Unless I’m mistaken, the Mountaineers have clinched the No. 2 seed in the four-team Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament next week at Canisius.

Manhattan edged Marist, 10-9, Saturday night, meaning that the Jaspers, Providence and Mount St. Mary’s finished the regular season with identical 5-3 records in the conference. If – as I suspect – head-to-head outcomes are the first tiebreaker, then the Mountaineers leapfrog both Manhattan and the Friars with wins against both teams.

The Jaspers would get the No. 3 seed by virtue of a 5-4 victory over Providence and a semifinal contest against Mount St. Mary’s on Friday at 1:30 p.m. The Friars get the No. 4 seed and a 4:30 p.m. matchup against top-seeded Siena, which finished with a 8-0 league mark.