FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WINTHROP, Mass. – No. 11 nationally ranked Johnson & Wales University have run the table in league play for the second straight season, finishing at 12-0 to cement the top seed in next week's 2017 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Tournament, which gets underway with quarterfinal action on Tuesday evening, October 31.

JWU, the top-ranked team in the region, will host eighth-seeded Mount Ida College on Tuesday at 7:30 PM. Fifth-seeded Regis (Mass.) will travel to fourth-seeded Lasell College Tuesday at 6:30 PM, while third-seeded Rivier University will take on sixth-seeded Saint Joseph's College of Maine and second-seeded Simmons College will welcome seventh-seeded Suffolk University, both at 7:00 PM.

For the complete tournament schedule, which does not reseed, please see below. Also be sure to watch all of the action live on thegnac.tv or watch your favorite GNAC teams on one of our four custom digital streaming apps.  

Tuesday, October 31 - Quarterfinals
Game 1: #8 Mount Ida at #1 JWU - 7:30 PM
Game 2: #5 Regis (Mass.) at #4 Lasell - 6:30 PM
Game 3: #6 Saint Joseph's Maine at #3 Rivier - 7:00 PM
Game 4: #7 Suffolk at #2 Simmons - 7:00 PM

Thursday, November 2 - Semifinals
Game 5: 4/5 winner vs 1/8 winner
Game 6: 3/6 winner vs 2/7 winner

Saturday, November 4 - Final
Game 7: Highest remaining seed

Founded in 1995, the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 13 member institutions and over 3,000 student-athletes across the New England region. Each year, the GNAC sponsors and administers 20 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunities and community involvement. 

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