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2012-13

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NEC MEN’S BASKETBALL FACTS & FIGURES NEC MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS LAST WEEK’S RESULTS WEEK 11 RELEASE • JAN. 28, 2013 Thursday, Jan. 24..... Central Connecticut 78 at Quinnipiac 85 SCHOOL NEC PCT. OVR. PCT. STR. HOME AWAY NEU. LIU Brooklyn 78 at St. Francis Brooklyn 68 1. Bryant...... 6-2 .750 13-6 .684 L2 7-2 6-4 0-0 Bryant 76 at Sacred Heart 87 Robert Morris...... 6-2 .750 14-7 .667 W6 7-2 6-4 1-1 Wagner 52 at Mount St. Mary’s 50 Sacred Heart...... 6-2 .750 8-11 .421 W3 4-3 3-8 1-0 Robert Morris 84 at Saint Francis U 70 4. Wagner...... 5-3 .625 11-8 .579 W2 5-1 5-7 1-0 Fairleigh Dickinson 54 at Monmouth 73 LIU Brooklyn...... 5-3 .625 10-10 .500 W5 6-3 4-7 0-0 Saturday, Jan. 26...... Fairleigh Dickinson 56 at Quinnipiac 58 6. Central Connecticut...... 4-4 .500 8-11 .421 W1 4-4 4-6 0-1 St. Francis Brooklyn 70 at Central Connecticut 72 St. Francis Brooklyn...... 4-4 .500 8-11 .421 L2 3-4 5-6 0-1 LIU Brooklyn 79 at Bryant 78 Quinnipiac...... 4-4 .500 8-12 .400 W2 4-6 4-4 0-2 Wagner 81 at Saint Francis U 56 9. Monmouth...... 3-5 .375 8-13 .381 L1 4-3 2-10 2-0 Mount St. Mary’s 68 at Robert Morris 76 10. Mount St. Mary’s...... 2-6 .250 7-12 .368 L2 4-2 3-10 0-0 Monmouth 68 at Sacred Heart 82 Fairleigh Dickinson...... 2-6 .250 7-14 .333 L5 2-4 3-10 2-0 12. Saint Francis U...... 1-7 .125 1-18 .053 L7 1-9 0-9 0-0 THIS WEEK’S GAMES Thursday, Jan. 31 �� Sacred Heart at Wagner Choice Hotels/NEC Player of the Week Quinnipiac at Mount St. Mary’s Shane Gibson, Sacred Heart Saint Francis U at LIU Brooklyn Bryant at Fairleigh Dickinson (NEC-TV) 6-2, 180lbs Central Connecticut at Monmouth Killingly, CT/Killingly Robert Morris at St. Francis Brooklyn In winning the seventh Choice Hotels NEC Player of the Week award of his career, Gibson averaged 29.5 points to lead Sacred Heart to Saturday, Feb. 2...... Robert Morris at LIU Brooklyn (ESPNU) back-to-back victories and a tie for first place in the NEC standings with a 6-2 record. The top scorer in NEC play (25.4 ppg), Gibson Sacred Heart at Mount St. Mary’s dropped 26 points on 8-of-16 shooting and nailed four shots from beyond the arc in an 87-76 victory over previously unbeaten Bryant Quinnipiac at Wagner at home on Thursday. He also went 6-for-6 from the charity stripe and grabbed six boards. The 6-2 guard then shined on NEC-TV Saint Francis U at St. Francis Brooklyn on Saturday, reeling off a season-high 33 points, including 24 in the second half, as SHU rallied to beat Monmouth, 82-68. With Central Connecticut at Fairleigh Dickinson the Hawks holding a 10-point lead midway through the second stanza, Gibson took over with 19 straight points for the Pioneers to Bryant at Monmouth position his team for the comeback victory. Gibson extended his streak of 20-plus point performances to seven games and made a move deeper into the NEC record books, cracking the top-10 in scoring at No. 10 with 1,835 career points. Overall, the Killingly, CT native ranks second in the NEC in scoring (20.1), first in free throw percentage (.889), second in made three-pointers (2.8/game) Choice Hotels/NEC Player of the Week and fifth in three-point percentage (.422). Nov. 12 ��Shane Gibson, SHU Andrew Nicholas, MU Nov. 19 ��Kyle Vinales, CCSU Choice Hotels/NEC Rookie of the Week Nov. 26 ��Dyami Starks, BRY Eric Fanning, Wagner Dec. 3 ��Karvel Anderson, RMU Jason Brickman, LIU 6-4, 205lbs Dec. 10 ��Matt Hunter, CCSU Trenton, NJ/Perkiomen (PA) Dec. 17 ��Jonathon Williams, WC Fanning averaged a team-best 13.5 points and 6.0 rebounds, and shot 63.2 percent from the field as Wagner posted a pair of road Dec. 31 �� Frankie Dobbs, BRY Jalen Cannon, SFC wins over Mount St. Mary’s and Saint Francis U last week. In a narrow 52-50 victory over the Mount on Thursday, Fanning supplied Jan. 7 ��Dyami Starks, BRY the Seahawks with a game-high 12 points and seven boards in just 20 minutes of action. He also added one the team’s five blocks. On Earl Brown, SFU Saturday, the 6-4 guard posted a career-high 15 points as Wagner bested the Red Flash by an 81-56 count to improve to 5-3 in NEC Jan. 14 ��Coron Williams, RMU play. For the year, Fanning is averaging 6.9 points on 48.4 percent from the floor and 37.5 percent from long range. During confer- Alex Francis, BRY Jan. 21 ��Jamal Olasewere, LIU ence action, the Garden State native is third on the team in scoring with 9.9 ppg and boasts a team-best 51.7 field-goal percentage. Jan. 28 ��Shane Gibson, SHU Choice Hotels/NEC Rookie of the Week Nov. 12 �� Kendrick Ray, QU Nov. 19 ��Stephon Mosley, SFU Nov. 26 ��Sekou Harris, FDU Dec. 3 �� Stephon Mosley Dec. 10 ��Shivaughn Wiggins, MSM Dec. 17 ��Stephan Hawkins, RMU Dec. 31 �� EJ Reed, LIU Jan. 7 �� EJ Reed, LIU Jan. 14 �� EJ Reed, LIU Brandon Peel, CCSU Jan. 21 ��Shivaughn Wiggins, MSM Jan. 28 ��Eric Fanning, WC

