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West Liberty Earns Bids to Men's Basketball Atlantic Regional
Mountain East Conference
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – West Liberty and Fairmont State have earned bids to the 2023 NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional, which will be hosted by Indiana University of Pennsylvania this weekend at the Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex. The Hilltoppers are the region’s No. 2 seed, while Fairmont State earned an at-large bid as the No. 5 seed in the bracket.
Action at IUP will get underway at noon Saturday when third-seeded Mercyhurst takes on six-seeded East Stroudsburg. West Liberty will take on seventh-seeded Pitt-Johnstown at 2:30 Saturday afternoon in the second quarterfinals.
The evening session begins at 5 p.m. with top-seeded IUP taking on eighth-seeded Winston-Salem State from the CIAA. Fairmont State caps the quarterfinal round against Virginia Union in the 4/5 matchup at 7:30 p.m.
Visit the Atlantic Regional Tournament Central page for complete coverage, including links to live video, live statistics and postgame press conferences.
NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional Schedule
Saturday, March 11, 2023 (Quarterfinals)
Noon - #3 Mercyhurst vs. #6 East Stroudsburg
2:30 p.m. - #2 West Liberty vs. #7 Pitt-Johnstown
5 p.m. - #1 Indiana (PA) vs. #8 Winston-Salem State
7:30 p.m. - #4 Virginia Union vs. #5 Fairmont State
Sunday, March 12, 2023 (Semifinals)
5 p.m. – Winner Game #1 vs. Winner Game #2
7:30 p.m. – Winner Game #3 vs. Winner Game #4
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 (Championship)
7 p.m. – Winner Game #5 vs. Winner Game #6