Cumberland鈥檚 men earned the No. 4-seed in the Mid-South Conference Championships and will face 5-seed Bethel in the quarterfinals, announced by conference officials following the conclusion of the regular season last Saturday.聽
The conference tournament begins on Sunday with three quarterfinal games. It continues on Monday with two semifinal games and concludes on Tuesday with the championship game. All games are slated to be played at Studle Financial Arena on the campus of Bowling Green (Ky.) High School.
Cumberlands (Ky.) earned the top seed after finishing the regular season with a conference-best 10-2 record. Cumberlands (21-7) receives a bye into the tournament's semifinals and awaits a quarterfinal winner.
No. 4-seed Cumberland (12-15, 5-7) meets fifth-seeded Bethel (16-11, 4-8) at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the tournament's first quarterfinal game. The Cumberland-Bethel winner plays Cumberlands in Monday's first semifinal.
Campbellsville (Ky.) and Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) finished the season tied in the standings. Based on the conference's tiebreaker, the Tigers earned the No. 6 seed based on sweeping Lindsey Wilson during the regular season.
In the lower half of the bracket, No. 2-seed Georgetown (Ky.) (25-3, 9-3) faces No. 7-seed Lindsey Wilson (16-12, 3-9) at 5 p.m. Sunday. No. 3-seed Freed-Hardeman (23-5, 8-4) plays sixth-seeded Campbellsville (12-16, 3-9) in the nightcap at 7:30 p.m.
The two winners play in the second semifinal on Monday. The championship game is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The tournament champion receives the conference's automatic bid into the NAIA National Tournament later in March.
Women to face 2-seed Campbellsville in MSC quarterfinals
Cumberland鈥檚 women will take on 2-seed Campbellsville in the Mid-South Conference Tournament, as officials released the bracket Saturday following the conclusion of the conference's regular season.
The conference tournament begins Saturday with three quarterfinal games, culminating with the championship game on Tuesday. All games are scheduled to be played at Studle Financial Arena on the campus of Bowling Green (Ky.) High School.
Campbellsville (Ky.) and Cumberlands (Ky.) - the top two seeds in the tournament - shared the Mid-South Conference regular-season title with 10-2 conference records. Cumberlands is the top seed in the tournament based on the conference's tiebreaker procedure.
Campbellsville and Cumberlands split during the two regular-season meetings. The Patriots earned the top seed based on the second tiebreaker - how each team did against teams in the MSC in descending order in the regular-season standings. Cumberlands swept third-seeded Freed-Hardman while the Tigers split with the Lions.
Based on its seed, Cumberlands (24-4, 10-2 in the MSC) received a bye into the tournament's semifinals and awaits a quarterfinal winner.
In Saturday's first quarterfinal game, No. 4-seed Georgetown (Ky.) (20-7, 6-6) meets fifth-seeded Bethel (Tenn.) (20-7, 5-7) at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. The Georgetown-Bethel winner plays Cumberlands in Monday's first semifinal.
In the lower half of the bracket, No. 2-seed Campbellsville (24-2, 10-2) faces No. 7-seed Cumberland (8-19, 0-12) at 5 p.m. Saturday. Freed-Hardeman (24-4, 8-4) faces sixth-seeded Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (16-12, 3-9) in the nightcap at 7:30 p.m.
The two winners play in the second semifinal on Monday. The championship game is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The tournament champion receives the conference's automatic bid into the NAIA National Tournament later in March.
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