WWW.NORTHEASTCONFERENCE.ORG IT’S GETTING CROWDED AT THE TOP (AND HERE COME THE BLACKBIRDS!) 2012-13 NEC PRESEASON POLL

If the first eight games is any indication of what we are in for this Could a “three-peat” be in the air? In the 32-year history of the Northeast season, then February is going to be one exciting month as teams Conference (NEC), no team has won three consecutive men’s basketball position themselves for NEC Tournament qualification and seeding. titles, but if the league’s coaches are to be believed, LIU Brooklyn is on The jockeying has already begun. And after a stunning weekend the cusp of making history. The two-time defending champion Blackbirds of play, there are three teams tied for first (Bryant, Robert Morris were picked first in the annual preseason poll. LIU, which claimed nine of and Sacred Heart) and two more (LIU Brooklyn and Wagner) just the possible 12 first place votes, defeated Robert Morris in each of the past a game back. two NEC championship games. As they say, it’s anyone’s game. The Colonials, who have played in four straight NEC title tilts and won it The biggest mover last week was two-time defending NEC champion LIU Brooklyn. Following an 0-3 start, the Blackbirds have now won all in both 2009 and 2010, were picked second with three first place nods. five straight, including a pair of road wins over St. Francis Brooklyn Wagner was chosen third, followed by Quinnipiac and St. Francis Brooklyn and league leader Bryant, a team ranked 17th in the College Insider in the fourth and fifth positions. Mid-Major Top-25 poll. LIU now sits in a fourth place tie with Wagner, just one game out of first. Sacred Heart, Monmouth, Central Connecticut, Mount St. Mary’s and Bry- ant occupied spots six through ten. Fairleigh Dickinson and Saint Francis And just like that, a season that looked somewhat bleak after NEC Player of the Year Julian Boyd (San Antonio, TX/ (PA) rounded out the poll. William H. Taft) went down with a season-ending knee injury in December, has taken a welcome turn for first year head coach Jack Perri. NEC 2012-13 MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON COACHES POLL “We’re just trying to get better, trying to create our own identity,” Perri said. “We had to change our identity a little (First-Place Votes in Parentheses) bit with Julian out. We’ve really focused on defense and rebounding in practice. Our last few games we did a good 1. LIU BROOKLYN (9) 7. MONMOUTH job with that.” 2. ROBERT MORRIS (3) 8. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT th LIU first rallied from 14 down to score a 78-68 win over SFC inthe38 annual Battle of Brookluyn (see note 3. WAGNER 9. MOUNT ST. MARY’S below), then came into a hostile atmosphere at the Chace Center two days later. Before a packed house, LIU 4. QUINNIPIAC 10. BRYANT and Bryant went toe-to-toe in an NEC Game of the Year candidate. It literally came down to the final second 5. ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN 11. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON as the Blackbirds escaped Smithfield with a 79-78 win when Bryant junior forward Alex Francis (Harlem, NY/Holderness Prep (NH)) failed to convert a three-point play opportunity with 1.1 ticks left on the clock. 6. SACRED HEART 12. SAINT FRANCIS (PA)

