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Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament Quarterfinals
#6-seed Graceland (11-14) at #3-seed Central Methodist (21-8)
Thursday, March 6 - 7 p.m. CT
Fayette, Mo. - Puckett Fieldhouse
Promotion: White Out
Live Video, Audio, Stats, Chat: CMUEagles.com
Talent: Curtis Hicks
Twitter:�@cmueagles

FAYETTE, Mo. - Central Methodist, the three-seed in the Heart of America Athletic Conference (HAAC) Tournament for a third straight season, hosts No. 6-seed Graceland (Iowa) on Thursday in the 2014 quarterfinal round. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. CT.

Ticket prices for Thursday's HAAC Tournament game are $8 for adults, $7 for seniors (ages 65 and older) and $5 for children (ages 17 and under.). No season passes will be accepted. However, the Central Methodist Athletic Department and Student Government Association (SGA) will cover the admission of all Central Methodist students and the first 25 faculty or staff to pick up a game pass from the second floor of the Inman Student and Community Center. Eagles' students must present a valid student ID and sign in at the gate.

Central Methodist won both matchups during the regular season, defeating Graceland 103-67 in Lamoni, Iowa, on January 23 and 90-75 on February 27 in Puckett Fieldhouse.

Thursday's game is a "White Out." All fans are encouraged to wear white inside Puckett Fieldhouse. The unified image of all Eagles' fans in white has created some powerful images during the last few seasons.

Live video, audio, stats, chat and Twitter updates are available Thursday

Last Postseason Meeting: Graceland 61, Central Methodist 55 (March 1, 2012 - Fayette, Mo.)

Last Time Out: MNU 89, Graceland 68; Central Methodist 77, Peru State 64

Game Notes: Graceland was victorious in its last postseason trip to Puckett Fieldhouse, winning 61-55 in the HAAC Tournament first round two seasons ago ... Since its six-point loss to Graceland in the first round of the 2012 HAAC Tournament, Central Methodist has won the last four meetings by an average margin of 35.5 points ... Yellowjackets G Yvette Bennett averaged 15.0 points and hit a total of five three-pointers this season against Central Methodist ... Eagles G Morgan Vetter hit 10 three-pointers over two games against the Yellowjackets this season and averaged 19.5 points per game.