ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Roberts Wesleyan University men's basketball team has earned the fourth seed for the upcoming East Coast Conference Championships.
The Redhawks (10-16, 7-9) will host fifth-seeded College of Staten Island on Wednesday, March 5 at 7 p.m.. The winner of the Roberts-CSI game will play as top-seeded Daemen (25-0) at 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 8.
Roberts lost its regular-season finale at Daemen, the top-ranked team in NCAA Division II, 85-64, on Saturday afternoon as the Wildcats jumped to an early 19-1 lead and did not look back.
Graduate student
Malik Brooks led the Redhawks with 16 points and 11 rebounds on Saturday.
Zach Hicks,
Arnardo Camacho and
Trey Kleitz all scored 10 points for Roberts. Hicks grabbed seven rebounds and Camacho made four steals.