Emmanuel Women's Basketball Completes Fifth Straight Unbeaten GNAC Regular Season

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Saints have won 63 straight GNAC regular-season contests

WINTHROP, Mass. – With its victory over Simmons College on Saturday afternoon, Emmanuel College finished off its fifth straight year of undefeated play in GNAC regular-season contests, finishing the 2014-15 campaign with an unblemished 11-0 league mark to claim the top seed in next week's GNAC Women's Basketball Tournament.

The Saints (16-9, 11-0 GNAC) have now won 63 straight GNAC regular-season contests dating back to the 2009-10 season, as they now look to avenge a surprise first-round exit last winter, when they fell at home in overtime to Norwich University, 84-78, in the conference quarterfinals.

The regular-season champions will draw eighth-seeded Albertus Magnus College (11-14, 4-7 GNAC) on Tuesday evening at 7:00 p.m. in the quarterfinals of the 2015 GNAC Tournament.

Norwich (21-4, 8-3 GNAC), which has won 11 straight overall, earned the No. 2 seed and will host seventh-seeded Anna Maria College (10-15, 5-6 GNAC) on Tuesday, also at 7:00 p.m.

Johnson & Wales University (16-9, 8-3 GNAC) jumped up to the No. 3 seed with a key, last-second victory in the regular-season finale at Saint Joseph's College of Maine on Saturday afternoon. As a result, the Wildcats will now host Saint Joseph's (16-9, 6-5 GNAC), which earned the No. 6 seed, on Tuesday in the conference quarterfinals. That game will tip off at 5:30 p.m.

The fourth quarterfinal on Tuesday will feature fourth-seeded Suffolk University (12-13, 8-3 GNAC) hosting fifth-seeded Rivier University (11-13, 7-4 GNAC) at 7:00 p.m.

The 2015 GNAC Tournament semifinals are slated for Thursday evening, with the conference title game scheduled for Saturday.

Be sure to follow the GNAC on Twitter (@TheGNAC) for all of the latest updates and information throughout the 2015 GNAC Women's Basketball Tournament. All games are expected to be streamed at gnac.ezstream.com.

Founded in 1995, the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 12 member institutions and over 3,000 student-athletes across the New England region. Each year, the GNAC sponsors and administers 17 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunities and community involvement.

Quarterfinals - Tuesday, Feb. 24
Game 1: #8 Albertus Magnus at #1 Emmanuel - 7:00 p.m.
Game 2: #5 Rivier at #4 Suffolk - 7:00 p.m.
Game 3: #6 Saint Joseph's (Maine) at #3 Johnson & Wales - 5:30 p.m.
Game 4: #7 Anna Maria at #2 Norwich - 7:00 p.m.

Semifinals - Thursday, Feb. 26
Game 5: Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner
Game 6: Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner

Championship - Saturday, Feb. 28
Game 7: Game 5 vs. Game 6 winner

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