March 1, 2010

Center Valley, Pa.--The pairings have been announced for the 2010 Patriot League Women's Basketball Tournament. American and Lehigh both finished tied for the Patriot League lead at 13-1, with each team's only League loss coming against each other. As a result, Monday morning's RPI rankings from Collegiate Basketball News served as the tiebreaker. Lehigh was ranked 75th while American was 118th, giving Lehigh the top seed.

The top-seeded Mountain Hawks will meet eighth-seeded Bucknell in the Patriot League Tournament quarterfinals. Second-seeded American will take on seventh-seeded Lafayette in a first-round rematch from last season.

On the strength of its Sunday win over Bucknell, Army will be the No. 4 seed. The Black Knights will square off against host Holy Cross, the No. 5 seed. In the other quarterfinal game, third-seeded Navy will meet No. 6 Colgate.

The Patriot League Tournament quarterfinals and semifinals will be played at Holy Cross' Hart Center in Worcester, Mass. Quarterfinal games will be played on Saturday, March 6, while the semifinals will be contested on Sunday, March 7. The championship game will be played Saturday, March 13 at the site of the highest remaining seed. The 6 p.m. title game will be broadcast live by CBS College Sports Network.

2010 Patriot League Tournament

Quarterfinals
Saturday, March 6
At Worcester, Mass.
Noon: No. 4 Army vs. No. 5 Holy Cross
2:30: No. 1 Lehigh vs. No. 8 Bucknell
5:00 p.m.: No. 2 American vs. No. 7 Lafayette
7:30 p.m.: No. 3 Navy vs. No. 6 Colgate

Semifinals
Sunday, March 7
At Worcester, Mass.
1:00 p.m.: Army/Holy Cross vs. Lehigh/Bucknell
3:30 p.m.: American/Lafayette vs. Navy/Colgate

Championship
Saturday, March 13
At Highest Remaining Seed
6:00 p.m.: TBD vs. TBD (CBS College Sports)