DOBBS FERRY, N.Y. (Mar. 4, 2024) – The Mercy University women's basketball team has earned the No. 2 seed in the ECC Women's Basketball Championship and will play in the Semifinal on Saturday, March 9th at 2:30 p.m. against the winner of No. 3 St. Thomas Aquinas/No. 6 D'Youville at Daemen University.
The Mavericks make their fourth straight appearance in the tournament after finishing in a program-best second place in the ECC standings during the regular season. Mercy went 19-8 during the regular season, recording their most wins in a season since the 1985-86 season. The Mavericks 12 ECC wins are the most in program history and Mercy earns a first-round bye in the ECC Tournament for the first time ever. The Mavericks look to earn their first postseason victory since the 1991-92 season and look to win their first ECC championship.
The tournament gets underway on Wednesday, March 6th with No. 3 St. Thomas Aquinas hosting No. 6 D'Youville at 6:30 p.m. in one First Round matchup. The other First Round matchup features No. 5 Staten Island playing at No. 4 District of Columbia at 7 p.m. The winner of the District of Columbia/Staten Island matchup will face top seed Daemen on Saturday, March 9th at 12 p.m. in the other Semifinal. The Final will be on Sunday, March 10th at 12 p.m. at Daemen.
Live stats and video for the contest can be found at MercyAthletics.com.
Schedule
First Round – Wednesday, March 6 at No. 3 and No. 4 seeds
6:30 PM - No. 6 D'Youville at No. 3 St. Thomas Aquinas
7:00 PM - No. 5 Staten Island at No. 4 District of Columbia
Semifinals – Saturday, March 9 at Daemen (Amherst, N.Y.)
12:00 PM - Winner of No. 5/No. 4 vs. No. 1 Daemen
2:30 PM - Winner of No. 6/No. 3 vs. No. 2 Mercy
Final – Sunday, March 10 at Daemen (Amherst, N.Y.)
12:00 PM - Semifinal winner vs. semifinal winner
Tickets
PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
All Games
$8 - General Admission
$4 - Students with ID, Senior Citizens, Children Ages 5-12
Children under 5 free for all games
* Must purchase separate tickets to attend both semifinal games on March 9. Semifinal presale tickets for friends and family of participating teams will go on sale at 11 a.m. on Thursday, March 7th. Semifinal presale ticket sales end on Friday, March 8th at 11:59 a.m. Semifinal general admission ticket sales starts at 12 p.m. on Friday, March 8th and are open through the end of the game. Ticket sales for the Final open at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 9th with no presale.
* Tickets must be purchased at the link above. Due to the seating capacity of the tournament venues, it is recommended that tickets be purchased in advance. The ECC will not guarantee that tickets will be available at the door. *
