NJAC NEWS ARCHIVE

 2002-03

March 3, 2003


NINE NJAC BASKETBALL TEAMS EARN POSTSEASON BIDS FOLLOWING THE 2002-03 SEASON


THREE TEAMS GARNER NCAA TOURNAMENT BIDS WHILE SIX TEAMS EARN BIDS TO THE ECAC METRO NY/NJ TOURNAMENT


Rutgers-Camden earned a bid to the 2003 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament, while Kean, Richard Stockton, Montclair State and Ramapo all earned bids to the 2003 ECAC Metro NY/NJ Women's Tournament. Ramapo and Montclair State captured bids to the 2003 NCAA Division III Men's Tournament, while NJCU and Richard Stockton garnered selections to the 2003 ECAC Metro NY/NJ Men's Tournament. In all, a remarkable nine NJAC basketball teams earned postseason bids following the 2002-03 regular season.

The 2002-03 NJAC Women's Basketball Champion, Rutgers-Camden earned the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Scarlet Raptors will travel to Gwynedd Valley, PA to face Gwynedd Mercy in first round action on March 5.

Four NJAC schools were awarded bids to the 2003 ECAC Metro NY/NJ Women's Tournament. In first round action, third-seeded Kean will host sixth-seeded Ramapo, while fourth-seeded Richard Stockton hosts fifth-seeded Montclair State. First round ECAC Tournament games are scheduled for March 5. The tournament bracket match-ups assure that the NJAC will have at least two teams in the 2002-03 ECAC Metro NY/NJ Final Four.

On the men's side, NJAC Men's Tournament Champion Montclair State earned the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament and was awarded a first round home game. The Red Hawks will host Elizabethtown in first round action on March 6. League regular season champion and tournament runner-up Ramapo received an NCAA Pool C at-large berth in addition to a first round bye. The Roadrunners will host the winner of the CCNY vs. USMMA-Kings Point game on March 8.

Two additional NJAC men's teams were awarded ECAC Tournament bids as third-seeded NJCU will host sixth-seed Old Westbury, while fifth-seeded Richard Stockton will travel to Purchase, NY to face fourth-seeded Manhattanville. Both first round games are scheduled for March 5.