MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Liberty and Charleston men and Charleston and Notre Dame women have secured the top seeds for the 2021 Mountain East Conference Basketball Tournaments. First round games are scheduled for campus sites on Monday. Quarterfinal play begins Thursday at WesBanco Arena in Wheeling.
On the men’s side, the Hilltoppers (13-3) enter the postseason as winners of their last nine games. West Liberty secured the North Division title with a win over Fairmont State on Wednesday.
MEC Men’s Basketball Tournament
First round games on campus sites (Monday at 7 p.m.):
No.4S Concord 107, No. 5S Davis & Elkins 100, 2OT
No. 5N Wheeling 97, No. 4N Alderson Broaddus 91
Quarterfinals (Friday):
No. 2S Glenville State (7-3) vs. No. 3N Notre Dame (8-8) – 11 a.m.
No.4S Concord (9-7) vs. No. 1N West Liberty (13-3) – 2 p.m.
No.5N Wheeling (6-11) vs. No. 1S Charleston (12-2) – 5 p.m.
No. 3S WV State (9-5) vs. No. 2N Fairmont State (11-4) – 8 p.m.
Semifinals (Saturday):
Quarterfinal #3 winner vs. Quarterfinal # 4 winner – 5 p.m.
Quarterfinal #1 winner vs. Quarterfinal #2 winner – 8 p.m.
Championship (Sunday):
Semifinal winners – 4:30 p.m.
For the ladies, Charleston secured the South Division title with a win Saturday afternoon over West Virginia State.
MEC Women’s Basketball Tournament
First round games on campus sites (Monday at 7 p.m.):
No. 5S WV Wesleyan 100, No. 4S Concord 84
No. 5N Alderson Broaddus 85, No. 4N Fairmont State 79
Quarterfinals (Thursday):
No. 3N West Liberty (8-8) vs. No. 2S Glenville State (10-2) – 11 a.m.
No.5S WV Wesleyan (6-10) vs. No. 1N Notre Dame (13-3) – 2 p.m.
No.5N Alderson Broaddus (7-10) vs. No. 1S Charleston (14-2) – 5 p.m.
No. 3S Concord (9-6) vs. No. 2N Wheeling (8-8) – 8 p.m.
Semifinals (Saturday):
Quarterfinal #3 winner vs. Quarterfinal # 4 winner – 11 a.m.
Quarterfinal #1 winner vs. Quarterfinal #2 winner – 2 p.m.
Championship (Sunday):
Semifinal winners – 1 p.m.