Mar 9, 2010

Information for USC Aiken's Appearance in NCAA Division II Southeast Regional

NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Official Website

USC Aiken NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Notes

The 2010 Peach Belt Conference Tournament champion USC Aiken Pacers are the sixth seed in the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional and the Pacers will play PBC rival and third-seeded Georgia College & State in the first round at 12 p.m. on Saturday, March 13 at Christenberry Fieldhouse in Augusta, Ga.

The NCAA Division II Southeast Regional will begin with first round games on Saturday, March 13. The regional semifinals are scheduled for Sunday, March 14. The regional championship will be contested on Tuesday, March 16.

The winner of the USC Aiken and GCSU contest will play the winner of the No. 7 Montevallo-No. 2 Mount Olive contest in the semifinals on Sunday, March 14.

The Southeast Regional overall will consist of four sessions and include seven games over a four-day stretch. Georgia College & State (22-5), the No. 3 seed, and sixth-seeded USC Aiken (19-10) will tip off quarterfinal play at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Just after the Pacers and Bobcats square off at 2:30 p.m., second-seeded Mount Olive (25-5) and No. 7 Montevallo (23-7) will meet in the second game of session one.

The top-seeded Augusta State Jaguars (26-3) and No. 8 Brevard (21-9) will tangle in the first game of the second session at 6 p.m. before No. 4 Catawba (20-10) and No. 5 seed Anderson (23-7) wrap up the first day's play at 8:30 p.m.

All tickets for the 2010 NCAA Southeast Regional are $10 and are available for purchase online at the official website of ASU Athletics -- www.aug.edu/athletics -- and will be available for purchase at the Christenberry Fieldhouse box office beginning Saturday morning at 11:00 a.m.

There will be no advanced ticket sales.

The Pacers will be participating in their third straight NCAA Division II Tournament. The Pacers have been to the NCAA Tournament four times in their history. Prior to USC Aiken's first of now three consecutive NCAA trips, the Pacers had last been in the tournament in 1998.

Last season, USC Aiken advanced to its first NCAA Division "Sweet Sixteen." The Pacers are 3-3 all-time in the NCAA Division II Tournament.

USC Aiken, playing in its third straight Marvin Vanover Peach Belt Conference Basketball Championship Game this past Sunday, claimed its first Peach Belt Conference Tournament title since 1993.

USC Aiken is currently 19-10 overall on the 2009-10 season. The Pacers have won a school-record 71 games over the last three seasons.
The Pacers and GCSU squared off earlier this season in Milledgeville, Ga. with the Pacers earning a 69-65 victory over the Bobcats on Feb. 13, 2010.

For more information on the 2010 NCAA Southeast Regional, call the ASU Athletics Office at 706-737-1626 or visit the webpage of the 2010 NCAA Division II Southeast Regional at www.aug.edu/athletics/sports/mbasketball/10SER/.

2010 NCAA DIVISION II SOUTHEAST REGIONAL March 13, 14 & 16
Augusta, Ga. -- Christenberry Fieldhouse
Saturday, March 13 -- Quarterfinals

12:00 p.m.
No. 3 Georgia College & State (22-5) vs. No. 6 USC Aiken (19-10)

2:30 p.m.
No. 2 Mount Olive (25-5) vs. No. 7 Montevallo (23-7)

6:00 p.m.
No. 1 Augusta State (26-3) vs. No. 8 Brevard (21-9)

8:30 p.m.
No. 4 Catawba (20-10) vs. No. 5 Anderson (23-7)