Ferris State to Host GLIAC Men's Basketball Final Four This Weekend
Portions of this release courtesy of Rob Bentley, FSU Associate Athletics Comm. Dir.
BAY CITY, Mich. - Ferris State University will serve as the host for the 2011 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) Men's Basketball semifinals and final this weekend. Semifinal action will take place on Saturday, Mar. 5 in Jim Wink Arena, with the tournament final on Sunday, Mar. 6.
Click here to visit the 2011 GLIAC Men's Basketball Tournament page
Top-seeded Ferris State advanced to the semifinals after downing No. 8 Saginaw Valley State University, 80-61, in quarterfinal action in Big Rapids (Mich.) on Wednesday night. Senior forward/center Justin Keenan (Grand Rapids, Mich/Ottawa Hills) scored a game-high 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Bulldogs past the Cardinals.
Michigan Technological University, the No. 6 seed in the tournament, upset the No. 3 seed, Grand Valley State University on Wednesday, 74-72, in Allendale, Mich. Sophomore center Ali Haidar (Windsor, Ont./Forster) scored 25 points and tallied 12 rebounds to lead the Huskies.
The University of Findlay punched its ticket to the GLIAC Semifinals with a 73-56 home win over seventh-seeded Lake Superior State University. The second-seeded Oilers were led by junior guard Kyle Caiola (Parma, Ohio), who recorded 15 points, five assists and four rebounds in the win.
Wayne State University is the fourth GLIAC team in the semifinals after the No. 4 Warriors knocked off fifth-seeded Hillsdale College, 79-62, in Detroit on Wednesday. WSU got a game high 20 points, as well as six rebounds and five assists, from senior guard Bryan Smothers (Pontiac, Mich./Northern) in the victory.
The top-seeded Bulldogs will host fourth-seeded Michigan Tech on
Saturday at 1 p.m. (ET). The second semifinal between
second-seeded Findlay and number three seed Wayne State will follow
at approximately 3 p.m. (ET). The championship game will take
place on Sunday (March 6) at 2 p.m. (ET).
Advance tickets for Saturday's semifinals will be on sale at the
FSU Athletics Ticket Office located inside the Ewigleben Sports
Complex on Thursday and Friday beginning at 9 a.m. (ET) with
expanded hours to 7 p.m. (ET). Ticket prices for each session
are $8 for adults or $2 for all students older than age five,
including college students with identification.
All seats are general admission and no regular-season passes of any type such as FSU Rebounders Club or all-sports passes will be accepted per league tournament regulations.
The box office will open two hours prior to game time on
Saturday at 11 a.m. (ET) with the doors to Wink Arena opening at
noon. The ticket office will also open two hours early prior
to Sunday's championship game at 12 p.m. (ET) with Wink Arena's
doors opening at 1 p.m. (ET) before the title contest.
For additional information, please contact the FSU Athletics
Ticket Office at (231) 591-2888.
The winner of the GLIAC Tournament receives an automatic bid
into the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional Tournament slated to be
held March 12-15 at a campus site yet to be determined.
Below are Wednesday's quarterfinal-round
results:
#1 Ferris State def. #8 Saginaw Valley State, 80-61
#2 Findlay def. #7 Lake Superior State, 73-56
#6 Michigan Tech def. #3 Grand Valley State, 74-72
#4 Wayne State def. #5 Hillsdale, 79-62
Below are Saturday's semifinal games:
Hosted by Ferris State University - Jim Wink Arena
1 p.m. - #1 Ferris State vs. #4 Michigan Tech
3 p.m. - #2 Findlay vs. #3 Wayne State
The two winners meet in Sunday's championship game at 2 p.m.
(ET)
Note: Teams were reseeded after the quarterfinals
