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CIAA Releases 2011 Tournament Bracket: Monday Tip-Off for Women's Games
 
February 27, 2011
 
Hampton, VA…The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association has released its 2011 men’s and women’s tournament bracket; returning to its six-day format- with the addition of Lincoln University (PA) and Winston-Salem State University.
 
TV One will continue its partnership with the CIAA, airing the men’s quarterfinals and semi-finals live, while ESPN will joining the team for Saturday’s men’s championship game; live on ESPNU and ESPN3 (Web).
 
Find a complete listing of men's and women's tournament games in succession below:
 
Monday, February 26 (Women Only)
#1N Elizabeth City State BYE
#2N Bowie State BYE
#1S Johnson C. Smith BYE
Game 5 #4N Chowan vs #5S Livingstone 1:00pm
Game 1 #4S St. Augustine’s vs#5N Virginia Union 3:00pm
Game 3 #6S Fayetteville State vs #3N Virginia State 5:00pm
Game 2 #2S Shaw vs #7N Lincoln University (PA) 7:00pm
Game 4 #6N St. Paul’s vs #3S Winston-Salem State 9:00pm
 
Tuesday, March 1 (Women Only)
Game 7 Winners of Game #2 vs Winner of Game 3 3:00pm
Game8 #2N Bowie State vs Winner of Game 4 5:00pm
Game 6 #1N Elizabeth City State vs Winner of Game 1 7:00pm
Game 9 #1S Johnson C. Smith vs Winner of Game 5 9:00pm
 
Wednesday, March 2 (Men Only)
#1N Bowie State BYE
#2N Virginia Union BYE
#1S Winston-Salem State BYE
Game 2 #2S Shaw vs #7N Lincoln (PA) 1:00pm
Game 5 #4N Virginia State vs #5S Fayetteville State 3:00pm
Game 3 #6S St. Augustine’s vs #3N Elizabeth City State 5:00pm
Game 1 #4S Johnson C. Smith vs #5N Chowan 7:00pm
Game 4 #6N St. Paul’s vs #3S Livingstone 9:00pm
 
 
Thursday, March 3 (Men Only)
Game 7 Winner of Game 1 vs Winner of Game 3 1:00pm
Game 8 #N Virginia Union vs Winner of Game 4 3:00pm
Game 9 #1S Winston-Salem State vs Winner of Game 5 7:00pm
Game 6 #1N Bowie State vs Winner of Game 1 9:00pm
 
Friday, March 4
Game 10 Women-Winner of Game 6 vs Winner of Game 7 1:00pm
Game 11 Women -Winner of Game 8 vs Winner of Game 9 3:00pm
Game 10 Men-Winner of Game 6 vs Winner of Game 7 7:00pm
Game 11 Men-Winner of Game 8 vs Winner of Game 9 9:00pm
 
Saturday, March 5
Women's Championship Game 5:00pm
Men’s Championship Game 8:00pm
 
The men's quarterfinals and men's semi-finals games will be televised on TV One. The men’s championship game will be aired live on ESPNU and ESPN3 (web). For tournament information and brackets visit, www.ciaatourment.org and www.theciaa.com.
 

SIAC Announces 2011 Basketball Tournament Seedings

 Ben Baxter

Atlanta, GA—The Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference is proud to announce the men’s and women’s seedings for the 78th SIAC Basketball Tournament. Leading this year’s men’s field is the number one seed Benedict Tigers while the Fort Valley State Lady Wildcats will be the number one seed in the women’s field.

Under the guidance of head coach Fred Watson, the Benedict Tigers finished with a 20-4 conference record, 20-6 overall, to capture their first SIAC regular season title since 2008. The Tigers are led by sophomore center Marcus Goode. The Tigers, who are currently ranked number three in the NCAA men’s south region and number seven in the Bowtorow.com HBCU Division II/NAIA poll, will have a bye in the first round of the conference tournament.

Also receiving a first round bye in the men’s bracket are the number two seed Stillman Tigers and the number three seed Tuskegee Golden Tigers.

The Fort Valley State Lady Wildcats, coached by Lonnie Bartley, finished with a 17-5 conference record, 19-9 overall, to win the women’s regular season conference title. The Lady Wildcats are led by a pair of juniors, center Jasmine Birdsong and forward Kendra Evans. The Lady Wildcats, who are currently ranked 10th in the NCAA women’s south region, will have a bye in the first round of the conference tournament.

Other teams receiving a first round bye in the women’s bracket are the number two seed Albany State Lady Rams, the number three seed Miles Lady Bears, and the number four seed Benedict Lady Tigers.

The 2011 SIAC Basketball Tournament will take place March 2nd-5th in Atlanta, GA. The first two rounds (March 2nd-3rd) will be at Clark Atlanta University’s L.S. Epps Gymnasium and Morehouse College’s Frank L. Forbes Arena. Semifinal (March 4th) and championship games (March 5th) will also be at Frank L. Forbes Arena.

Here’s a list of first round games taking place Wednesday, March 2nd:

#8 LeMoyne-Owen vs. #9 Paine (Men)                                                   12 p.m.*

#7 Claflin vs. #10 Fort Valley State (Men)                                                 2 p.m.**

#8 LeMoyne-Owen vs. #9 Lane (Women)                                                 2 p.m.*

#5 Kentucky State vs. #12 Paine (Women)                                               4 p.m.**

#4 Clark Atlanta vs. #13 Lane (Men)                                                          4 p.m.*

#5 Kentucky State vs. #12 Albany State (Men)                                         6 p.m.**

#6 Tuskegee vs. #11 Claflin (Women)                                                       6 p.m.*

#7 Stillman vs. #10 Clark Atlanta (Women)                                               8 p.m.**

#6 Morehouse vs. #11 Miles (Men)                                                            8 p.m.*

  *Games to be played at Frank L. Forbes Arena (Morehouse College)

**Games to be played at L.S. Epps Gymnasium (Clark Atlanta University)

Ben Baxter