The Becker College men's basketball team will be playing in their sixth New England Collegiate Conference Championship Game in nine seasons on Saturday when they head to Southern Vermont College to play the Mountaineers with the NECC title and a bid to the NCAA Tournament on the line.

The Hawks advanced to the finals after defeating the Lynx of Lesley University, 64-62 on Thursday night in Leicester in the NECC semifinals. Playing in the final home game of his illustrious career, senior guard and team captain Kyle Credle (Queens, N.Y. / Benjamin N. Cardozo) led the second-seeded Hawks of Becker (18-8) with a game-high 29 points with three assists and three steals. Credle scored 17 of his points in the first half, accounting for nearly 50 percent of Becker's total scoring in the opening period. Sophomore guard Kareem Davis (Lowell, Mass. / St. John's) scored 12 points and dished out four assists while junior forward Samuel Durodola (Rosedale, N.Y. / Campus Magnet) finished with nine points and a team-high ten rebounds to go along with two blocks in just 27 minutes. Becker shot 25 of 32 at the free throw line, compared to five of 13 for Lesley.

Becker last won the NECC Championship in 2012.

Tip-off will be at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday at the Mountaineer Athletic Center in Bennington, Vermont. Spots are still available for the Becker Fan Bus, which is departing at 11:00 a.m. in front of the Campus Center on the Leicester campus. To reserve a place, use this link.