MEDIA COVERAGE PLANS ANNOUNCED FOR FERRIS MEN'S BASKETBALL
News Talk 1460 AM To Air NCAA Regional Coverage Live From Indiana
Media coverage plans have been announced for the Ferris State University men's basketball squad's appearance in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional Tournament slated to be held March 11-14 in Rensselaer, Ind.
Local radio station News Talk 1460 AM (WBRN) will broadcast Saturday's (March 11) quarterfinal-round outing against top-seeded host Saint Joseph's (Ind.) live from SJC's Richard F. Scharf Alumni Fieldhouse in Rensselaer, Ind. Rob Bentley will provide the play-by-play coverage for the contest, which tips off at 7 p.m. (EST). In addition, it will also be webcast at www.ferris.edu/sports and can be found by clicking on the "Bulldog Athletics Webcast" icon.
Both the regional semifinal and/or regional final will also be broadcasted on local radio and streamed to the web should the Bulldogs continue to advance in the regional tournament.
Ferris State, which is presently 18-12 overall this season, is the region's eighth seed and will face the top-seeded Pumas (30-2) in Saturday's opening game of the evening quarterfinal session. The Bulldogs dropped a 103-85 decision to Saint Joseph's in this season's opening game (Nov. 15) at Rensselaer, Ind. The Pumas are presently ranked second in the latest (March 1) National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Division II Top 25 Poll.
In addition to the Bulldogs, two other Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) schools also received tourney berths in Grand Valley State and Findlay. The other quarterfinal round games Saturday feature third-seeded Findlay (25-4) squaring off against sixth-seed Quincy (21-9) at 1 p.m. (EST) along with second-seeded GVSU (27-3) battling seventh-seeded Southern Illinois-Edwardsville (22-6) in a 3:30 p.m. (EST) tilt during the afternoon session. The second game of the evening session will pit fourth-seeded Southern Indiana (25-6) taking on the number five-seed Drury (21-8) starting at 9:30 p.m. (EST).
The winners of Saturday's four quarterfinal round games will advance to Sunday's (March 12) regional semifinals with the championship game set for Tuesday, March 14. The winner of the Ferris/SJC game will play the winner of the USI/Drury game Sunday at 8:30 p.m. (EST) with the winner of the Findlay/Quincy game facing the winner of the GVSU/SIUE game in the first semifinal at 6 p.m. (EST). Tuesday's title game tips off at 8 p.m. (EST).
The single-elimination national tournament field includes eight regions of eight teams apiece. The Great Lakes Regional champion will advance to the 50th annual NCAA Division II Elite Eight set for March 22-25 in Springfield, Mass. The winner of the Great Lakes Regional has made it to the national championship game 11 of the last 12 years and has produced three national champions during that span.
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