Savannah College of Art and Design Athletics

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Tournament pairings for the 2009 The Sun Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments have been released.

In the men's tournament, the Savannah College of Art and Design (16-14 overall, 4-10 TSC) earned the No. 7 seed will travel to No. 2 St. Thomas (Fla.) University (17-10, 9-5) for a 7 p.m. quarterfinal contest Tuesday (Feb. 24) in Miami. The winner advances to face the winner of the No. 3 Warner University and No. 6 Florida Memorial University in the semifinals Friday (Feb. 27). The semifinals and finals will be held at the highest-remaining seed after the quarterfinals.

In the women's tournament, the Bees (14-12, 5-7) are seeded fourth and will play No. 5 seed Webber International University (14-10, 5-7) in a first-round game Thursday (Feb. 26) in Jacksonville, Fla., on the campus of Edward Waters College. The winner advances to face No. 1 seed St. Thomas (Fla.) University (21-6, 10-2), which earned a first-round bye, at 5 p.m. Friday (Feb. 27).

The Sun Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

Quarterfinals
At Higher seeds
Tuesday
No. 8 Edward Waters at No. 1 Northwood (Fla.), 7 p.m.
No. 7 SCAD at No. 2 St. Thomas (Fla.), 7 p.m.
No. 6 Florida Memorial at No. 3 Warner, 7 p.m.
No. 5 Webber International at No. 4 Embry-Riddle (Fla.), 7 p.m.

Semifinals
At Highest-remaining seeded team
Friday
SCAD-St. Thomas (Fla.) winner vs. Florida Memorial-Warner winner, TBD
Webber International-Embry-Riddle (Fla.) winner vs. Edward Waters-Northwood (Fla.) winner, TBD
 
Championship
Saturday
Semfinal winners, TBD

The Sun Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
At Edward Waters College
Jacksonville, Fla.

First round
Thursday
Game 1 - No. 5 Webber International vs. No. 4 SCAD, 4 p.m.
Game 2 - No. 6 Warner vs. No. 3 Florida Memorial, 6 p.m.
Game 3 - No. 7 Edward Waters vs. No. 2 Northwood (Fla.), 8 p.m.

Semifinals
Friday
Game 4 - Winner Game 1 vs. No. 1 St. Thomas (Fla.), 5 p.m.
Game 5 - Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 7 p.m.
 
Championship
Saturday
Game 6 - Semfinal winners, 3 p.m.