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RELEASE DATE: 2/22/10

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Mansfield first PSAC East team to qualify for PSAC playoff berth

MANSFIELD – The Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) announced Monday that Mansfield University was the first team from the PSAC East to qualify for the upcoming PSAC Championship.

“It’s good to be the first one in,” said head coach Rich Miller. “But the goal all season has been to win the PSAC East and we’re two games away from clinching that. This is going to be a tough week for everyone and we need to be ready to play.”

Mansfield has earned PSAC playoff berths in three of Miller's five years at the helm of the program.

Mansfield is currently tied with East Stroudsburg and Cheyney for first-place in the PSAC East with two games remaining in the regular season. All three teams have an 8-4 record.

Kutztown is currently holding on to the fourth and final playoff spot with a 7-5 conference mark with Bloomsburg one game back at 6-6. West Chester, Shippensburg and Millersville have been eliminated from playoff contention.

Mansfield host Bloomsburg on Wednesday with Millersville traveling to East Stroudsburg, Kutztown going to Cheyney and West Chester traveling to Shippensburg. Saturday’s final regular season games have Mansfield traveling to Millersville, Bloomsburg at Kutztown, East Stroudsburg going to West Chester and Cheyney hosting Shippensburg.

The PSAC East champion will host the number four seed on Tuesday, Mar. 2 with the number three seed traveling to the number two seed. The winner of those two first round games advances to the PSAC Championship Tournament where they meet the top  two teams from the PSAC West.

The PSAC Championship Tournament is hosted to the highest seeded team in the PSAC East this year. Mansfield last hosted the PSAC Championship in 1997.

 

2009-10 PSAC Men's Basketball Standings

School

Conf

CPct.

Overall

Pct.

Streak

East

East Stroudsburg

8-4

0.667

21-4

0.840

W1

Mansfield *

8-4

0.667

17-8

0.680

W3

Cheyney

8-4

0.667

15-10

0.600

L1

Kutztown

7-5

0.583

20-5

0.800

L2

Bloomsburg

6-6

0.500

12-12

0.500

W4

West Chester

4-8

0.333

15-10

0.600

L1

Shippensburg

4-8

0.333

11-14

0.440

W1

Millersville

3-9

0.250

8-17

0.320

L2

West

Indiana (Pa.) (1)

11-1

0.917

22-2

0.917

W4

Clarion *

8-4

0.667

16-9

0.640

W1

Mercyhurst

7-5

0.583

17-8

0.680

W2

Gannon

6-6

0.500

11-14

0.440

L3

California (Pa.)

5-7

0.417

17-10

0.630

W1

Slippery Rock

4-8

0.333

15-10

0.600

L1

Edinboro

4-8

0.333

10-15

0.400

L1

Lock Haven

3-9

0.250

6-17

0.261

L4

() Divisional seed - PSAC playoffs

* Clinched PSAC playoff berth

 

 

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