April 10, 2009

Rice at East Carolina Tops Weekend Slate

For this Easter Weekend, the top series is in Conference USA.

First-place East Carolina (8-1, 25-7) entertains second-place Rice (7-2, 23-7) in the top set of the weekend.

The ACC has three key series as North Carolina (9-5, 26-7) visits Florida State (7-6, 19-10), Miami (Fla.) heads to Clemson (9-6, 21-11) and Virginia (8-5, 27-6) goes to Georgia Tech (9-4, 20-7). In the SEC, LSU (8-4, 24-8) travels to Alabama (6-6, 21-10). The top four teams in the Southern Conference tangle as fourth-place Coastal Carolina (10-5, 21-9) visits leader Elon (11-4, 17-11), while second-place Western Carolina (8-3, 19-10) entertains third-place Georgia Southern (7-3, 22-8). In the Big South, Radford (7-3, 14-11) heads to Coastal Carolina (6-2, 26-7). In a Sun Belt battle, first-place Middle Tennessee (11-4, 22-7) welcomes third-place FIU (8-4, 19-10). In the SWAC, Southern (13-2, 17-9) plays at Jackson State (9-5, 23-11).

In the Pac-10, first-place Arizona State (8-1, 23-7) plays host to Washington State (4-2, 14-13). In the West Coast Conference, first-place San Diego (6-1, 22-12) travels to third-place Gonzaga (5-2, 22-9).

The big bout in the Big 12 features Texas A&M (7-5, 20-12) at Kansas State (5-4, 24-8). In the Big Ten, first-place Illinois (4-2, 19-7) travels to Michigan (3-3, 18-11). In the Southland, leader Texas State (11-5, 21-10) entertains second-place Southeastern Louisiana (10-6, 20-11). In the Ohio Valley, Southeast Missouri (8-1, 18-11) goes to Murray State (1-4, 18-12).

In the Big East, leader West Virginia (9-1, 24-6) welcomes St. John’s (7-3, 18-11). In the Ivy League, the top two teams in the Red Rolfe Division meet as Dartmouth (8-0, 11-9) plays host to Brown (7-1, 10-10). In the CAA, Towson (3-3, 15-14) travels to first-place George Mason (7-2, 26-5). In the A-10, No. 1 Temple (8-1, 13-15) plays Saint Joseph’s (5-4, 11-16). In America East, preseason favorite Binghamton (2-0, 9-12) heads to first-place Albany (4-0, 11-16). In the NEC, two teams tied for first tangle as Monmouth (4-2, 15-14) goes to Fairleigh Dickinson (4-2, 9-15).

Enjoy the games this weekend!