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@ERAUMBasketball to Take On No. 10 Midland in First Round of NAIA II National Tournament

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has announced the seedings and bracket for the 2014 NAIA II Men's Basketball National Championship (Mar. 12-18) with the Embry-Riddle Eagles set to take on No. 10 Midland (Fremont, Neb.) at 8:30 a.m. (CST) on Wednesday in the first round of the 32-team event. The Eagles and Warriors have never met previously.

The Eagles (24-7) enter the tournament with the third most appearances (14) of any of the 32 teams in Point Lookout, Mo., trailing only host institution College of the Ozarks (18) and Bellevue (15). Embry-Riddle earned the seventh at-large berth to the tournament, while Midland (26-5) grabbed the No. 2 at-large berth.

The Blue and Gold will bring a 15-12 all-time record in the national tournament into Wednesday's contest, while the Warriors will be making their third appearance with a 2-2 overall ledger.

The two teams have just one common opponent in 2013-14 in the St. Thomas Bobcats. The Warriors downed STU 60-48 back on Dec. 19, while the Eagles dropped both games in the regular season to St. Thomas, 67-63 (Jan. 18) and 60-58 (Feb. 12).

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