As per usual, it was the terrific inside-outside tandem of senior forward Jamal Olasewere (Silver Spring, MD/ Springbrook) and junior guard Jason Brickman (San Antonio, TX/Clark) that provided the spark for LIU. Olasewere 2012-13 PRESEASON ALL-NEC TEAM averaged 19.0 ppg, 9.0 rpg and shot 64.0 percent from the field for the week, while Brickman averaged a double- With the start of the 2012-13 men’s double with 10.0 ppg and 10.5 apg. basketball season just around the cor- “The whole year I’ve used the word resilience; we’ve shown a lot of resilience,” said Olasewere. “When we’re down, ner, Northeast Conference (NEC) head we don’t give up. That’s just Blackbird basketball.” coaches have tabbed the “the best of The loss to LIU was the second straight for Bryant, which had its eight-game win streak snapped on Thursday against the best” in the conference, selecting Sacred Heart. As a result, the Bulldogs dropped to 6-2 in the NEC, and now share first place with Robert Morris five players to the Preseason All-NEC and Sacred Heart. team. Each of the five honorees are Surging Robert Morris has now won six straight after beating Saint Francis U (84-70) and Mount St. Mary’s (76- returning All-NEC performers, includ- 68) last week. ing LIU Brooklyn senior forward Julian The catalyst has been junior guard Karvel Anderson (Elkhart, IN/Elkhart (Glen Oaks CC)), whose long distance Boyd (San Antonio, TX/William H. Taft), the reigning NEC Player of the Year. shooting has been off the charts the last two weeks. Anderson scored 22 points – including 19 straight at one point (see note below) against the Red Flash on Thursday, then dropped 19 at the Mount on Saturday. He has now Boyd is joined by teammate Jamal Olasewere (Silver Spring, MD/ hit 12 of his last 18 from three-point range and is shooting 43.4 percent from long distance on the year. Springbrook), also a senior forward for the two-time defending champion The Colonials are averaging 78.2 ppg over the six game streak and have shot 44.4 percent (55-124) from beyond Blackbirds. Quinnipiac junior forward Ike Azotam (Boston, MA/O’Bryant the arc during the stretch. (Marianapolis Prep)), Sacred Heart senior guard Shane Gibson (Killingly, Meanwhile, in Fairfield, a season that looked to be slipping away due to a never-ending series of injuries, has both CT/Killingly) and Robert Morris senior guard Velton Jones (Philadelphia, reversed course and turned some heads in the conference. PA/Northeast Catholic) round out the squad.

