2014 MEAC Women's Basketball Tournament Bracket (PDF)
 
NORFOLK, VA. – The 2014 MEAC Basketball Tournament has its women's bracket set and North Carolina Central University women's basketball team will open up tournament action facing the No. 8-seed Howard Lady Bison on Tuesday, March 11 at 11 a.m.

The Lady Eagles finished the regular season four spots ahead of their preseason prediction at No. 9 after concluding their best conference showing since the division I transition and rejoining the MEAC in 2011-12 with a 6-10 MEAC record. NCCU also tied the programs most wins since the transition with an 11-18 overall status.

During the regular season the Lady Eagles fell to Howard 66-61 on the road in Washington, D.C.

Women's action starts on Monday with No. 4 Florida A&M taking on No. 13 Delaware State beginning at 11 a.m., No. 5 Savannah State facing off against No. 12 Morgan State at 1:30 p.m. and concluding day one, No. 6 Norfolk State matches up with No. 11 Maryland Eastern Shore at 4 p.m.

NCCU opens day two, followed by the No. 7 Bethune-Cookman versus No. 10 South Carolina State battle at 1:30 p.m.

Earning its fourth-straight top seed and looking for its fifth-straight conference tournament crown, No. 1 Hampton is scheduled to take on the winner of the No. 8 Howard vs.  No. 9 NCCU match-up on Wednesday at noon.

The MEAC's regular season runners-up, North Carolina A&T faces the No. 7 Bethune-Cookman vs. No. 10 South Carolina State winner on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m., while Coppin State earned the No. 3 seed, receiving a three-day bye and will take on the winner of the No. 6 Norfolk State  vs. No. 11 Maryland Eastern Shore  game on Thursday, March 13 at 12 p.m.

The 2014 regular season champion, regular season runners-up, first-team members and top honorees including Player, Rookie, Defensive and Coach of the Year selections, will be recognized in pre-game presentations prior to the honorees first games in tournament play.

The 2014 MEAC Basketball Tournament tips-off Monday, March 10, and will conclude on Saturday, March 15 with the men's and women's championship games.  The women's game will start at 3 p.m. and will broadcast live on ESPN3 and tape-delayed on ESPNU beginning at Sunday, March 16, at 11 a.m. The men's finale will begin at 6 p.m. and will broadcast live on ESPNU.  The preliminary games will also be streamed live on www.MEACsports.com.  Live statistics of all games will be available on the conferences' official website and the tournament's official website, www.MEAChoops.com.

Stay tuned for full coverage of the 2014 MEAC Basketball Tournament at www.MEACHoops.com.  
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