Empire 8 tournament field set

Well, it’s official - Ithaca will host the Empire 8 men’s basketball tournament next weekend. After today’s games (Ithaca won and St. John Fisher won), the top-seeded Bombers will face the fourth-seeded Cardinals, while No. 2 Stevens Institute of Technology will play No. 3 Nazareth College. Times for the first round games on Friday have not yet been announced.

The women’s bracket is still not set, but will be after Sunday. Check back here for an update on that.