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Lees McRae Bobcats Head to Tennessee Saturday for NCAA Tournament Debut vs. Queens

BANNER ELK, N.C. – After capturing the Conference Carolinas Tournament Championship last Sunday at Williams Gymnasium, the Lees-McRae College men’s basketball team will head to Harrogate, Tennessee on Saturday to take on Queens University of Charlotte in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Tip-off for Saturday’s game is set for 2:30 p.m. from Tex Turner Arena.

Last Time Out – As mentioned earlier, the Bobcats captured their first league championship last Sunday in front of a capacity crowd at Williams Gymnasium. LMC defeated eighth-seeded Belmont Abbey by a score of 75-72 to punch its ticket to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history.