Simmons College secured first place with an outstanding undefeated conference record of 8-0 and overall record of 11-4. The Sharks were 2008 and 2009 GNAC Champions and have entered the tournament the past two seasons in the top seed in the tournament.
Emerson has earned a second place finish with a conference record of 7-1, and an overall record of 10-1. The only loss the Lions had suffered in both conference and non-conference was to GNAC rival Simmons, where they battled the Sharks but came up short in the 6-3 loss.
Suffolk earned their third place seeding with a conference record of 6-2 and an overall record of 8-3. The Rams had two huge victories on the road against #4 Emmanuel and #5 Johnson & Wales to earn a third seed spot in the tournament.
#1 Simmons and #2 Emerson will have a bye in the Quarter Finals and go straight to the Semi Finals. The #3 Rams and #4 Emmanuel (5-3, 8-5) will host the remaining two teams, #5 Johnson & Wales (4-4, 6-7) and #6 Mount Ida (3-5, 5-7) on Wednesday, October 20, 2010.
Tournament Schedule
Quarter Finals- Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Game 1: #5 Johnson & Wales @ #4 Emmanuel- 4:00pm @ Winsor Courts
Game 2: #6 Mount Ida @ #3 Suffolk- 6:30pm @ Buckingham, Browne and Nichols School
Semi Finals- Saturday, October 23, 2010
Game 3: Winner of Mount Ida/Suffolk @ Emerson
Game 4: Winner of JWU/Emmanuel @ Simmons
Finals- Sunday, October 24, 2010
Game 5: Winner of Game 3 vs. Winner of Game 4 @ highest remaining seed