CAA tournament pairings set

The pairings are set for the 2008 Aeropostale CAA Men’s Basketball Championship, which will be held Mar. 7-10 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Va. The tournament tips off at noon on Fri., Mar. 7 as eighth-seeded Hofstra (12-17, 8-10 in CAA) faces #9 Towson (12-17, 7-11), followed by #5 William and Mary (14-15, 10-8 in […]

March 1, 2008; 10:30 PM • by FTRea

The pairings are set for the 2008 Aeropostale CAA Men’s Basketball Championship, which will be held Mar. 7-10 at the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Va.

The tournament tips off at noon on Fri., Mar. 7 as eighth-seeded Hofstra (12-17, 8-10 in CAA) faces #9 Towson (12-17, 7-11), followed by #5 William and Mary (14-15, 10-8 in CAA) against #12 Georgia State (9-20, 5-13 in CAA) at 2:30 p.m. A pair of long-time rivals face off at 6 p.m. as #7 Delaware (13-16, 9-9 in CAA) meets #10 Drexel (12-19, 5-13 in CAA), followed by #6 Northeastern (13-16, 9-9 in CAA) versus #11 James Madison (13-16, 5-13 in CAA) at 8:30 p.m.

Quarterfinal action begins at noon on Sat., Mar. 8 when top-seeded VCU (23-6, 15-3 in CAA) takes on the Hofstra/Towson winner, followed by #4 Old Dominion (17-14, 11-7 in CAA) against the William & Mary/Georgia State winner at 2:30 p.m. At 6 p.m., second-seeded UNC Wilmington (19-12, 12-6 in CAA) takes on the Delaware/Drexel winner, followed by #3 George Mason (20-10, 12-6 in CAA) versus the Northeastern/JMU winner at 8:30 p.m.

The two semifinal games will be played at 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. on Sun., Mar. 9, with the CAA Championship game set for 7 p.m. on Mon., Mar. 10.

All first-round games will be video streamed on www.caasports.com. Quarterfinal and semifinal games will be televised live by CN8 and other CAA television affiliates. The CAA Championship game will be televised by ESPN.

Tickets are on sale at the box offices of all CAA schools or can be ordered through TicketMaster at 804-262-8100.

–The information above was provided by Rob Washburn, Assistant Commissioner/Communications