With a Tufts victory over NESCAC-leading Bowdoin tonight, the women's basketball team's chances of wrapping up home-court advantage in the first round of the conference tournament would be promising.
Tufts would then just need a win over 8-13 Colby tomorrow afternoon to clinch at least the third seed in the conference, with opportunities to move up depending on how Amherst and Williams fare in their final NESCAC matchups.
The Jumbos even have an outside shot at their first-ever No. 1 seed, but the team would need Amherst to lose to ninth-place Trinity tomorrow to even have a chance at the top spot.
With a loss to Bowdoin tonight, the Jumbos wouldn't necessarily be out of the running for a home NESCAC tourney game, but the team would need some help.
In the likeliest scenario, Tufts would have to beat Colby and hope Williams defeats 5-2 Wesleyan tomorrow afternoon to earn the fourth seed and host the four-five NESCAC matchup a week from Saturday.
Two losses this weekend would drop the Jumbos no further than the fifth seed but would in all likelihood deny the team a home postseason game.
If Tufts did go winless this weekend, it would need Wesleyan to drop games to both Middlebury and Williams to still walk away with the fourth seed.
