Top-seeded Men’s Basketball Hosts No. 4 Seed Lesley in NECC Semifinals Wednesday

QUINCY, Mass.- The No. 1 seed Eastern Nazarene College men's basketball team battles fourth-seeded Lesley in the New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) Tournament semifinals Wednesday evening.

BASICS:
Date: 02/23/22
Location: Lahue Athletic Center | Quincy, Mass.
Time: 7:00 pm
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Spectator Policy: All spectators must be masked – regardless of vaccination status

HOW THEY GOT HERE:
Eastern Nazarene finished the regular-season with a 13-11 overall record with a 4-2 league mark. The Lions finished in a three-way tie atop the conference standings and emerged as the No. 1 seed in the NECC Tournament due to a series of tiebreakers. Lesley posted a 2-19 record in the regular season with an 0-6 mark in league action.

POSTSEASON HISTORY:
Eastern Nazarene is making its eighth playoff appearance in the last 10 years and its third-consecutive trip to the NECC Tournament semifinals. The Lions boast an all-time postseason record of 17-16.

ENC vs. LESLEY – ALL-TIME SERIES:
Eastern Nazarene and Lesley have meet 15 times on the hardwood with the Lions owning a 10-5 all-time record versus the Lynx. Eastern Nazarene defeated Lesley in all three regular-season meetings during the 2021-22 campaign and has won the last five matchups.

LONG-DISTANCE CALLING:
The Lions pace the NECC with a collective three-point shooting percentage of 35.7%. Bernie McGuinness (Cumming, Ga.) ranks second in the league with a 44.8% clip from beyond the arc while Nick Manso (Brick, N.J.) ranks tied for sixth with a shooting percentage of 35.1% from downtown.