The games: York, Pa. (26-2) vs. Worcester Polytech (24-3), 6 p.m. ET; King's (23-5) at No. 16 Ramapo (24-4), 8 p.m. ET; winners meet Saturday at 7 p.m. ET

Location: Bradley Center, Ramapo College, Mahwah, N.J.

On the air: The entire sectional will be broadcast by D3hoops.com for NCAASports.com.

It only took a few short minutes of watching game film for King's head men's coach J.P. Andrejko to realize his team would be facing a Ramapo team with a style and level of athleticism his Monarchs have not seen.

When King's travels to Mahwah, N.J., to face host Ramapo in the NCAA Division III Sectional Championships on Friday at 8 p.m., Andrejko knows that the game will present his squad with the biggest challenge it has seen all year.

The Monarchs (23-5), who have set a single-season record for victories and are making their first-ever appearance in the NCAA "Sweet 16", will be at a decided disadvantage in speed and athleticism against a Ramapo team worthy of its school nickname - the Roadrunners. Ramapo employs a pressure-laden style very similar to former University of Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson, whose "Forty Minutes of Hell" helped the Razorbacks to the 1994 Division I national championship as well as a second-place finish in 1995.

Ramapo utilizes a relentless full-court press that has forced teams into 742 turnovers this season, including a whopping 26.5 turnovers per-game average. The Roadrunners take full advantage by converting turnovers into points with an outstanding transition game that yields a 87.0 points per-game scoring average, the highest of any team King's has faced all season.

Ramapo is led by 6-2 senior guard Amin Wright with 16.9 points, 7.7 rebounds, 3.8 steals, and 3.5 assists per-game. Wright was not only a first-team New Jersey Athletic Conference first-team selection, he was also named the NJAC "Defensive Player of the Year".

Rashawn Wilson, a 6-8 sophomore center, follows with 15.4 points and 8.6 rebounds each contest. Todd Lowber, a 6-4 junior forward, adds 13.3 points and 4.9 rebounds. Sophomore Antoine Pryor, a 5-9 guard, contributes 8.0 points and 2.3 assists, including a team-high 47 three-pointers. Benjamin Allen, a 6-0 senior guard, averages 7.3 points and 3.0 rebounds. Senior 5-10 guard Derrick Holley nets 6.8 points with 3.3 assists, and 2.8 rebounds while 6-4 junior guard Quameir Harding chips in with 5.9 points and 3.1 rebounds.

"Ramapo is going to be the most athletic team we will have faced this year and they play a style different from what we have seen," Andrejko noted. "This is going to be an interesting due to contrasting styles of play and whether or not each team can impose its style on the other. They want a full-court, quick tempo-type game while we want to control tempo and make is a half-court game. We need to be able to take care of the ball and not turn it over because their press leads to a lot of easy scoring chances. They are very deep and athletic team that likes to put a lot pressure on you."

King's will counter with senior 6-4 forward Brian Horgan, the MAC Freedom Conference "Player of the Year", who ranks first on the Monarch squad with 20.0 points, 6.9 rebounds, 2.2 steals, 80 three-point field goals, and 25 blocks.

Marty O'Hora, a 6-5 senior center, follows with 13.2 and 5.7 rebounds, while 6-4 freshman forward Vince Scalzo adds 10.3 points and 4.8 rebounds. Landon Gabriel, a 6-1 senior point-guard, averages 8.7 points and 3.9 assists while connecting on 48 three-pointers. Freshman Jamie Cousart, a 6-2 guard, rounds out the starters by averaging 5.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 2.8 assists.

King's has received solid play from its bench this season, led by 6-6 rookie center John Soboleski with 6.6 points and 3.4 rebounds. Jim Welsh, a 6-3 guard, contributes 6.3 points, including 45 three-pointers. Rounding out the Monarch's rotation is 6-3 junior forward Thomas Moore who chips in with 5.6 points and 3.2 rebounds.

"Ramapo lives off of turnovers caused by their pressure so we have to play smart," Andrejko concluded. "They are a very good team that plays with a lot of energy. We will have to be patient and disciplined in order to be successful and our decision-making is going to be very important against this type of opponent. This is our biggest test of the year and hopefully we will be able to execute our game plan."

Should the Monarchs advances past Ramapo, they will face the winner of the other sectional contest between Worchester Polytechnic Institute (24-3) and York College (26-2), who play in the 6:00 p.m. opener in the Bill Bradley Center on the Ramapo Campus.

York, which has four players scoring in double-figures, is led by 6-3 junior guard Brandon Bushey who averages 16.3 points 3.7 rebounds, and 2.7 assists. Kenny Fass, a 6-4 junior forward, follows with 11.8 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 2.7 assists. Center Brian Singer, a 6-8 junior, adds 10.8 points and 5.9 boards. Chad McGowan, a 6-7 freshman forward, chips in with 10.5 points and 4.4 rebounds.

Worchester Polytechnic is paced by sophomore guard Ryan Cain with 19.9 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists with 55 three-pointers. Mike Prestileo a 6-0 junior guard, follows with 12.7 points and 65 three-pointers. Scott Misiaszek, a 6-10 sophomore center, adds 9.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 3.2 blocks per-game.

WPI and York have played no common opponents this year. WPI and Ramapo have played one common opponent, Bridgewater State. WPI defeated Bridgewater State in Bridgewater, 97-81, on Nov. 23. Ramapo defeated Bridgewater State, 94-87 in overtime, in a tournament in Phoenix on Dec. 30.

WPI and King's have played one common opponent, DeSales. WPI lost to DeSales 84-65 in the championship game of the Old Westbury Classic on Long Island on Dec. 29. WPI trailed by nine with about 3 minutes remaining when it began to start fouling. King's played DeSales three times, losing 83-60 at home on January 15; then winning on the road 85-62 on Feb. 5; and then winning at DeSales 77-72 in their tourney championship game on Feb. 26.

The last time WPI reached the NCAA Tournament was in 1984-85, when WPI finished as Northeast Regional Champions with a 20-8 record. That team reached the NCAA Quarterfinals (Round of 8) before losing to Widener, 41-38. The only other time WPI reached the NCAA's was in 1981-82 when WPI finished with a 14-11 record.