Saint Francis University will host the first two rounds of the 2010 Northeast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament.  The quarterfinals will be played on Saturday, March 6, with the winners advancing to the semifinals on Sunday, March 7.  All games will be played at DeGol Arena at the Maurice Stokes Center in Loretto, Pa.   The championship game will be played at the home site of the highest remaining seed. 

  Ticket Information

Children age five and under will be admitted free of charge.  Contact Margie McHenry at (814) 472-3286 for tickets.

  Please contact your university's ticket sales representative to purchase tickets. 

 Game Schedules

Quarterfinals - Sat. March 6

 Semifinals - Sun. March 7

Directions to Saint Francis 

  Erie and the surrounding areas
Take I-79 south to Rt. 422 east to Ebensburg. Proceed into town. Turn left at light (Otto Mart will be on your right). Continue straight at next light in the center of town at the intersection of High Street and Center Street. Turn left at light onto Manor Drive (Best Gas Station on left). Take this road past the Laurel Crest Manor approximately 6 miles to University entrance on right.

Cleveland
Take I-80 east (Ohio Turnpike) to I-79 South. Travel 422 east to Ebensburg. Continue from Ebensburg—previous paragraph.


From Northeastern Pennsylvania/Central New Jersey 

Take I-80 south to I-80 west to exit 161 (Bellefonte). Take US99/Rt. 220 south approximately 50 miles to Altoona and Rt. 22 west. Take Rt. 22 west to Lilly/Portage exit. Turn right onto Rt. 53 north. Continue on Rt. 53 north approximately two miles to traffic light (Sheetz on left). Turn left at light and continue beneath railroad overpass. 200 yards beyond overpass, bear right at Saint Francis University sign onto St. Joseph Street. Take this road four miles to Loretto. At Village Cross monument on traffic circle, bear left. Saint Francis University entrance is 200 yards on left.

Baltimore, Washington, DC and Virginia
Take I-270 north to I-70 west to Breezewood. Take PA Turnpike (I-76)
west to Bedford (220 North/I-99 North) exit. Turn left after toll booth. At top of the hill, turn left onto  Rt. 220 north to Altoona. Follow exit marked Rt. 22, Ebensburg/Hollidaysburg. Take Rt. 22 west to Lilly/Portage exit. Turn right on Rt. 53 north. Turn left at the first traffic light (at Sheetz). 200 yards beyond overpass, bear right at “Saint Francis University” sign onto St. Joseph Street. Take this road 4 miles to Loretto. At Village Cross monument on traffic circle, bear left. University is roughly 200 yards on the left.

Area Lodging

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*Official Host Hotel of the 2010 NEC Women's Basketball Tournament	220 West Plank Road  Altoona, PA  16602	(814) 946-1631
	130 Patchway Road  Duncansville, PA  16635	(814) 693-1800
	2 Convention Center Drive   Altoona, PA 16602	(814) 312-1800
	180 Charlotte Drive  Altoona, PA 16602	(814) 941-3500

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