Sacred Heart finished just 2-9 in non-conference play, and with starting guards Evan Kelley (Norwalk, CT/ 2012-13 NEC PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM Norwalk) and Chris Evans (Stamford, CT/Stamford (Taft School)) out for the year, and starting center

Justin Swidowski (Cinnaminson, NJ/Holy Cross (Holy Family)) in and out of the lineup all season long Name Sch. Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/High School with various ailments, there was cause for concern from the Pioneer faithful. But longtime head coach Ike Azotam QU F 6-7 231 Jr Boston, MA/O’Bryant (Marianapolis Pr) Dave Bike and his staff have expertly navigated the team through adversity, and with players stepping up Julian Boyd LIU F 6-7 230 Sr San Antonio, TX/William H. Taft and filling the voids, SHU has assumed a share of first place and is off to its best start since 2007-08(11-2). Shane Gibson SHU G 6-2 180 Sr Killingly, CT/Killingly Of course, Choice Hotels NEC Player of the Week Shane Gibson (Killingly, CT/Killingly) has been on a scoring Velton Jones RMU G 6-0 170 Sr Philadelphia, PA/Northeast Catholic spree during the Pioneer revival, having averaged 27.1 ppg over his last seven games. But he has help this season. Jamal Olasewere LIU F 6-7 215 Sr Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook

WWW.NORTHEASTCONFERENCE.ORG NEC 2012-13 TV SCHEDULE Sophomores Phil Gaetano (Wallingford, CT/Sheehan (Choate Rosemary)) and Steve Glowiak (New Britain, CT/New Britain) have ably filled Kelley and Evans’ spots in the backcourt (see note below), NEC TV Schedule and junior forward Louis Montes (Brockton, MA/Brockton) is quietly having an all-star caliber year.

For the first time ever in 2012-13, each of the 23 broadcasts that comprise In Saturday’s 82-68 win over Monmouth on NEC-TV, Gibson racked up a 24 of his season-high 33 points in the the NEC-TV slate will be available on a national basis as well. The schedule is comprised of 17 men’s games and six women’s contests, including five men/ second half, but it was Montes who came up huge down the stretch, scoring nine points in the last four minutes as women doubleheaders. The Conference will receive nine prime time exposures the Pioneers ended the game on a 15-0 run. and four NEC Tournament games are on tap come March. The majority of the Throw in Wagner, which earned a road sweep last week with wins over Mount St. Mary’s (52-50) and Saint Francis broadcasts will air in HD. U (81-56) to improve to 5-3 in conference play, and you have five teams, all with their sights set on first place.

Most notably, there are five national broadcasts scheduled on the ESPN family As NEC broadcaster Joe DeSantis remarked on Saturday’s SHU-MU broadcast, you may as well spell NEC “P-A-R- of networks, including the NEC Men’s and Women’s Championship games. ESPNU is also slated to air a pair of marquee regular season men’s contests: I-T-Y.” Robert Morris at LIU Brooklyn on February 2 and LIU at Wagner on February 24. NEC FAST BREAK…NEWS YOU NEED TO KNOW The NEC will also partner with ESPN3, the network’s broadband network for live and on-demand sports programming. ESPN3 will exclusively broadcast the LIU DOBBS, JOHNSON JOIN GRAND CLUB: The NEC laid out the welcome Brooklyn-Robert Morris women’s matchup on February 2nd at noon, and pick mat for the two newest members of its 1,000-point club last week. up 12 games over the course of the regular season and playoffs. Bryant senior guard Frankie Dobbs (Berea, OH/Saint Edward (Ohio The NEC will once again team up with Fox College Sports (FCS) to air 18 games U.)) and Robert Morris senior forward Russell Johnson (Chester, PA/ nationally on its Atlantic, Central or Pacific regional channels. FCS games are Chester) both hit the milestone last Thursday. typically picked up on DirecTV as well. Dobbs had already eclipsed the 1,000 point mark earlier this month, The 2012-13 lineup also features 13 regionally produced games. Longtime but the Ohio U. transfer cracked 1,000 in a Bryant uniform as well in partner Madison Square Garden Network (MSG) will serve as the NEC’s flagship network, with games also airing on Root Sports (Pittsburgh), Cox Sports (CT/ a nine-point outing at Sacred Heart. He has amassed 1,078 overall RI) and Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN). points and 1,018 at Bryant in his career.

