by (Lawrence, KS) – The Haskell Indian Nations University Men’s and Women’s basketball teams finished regular season games over the weekend with both squads advancing to the Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference (MCAC) tournament.
Per MCAC rules, only the top six teams advance to the conference tournament after the regular season and the only real excitement for the women’s team was to try and improve their position in the conference race by one spot. On the men’s side however, the Indians were on the outside looking in to try and get in the tournament and with back-to-back road game wins against #10 ranked College of the Ozarks and Central Baptist College Haskell was able to secure the a spot in the tournament.
The Lady Indians (20-8, 9-5) secured the #2 seed in the MCAC North Tournament and will travel to Omaha, Nebraska on Friday, February 27th to take on #3 seed York College.
The Haskell men (8-22, 6-8) will travel to the MCAC North Tournament at Bellevue, Nebraska as the #3 seed and will take on #2 seed Waldorf College.
The winners of the north and south tournaments will meet on Tuesday, March 3, in the MCAC Tournament Championship Game.
Below is the MCAC Women’s tournament information:
MCAC North Tournament (at College of Saint Mary)
Friday, Feb. 27
#2 Haskell Indian Nations University vs. #3 York College, 3 p.m.
#1 College of Saint Mary vs. #4 Waldorf College, 5 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28
#1/4 Winner vs. #2/3 Winner, 2 p.m.
MCAC South Tournament (at College of the Ozarks)
Friday, Feb. 27
#2 Oklahoma Wesleyan University vs. #3 Central Christian College, 2 p.m.
#1 College of the Ozarks, vs. #4 Central Baptist College, 4 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28
#1/4 Winner vs. #2/3 Winner, 3 p.m.
MCAC Tournament Championship Game (at Highest Remaining Seed)
Tuesday, March 3
North Champion vs. South Champion, TBA
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Below is the MCAC Men’s Tournament information:
MCAC North Tournament (at Bellevue University)
Friday, Feb. 27
#2 Waldorf College vs. #3 Haskell Indian Nations University, 5 p.m.
#1 Bellevue University vs. #4 York College, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28
#1/4 Winner vs. #2/3 Winner, 5 p.m.
MCAC South Tournament (at College of the Ozarks)
Friday, Feb. 27
#2 Central Christian College vs. #3 Central Baptist College, 6 p.m.
#1 College of the Ozarks vs. #4 Oklahoma Wesleyan University, 8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 28
#1/4 Winner vs. #2/3 Winner, 5 p.m.
MCAC Tournament Championship Game (at Highest Remaining Seed)
Tuesday, March 3
North Champion vs. South Champion, TBA
