Boston, Mass. -- The nine-team field for the 2007 America East Women's Basketball Championship is set. The 2007 conference tournament takes place at Binghamton University's Events Center on March 8-10, with the title game to be played on March 11.
     The league tournament gets underway on Thursday, March 8 as No. 8 UAlbany (8-21) and No. 9 New Hampshire (9-19) square off at 7 p.m. The winner of that first-round affair will then take on top-seeded Hartford on Friday, March 9 at 6 p.m., the third of four quarterfinal games.
     The day starts at 12 p.m., as No. 2 Stony Brook takes on No. 7 UMBC. Third-seeded Vermont will play No. 6 Maine at 2 p.m. Following the third game, host and fourth-ranked Binghamton takes on No. 5 Boston U at 8 p.m.
     The semifinals take place on Saturday, March 10 at 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and will be televised on Time Warner Cable (TW3) in the Capital Region. The title game will be held on Sunday, March 11 at 5 p.m. and can be seen live on MSG and Fox Sports N.Y.
For more information on America East Women's Basketball, log on to the conference's official website www.AmericaEast.com.
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2007 America East Women's Basketball Championship at Events Center (Vestal, N.Y.)
Thursday, March 8: First Round
#8 UAlbany vs. #9 New Hampshire, 7 p.m.
Friday, March 9: Quarterfinals
#2 Stony Brook vs. #7 UMBC, 12 noon
#3 Vermont vs. #6 Maine, 2 p.m.
#1 Hartford vs. #8/#9, 6 p.m.
#4 Binghamton vs. #5 Boston U., 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 10: Semifinals
5 p.m./7:30 p.m. (AETV: TW3)
Sunday, March 11: Title Game
5 p.m. (AETV: MSG/FSNY)