Bess, Stonehill On To Elite-8 [VIDEO]

Mainer Isaiah Bess and his Stonehill Skyhawks are heading to the Division II Elite Eight after beating St. Anselm's 82-76 in overtime to capture the regional championship in Philadelphia.

It will be Stonehill's third trip to the NCAA D-II Elite Eight. That championship tournament runs from March 23rd through the 26th in Frisco, Texas.

Stonehill(24-8) will meet West Liberty University(30-3) from West Virginia at 3:30pm on the 23rd.

In last night's regional title game, Bess, who played his high school ball at Penquis Valley and Hampden Academy, scored 14 and had 5 rebounds in 33 minutes of play.

Former Nokomis HS player Chris Braley had 14 points and 10 rebounds for St. Anselm's.

THE ELITE EIGHT

(all times EDT)

Quarterfinals

Wednesday, March 23

No. 1 Lincoln Memorial, Tenn. (32-2) vs. Barry, Fla. (26-6), 1 p.m.

No. 5 West Liberty (30-3) vs. Stonehill, Mass. (24-8), 3:30 p.m.

No. 2 Augustana, S.D. (31-2) vs. Tarleton State, Texas (24-8), 7 p.m.

No. 3 Western Oregon (30-3) vs. No. 25 Saginaw Valley State, Mich. (25-7)

Semifinals

Thursday, March 24

Lincoln Memorial/Barry winner vs. West Liberty/Stonehill winner, 7 p.m.