DANBURY, Conn. – The Arcadia University men's basketball team been selected as the No. 5 seed for the 2015 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III South Championship Tournament, and will open tournament play at fourth-seeded DeSales University Wednesday night at 7 p.m. The Knights will be making their first ECAC tournament appearance in program history.
 
Tickets for Wednesday's quarterfinal at DeSales are $5 for general admission, $3 for seniors and $2 for students with a valid University ID. Fans unable to attend the game can follow the contest online through DeSales' LIVE STATS feed.
 
Arcadia dropped an 81-75 decision to the Bulldogs back on January 7 at in Center Valley. Sophomore Ryan Kelley scored a career-high 26 points in the game for the Knights, while senior Joe Brown netted 18 points. Sophomore Brian Laird totaled 20 points on 7 of 14 shooting from the field with four threes to lead DeSales, while senior Travis Bryan netted 16 points on 5 of 6 shooting from the floor while making each of his six free throw attempts.
 
The remaining quarterfinal matchups include eighth-seeded Bethany College at top-seeded Penn State Behrend, second-seeded Stevenson University at seventh-seeded McDaniel College, and sixth-seeded Hood College at third-seeded Waynesburg University. The semifinal and championship rounds will be hosted by the winner of the Bethany-Penn State Behrend game March 7-8.
 
For the season, Arcadia was 2-3 against teams in the ECAC tournament field. The Knights posted a pair of wins over Hood, but fell twice to Stevenson in addition to their loss to DeSales.

Official ECAC Release l Championship Bracket
 
2015 ECAC Division III South Championship Seeding
1 – Penn State Behrend (23-3, 17-1 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference)
2 – Stevenson (18-9, 10-6 Commonwealth Conference)
3 – Waynesburg (18-10, 12-4 Presidents' Athletic Conference)
4 – DeSales (17-9, 9-5 Freedom Conference)
5 – Arcadia (14-12, 10-6 Commonwealth Conference)
6 – Hood (14-12, 10-6 Commonwealth Conference)
7 – McDaniel (14-12, 9-9 Centennial Conference)
8 – Bethany (17-10, 11-5 Presidents' Athletic Conference)
 
First Round – Wednesday, March 4
No. 8 Bethany at No. 1 Penn State Behrend – 7 p.m.
No. 7 McDaniel hosting No. 2 Stevenson – 7:30 p.m.
No. 6 Hood at No. 3 Waynesburg – 7 p.m.
No. 5 Arcadia at No. 4 DeSales – 7 p.m.
 
Semifinals – Saturday, March 7 at Bethany-Penn State Behrend Winner
No. 1 Penn State Behrend/No. 8 Bethany winner vs. No. 4 DeSales/No. 5 Arcadia winner - TBD
No. 2 Stevenson/No. 7 McDaniel winner vs. No. 3 Waynesburg/No. 6 Hood - TBD
 
Championship – Sunday, March 8 at Bethany-Penn State Behrend Winner
Two Semifinal Winners - TBD