Fayetteville,NC—The Eastern Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference (EIAC) will kick-off its 2004 Men’s and Womens’ Basketball
Tournament Thursday, March 4 at 2:00PM at the Cumberland County
Coliseum Complex Arena, Fayetteville, NC. Conference officials
had to wait for the last game of the regular season to determine
the tournament brackets. Competition for the second through
the fifth seed changed continuously the last two weeks of the
season.
The men and women 2002-03 regular season and tournament champions, Barber-Scotia
College Sabers, Concord, NC and Claflin University Pantherettes, Orangeburg,
SC, repeat as regular season champions and will receive a first-round bye for
the tournament. The Tigers of Edward Waters College Jacksonville, FL and the
Lady Tigers of Voorhees College Denmark, SC finished as regular season men
and women runners-up and will receive a first-round bye.
THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2004 - QUARTER FINALS
Time
2:00PM #4 Morris College vs. #5 Edward Waters College – Women
4:00PM #4 Voorhees College vs. #5 Allen University - Men
6:00PM #3 Barber-Scotia College vs. #6 Allen University - Women
8:00PM #3 Morris College vs. #6 Claflin University - Men
FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2004 - SEMI FINALS
Time
3:00PM #1 Claflin University vs. Winner Morris-Edward Waters – Women
5:00PM #1 Barber-Scotia College vs. Winner Voorhees-Allen– Men
7:00PM #2 Voorhees College vs. Winner Barber-Scotia-Allen -- Women
9:00PM #2 Edward Waters College vs. Winner Morris-Claflin – Men
SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 2004 CHAMPIONSHIPS
Time
2:30PM Cheerleaders Contest
6:00PM Women’s Championship
8:30PM Men’s Championship