Date Matchup Time Carriers Johnson crossed 1,000 points in RMU’s 84-70 win at Saint Francis U. Sat., Jan. 12 Robert Morris at Monmouth (m) 7:00 pm MSG+, He had 12 points in the victory and added 12 more on Saturday against FCS (Delay), Root Pitt. (Delay-1/13 at 8:30 pm) Mount St. Mary’s to bump his career total to 1,022 points. He is one of Sat., Jan. 19 Sacred Heart at Saint Francis (PA) (w) 11:30 am FCS, 21 RMU players to cross the plateau. ESPN3, Root Pitt. (Delay- 1/20 at 7 pm) There have been 182 players in the history of the NEC who have Sacred Heart at Saint Francis (PA) (m) 2:00 pm FCS, reached 1,000 points. ESPN3, Root Pitt. (Delay- 1/20 at 9 pm) Thu., Jan. 24 LIU Brooklyn at SFBK (m) 7:00 pm MSG, Other players who have made it to 1,000 include Sacred Heart senior FCS guard Shane Gibson (Killingly, CT/Killingly), who is the NEC’s active Sat., Jan. 26 FDU at Quinnipiac (m) 12:00 pm MSG, FCS leader with 1,835 points. Behind him are LIU Brooklyn senior forward Jamal Olasewere (Silver Spring, MD/ FDU at Quinnipiac (w) 2:30 pm FCS, ESPN3 Springbrook) (1,604), Robert Morris senior guard Velton Jones (Philadelphia, PA/Northeast Catholic) (1,499), Monmouth at Sacred Heart (w) 4:00 pm FCS, ESPN3 LIU Brooklyn senior forward Julian Boyd (San Antonio, TX/William H. Taft) (1,467) and Bryant junior forward Monmouth at Sacred Heart (m) 7:00 pm MSG+, FCS (Delay) Alex Francis (Harlem, NY/Holderness Prep) (1,261). Thu., Jan. 31 Bryant at FDU (m) 7:00 pm FCS, ESPN3, Cox (RI) The next likely candidates to join the club are LIU senior guard C.J. Garner (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook) Sat., Feb. 2 Robert Morris at LIU Brooklyn (w) 12:00 pm ESPN3 (979 points), Wagner junior guard Latif Rivers (Elizabeth, NJ/Elizabeth (Avon Old Farms (CT)) (976) and CCSU Robert Morris at LIU Brooklyn (m) 3:00 pm ESPNU sophomore guard Kyle Vinales (Detroit, MI/Phelps School) (943). Wed., Feb. 6 Saint Francis (PA) at Robert Morris (m) 7:00 pm Root Pitt., TOP-10 HIT: GIBSON IN RARE AIR: Sacred Heart senior guard Shane Gibson (Killingly, CT/Killingly) has been on a FCS (Delay), ESPN3 scoring tear as of late for red-hot Sacred Heart, but in a broader sense, has reached an individual milestone that has Mount St. Mary’s at Wagner (m) 7:00 pm FCS, ESPN3, earned him a place among the NEC’s all-time point producers. MASN (Delay- 11:30 pm) Thu., Feb. 7 SFBK at Bryant (m) 7:00 pm FCS, ESPN3, Cox With a 29.5 ppg scoring average last week, Gibson entered the top-10 on the NEC career scoring list, passing former (RI) rival Jeremy Chappell (RMU) and newly enshrined NEC Hall of Fame inductee Desi Wilson (FDU). Gibson has now Sat., Feb. 9 Quinnipiac at CCSU (m) 4:00 pm MSG, FCS, Cox accumulated 1,835 career points, and with 10 regular season games remaining, has a good chance to become just (CT) the fifth player in league annals to reach 2,000 points. Sat., Feb. 16 CCSU at Mount St. Mary’s (m) 11:30 am MSG, FCS, Cox (CT), MASN NEC Career Scoring Leaders CCSU at Mount St. Mary’s (w) 2:00 pm FCS (Delay), ESPN3, 8. Desi Wilson FDU 1,902 1988-91 Cox (CT) 9. Jeremy Chappell RMU 1,875 2005-09 Sun., Feb. 24 LIU Brooklyn at Wagner (m) 8:00 pm ESPNU 10. Shane Gibson SHU 1,835 2008-12 Sat., Mar. 2 Wildcard Game (m) 11:30 am MSG, FCS 11. Joe Griffin LIU 1,830 1991-95 Sat., Mar. 9 NEC Men’s Semifinal #1 12 or 2:30 pm FCS, 12. Jeff Hamilton SFU 1,810 1981-85 ESPN3 13. Charles Jones LIU 1,772 1996-98 NEC Men’s Semifinal #2 12 or 2:30 pm FCS, 14. Gregory Harris MSM 1,760 1997-00 ESPN3 15. Alex Blackwell MU 1,749 1989-92 Tue., Mar. 12 NEC Men’s Basketball Championship 7:00 pm ESPN or Gibson is the NEC scoring leader in league play with 25.4 ppg and is second overall with 20.1 ppg on the year. ESPN2 Sun., Mar. 17 NEC Women’s Basketball Championship 3:00 pm ESPNU VELTON TO JOIN SUPER-ELITE NEC GROUP: How rare is it to finish with 1,500 points and 500 assists in a career?

