The South Atlantic Conference Men's & Women's Basketball Semifinals and Finals to be Broadcast on ESPN3

ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The 2017 South Atlantic Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Championship semifinals and finals will be broadcast on ESPN3.  The League is the only Conference among Division II to have both its men's and women's semifinals and finals carried on the ESPN family of networks.

"This is a great opportunity for the SAC to have six games over two days on a national platform," said South Atlantic Conference Commissioner Patrick Britz. "Our league has had tremendous success at the regional and national level in both men's and women's basketball recently, so being able to showcase our tournament semifinals and finals on ESPN3 is wonderful exposure for the SAC."

The women's semifinals kicks the action off on Saturday, March 4 at noon as the top-seeded and national No. 11 Lincoln Memorial takes on No. 4 seed Carson-Newman.  At 2:30, No. 3 seed Wingate will square off against upset-minded No. 7 seed Catawba.

A pair of national top 10 teams highlight the men's semifinals.  Ninth-ranked and top seed Lincoln Memorial will face No. 4 seed Carson-Newman in the first men's semifinal at 5:30pm.  Queens, the No. 2 seed and ranked No. 10 nationally, will play third-seeded Wingate in the nightcap at 8:00pm.

The finals will be played on Sunday, March 5 with the women's championship at 1:00pm, followed by the men's final at 4:00pm.

Ryan Brown and Brian Stayton will call the action live from Timmons Arena in Greenville, S.C.