PITTSBURGH - The 10th ranked Duquesne bowling team opens play at the 2022 Northeast Conference Championship on Thursday, March 24, when it takes on second-seeded Mount St. Mary's at 2:00 p.m.

The Dukes (63-32, 14-7) are seeded third in the event which will be held over three days at Hamilton Lanes in Trenton, N.J.

The winner of the event will secure the NEC's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Championship.

DU, which earned an at-large bid to last year's NCAA Championship, is looking to make back-to-back NCAA appearances for the first time in the six-year program's history.

Visit NEC Tournament Central for complete event details as well as NEC Front Row for live stream links.