Husson University basketball teams will be playing about 20 miles apart in the Boston area tonight for the first round of the NCAA Division III playoffs.
The Husson University men’s and women's basketball team now know who they will be playing in the first round of the Division III NCAA basketball tournament after the selection shows on Monday afternoon.
It's a North Atlantic Conference championship sweep for the Husson Eagles. The men beat Thomas College 89-67 for the title. The women defeated New England College 58-55 to claim their championship.
The Husson Eagles have two teams playing for the North Atlantic Conference championship today. Both the men's and women's teams scored semi-final wins Friday.
Husson standout Raheem Anderson has been named North Atlantic Conference Player of the Year and Justin Martin has been named NAC Defensive Player of the Year.
While the two Husson Eagles teams sat back and enjoyed a quarterfinal round bye, four NAC men's teams and four NAC women's teams battled to make it to Bangor for the conference championship weekend.
Husson Eagles standout Raheem Anderson dropped 50 points on the Thomas College Terriers Thursday evening as part of a 100-96 overtime win for the NAC's top seed for the upcoming tournament.
The Husson men's basketball team left little doubt who the #1 seed is for the upcoming North Atlantic Conference tournament. An 85-59 pounding of #2 Castleton Saturday afternoon gives the Eagles the top spot with one week to play in the regular season.
Friday night wins by both the Husson men's and women's basketball team over Green Mountain State set up the chance for both teams to capture NAC #1 seeds with victories over Castleton Saturday afternoon.