BANNER ELK, N.C. – Lees-McRae men's basketball heads to Spartanburg, South Carolina for Quarterfinals action with No. 3 Chowan on Friday, March 8 at 1:30 p.m. in the 2024 Atlantic Casualty Conference Carolinas Men's Basketball Championship.
The Matchup
No. 6 Lees-McRae vs. No. 3 Chowan
Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Admissions
All tickets are being sold online at the link on the left of this page. Cash will not be accepted on site.
- VIP Daily Pass: $30 Daily
- All-Tournament Pass: $25
- General Admission: $10/day, children 12 and under are free
- Conference Carolinas Students/Faculty with Valid ID are free
- Institutional Seating Areas: For all games, teams will have the opportunity to have the first four rows behind their bench. All of the rest of the seating will be general admission.
- Clear Bag Policy for Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium
The Series
The Bobcats and Hawks will face off for the 12th time in the all-time series since 2007 with Chowan holding the 7-4 lead in the series. Chowan earned the 92-73 win in Murfreesboro on Feb. 24, 2024.
Lees-McRae enters the Atlantic Casualty Conference Carolinas Men's Basketball Championship Quarterfinals after defeating North Greenville, 79-75, on Monday night in Banner Elk.
Ja'Quavian Florence paced the Bobcats with 20 points and
Nico Ashley had the fourth-most blocks in a single game this season in NCAA Division II with nine.
Last Time Out
The 19 wins for Lees-McRae this season is the most in program history since 2017-18 when the Bobcats recorded 23 wins. The Bobcats concluded the 2017-2018 season with the Conference Carolinas Tournament title on the McNair & Debi Tornow Court.
Scouting Chowan
Chowan enters postseason play as the No. 3 seed after ending the regular season with six consecutive wins. The Hawks knocked off No. 20 UNC Pembroke, 82-75, on Feb. 28 in Pembroke, North Carolina in their regular-season finale. Daylan Askew guided Chowan in the overtime victory with 19 points and RJ Wilson collected a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
UP NEXT:
The winner between Chowan and Lees-McRae will face the No. 2 seed Emmanuel on Saturday, March 9 at 2:45 p.m. All games for the Atlantic Casualty Conference Carolinas Men's Basketball Championship will be available to stream on the Conference Carolinas Digital Network.
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