinal round of the
SUNYAC Tournament. All four men and women's semifinal games are now set for
Friday, February 27 at the Utica War Memorial Auditorium, home of the SUNYAC
Tournament for the seventh straight year. Both championship games will take
place on Saturday.
The top four seeds advanced in the women's tournament with Cortland, Oneonta,
Oswego and Geneseo all recording victories. Top-seeded Cortland and fourth-seeded
Geneseo rolled in their quarterfinal triumphs. The Red Dragons defeated Plattsburgh
72-36 while the Knights bested Buffalo State 78-57. Cortland and Geneseo will
meet Friday at 8:00 p.m. in the second women's semifinal. Third-seeded Oswego
and second-seeded Oneonta are set to battle in the other semifinal at 6:00
p.m. The Lakers edged Brockport 54-48 and the Red Dragons outlasted New Paltz
69-58. Oswego will look to avenge a Feb. 18 loss to Oneonta that snapped the
Lakers' 12-game unbeaten streak.
Seventh-seeded Plattsburgh pulled off the biggest upset of Tuesday's quarterfinals
as the Cardinals shocked Oswego, the second seed, 65-62. The Cards will look
for their third straight win against third-seeded Potsdam at 1:00 p.m. Friday.
The Bears advanced with a 59-45 win over defending SUNYAC champion Buffalo
State. In the other men's semifinal, top-seeded Brockport will take on fifth-seeded
Cortland at 3:00 p.m. Brockport beat SUNYIT, the only team to defeat the Golden
Eagles in conference play, by a score of 90-75. Cortland won on the road at
Geneseo 73-67.
Winners of Friday's semifinal contests will meet in the finals Saturday. The
men's championship starts at 1:00 p.m. with the women's to follow at 4:00
p.m.
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Men's
Tournament Schedule
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Women's
Tournament Schedule
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| Semifinals - Friday, Feb. 27 (Utica Memorial Aud.) | Semifinals - Friday, Feb. 27 (Utica Memorial Aud.) |
| #7 Plattsburgh vs. #3 Potsdam - 1:00pm | #3 Oswego vs. #2 Oneonta - 6:00pm |
| #5 Cortland vs. #1 Brockport - 3:00pm | #4 Geneseo vs. #1 Cortland - 8:00pm |
| SUNYAC Championship (Utica Memorial Aud.) | SUNYAC Championship (Utica Memorial Aud.) |
| Saturday, February 28 | Saturday, February 28 |
| 1:00 p.m. | 4:00 p.m. |
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