Tickets can be purchased online for the men's basketball game by CLICKING HERE. Cash will not be accepted.
SELINSGROVE, PA - Susquehanna University will face off against Wilkes University on Saturday at 7 p.m. for the Landmark Conference Men's Basketball title, hoping to punch their ticket to the NCAA Playoffs for the first time since the 2021-22 season where the team defeated Drew University for their most recent Landmark championship. The meeting between the River Hawks and Colonels will mark the first ever meeting between the two squads in the Landmark playoffs, while also marking the first time a six-seed has ever advanced this far in the tournament. Susquehanna looks to become the first team to win the Landmark title via three consecutive road tournament wins.
How We Got here:
- Susquehanna clinched the six and final seed in the Landmark Conference playoffs following a tie-breaker scenario that pushed Susquehanna to the playoffs over Moravian. Susquehanna clinched a key victory late in the season against Catholic University, giving the River Hawks the right to advance to the tournament.
- The River Hawks faced off against the three-seed University of Scranton in the first round, where SU stunned the Royals winning the game, 85-78. The Royals defeated the Susquehanna in both regular season meeting this year, giving them the right to host.
- Susquehanna continued to put the Landmark Conference on notice early in the game against Drew University in the semifinals, where SU led the Rangers 21-8 early in the first half of play. Susquehanna shocked the defending Landmark Champions, defeating the Rangers 93-87 en route to their first Landmark Championship appearance since falling to Catholic in 2023-24. Like at Scranton, the River Hawks avenged the Rangers after Drew took both regular season matchups.
- On the other end of the bracket, Wilkes University defeated Elizabethtown in the opening round on Tuesday, then upset one-seeded Catholic on Thursday to face off against Susquehanna in their first ever Landmark Tournament meeting.
- Tickets to the Landmark Conference Championship Game can be purchased by CLICKING HERE. Cash will not be accepted.
Susquehanna Men's Basketball Sport File:
- 15-12 overall record, 9-9 conference record
- Head Coach: Frank Marcinek, 37th season, 542-388 overall record
- How we got here: Susquehanna defeated the Drew University in the Landmark Conference Semifinals, 93-87
- Non-Conference Wins: Delaware Valley University (67-59), King's College (Pa.) (96-60), Penn State Harrisburg (71-55), #22 Johns Hopkins (66-60)
- Conference Wins: Juniata College (68-66), Wilkes University (75-72, 90-86), Moravian University (82-72), Lycoming College (85-84, 78-59), Goucher College (77-64, 87-59), Catholic University (81-79)
- All-Time Series Against Wilkes: 17-12
- This season against Wilkes: W, 75-72 , W, 90-86
- Career Seasons: Brandon Lavitt 1,221 points (16th all-time), 713 career rebounds (8th all-time), Billy Anderson 1,048 points (t-31st all-time)
- Landmark Championship Game Appearances: 2008-09, 2013-14, 2015-16, 2019-20, 2021-22, 2023-24, 2025-26
- Landmark Championships: 2019-20, 2021-22