WWW.NORTHEASTCONFERENCE.ORG Well, in the 32-year history of NEC hoops, only eight players have reached the dual milestone, that is until, do- everything Robert Morris senior guard Velton Jones (Philadelphia, PA/Northeast Catholic) scores his next point. ACTIVE LEADERS SCORING In fact, Jones crossed the 500-assist mark on Saturday as the Colonials downed Mount St. Mary’s, 76-68, in Moon Shane Gibson...... SHU...... 1835 Township. He is the second player in RMU history to eclipse 500 helpers, joining Forest Grant (555 from 1981-84). Jamal Olasewere...... LIU...... 1604 Velton Jones...... RMU...... 1499 Jones, who ranks third among active NEC players in points and second in assists, enters play this week with 1,499 Julian Boyd...... LIU...... 1467 Alex Francis...... BRY...... 1261 points and 502 helpers in his illustrious career. Russell Johnson...... RMU...... 1022 Frankie Dobbs...... BRY...... 1018 NEC Players with 1,500 Points, 500 Assists CJ Garner...... LIU...... 979 Deon Hames RID 1,589/598 1992-96 Latif Rivers...... WC...... 976 Rob Monroe QU 1,685/541 2001-05 Kyle Vinales...... CCSU...... 943

Gregory Harris MSM 1,760/529 1996-00 REBOUNDING Mark Porter WC 1,577/523 2004-08 Julian Boyd...... LIU...... 843 Jamal Olasewere...... LIU...... 836 Tristan Blackwood CCSU 1,605/506 2004-08 Russell Johnson...... RMU...... 659 Dave Masicale LIU 1,501/504 1994-98 Ike Azotam...... QU...... 644 Jeremy Goode MSM 1,716/603 2006-10 Alex Francis...... BRY...... 617 Ed Waite...... MU...... 605 Jaytornah Wisseh LIU 1,693/538 2006-10 Jamee Jackson...... QU...... 478 Akeem Johnson...... SFC...... 455 SHU’S G-MEN: While Bryant has been one of the most surprising success stories, not only in the NEC, but in the Jalen Cannon...... SFC...... 445 nation, Sacred Heart has turned its season around in a big way since the start of NEC play, and now finds itself in first Kenny Onyechi...... LIU...... 428 place with a 6-2 NEC mark as we near the halfway mark of the conference slate. ASSISTS Beset by injuries in the backcourt - starters Evan Kelley (Norwalk, CT/Norwalk) and Chris Evans (Stamford, CT/ Jason Brickman...... LIU...... 593 Velton Jones...... RMU...... 502 Stamford (Taft School)) have missed the entire year - longtime head coach Dave Bike has simply filled the void with a Frankie Dobbs...... BRY...... 380 pair of sophomores who have exceeded all expectations following modest freshman campaigns. Dave Johnson...... QU...... 360 Phil Gaetano...... SHU...... 278 Sophomore point guard Phil Gaetano (Wallingford, CT/Sheehan (Choate Rosemary)) has been piling up assists all CJ Garner...... LIU...... 275 Anthony Myers-Pate...... RMU...... 272 year long and now ranks second in the NEC and fifth nationally with 7.8 apg. Against NEC rivals, Gaetano is the league Josh Castellanos...... MSM...... 269 leader with 9.4 apg, and has also posted a conference-best 3.57 assist-to-turnover ratio. Jesse Steele...... MU...... 248 Kenneth Ortiz...... WC...... 224 A frequent target of Gaetano’s precision passing has been long range bomber Steve Glowiak (New Britain, CT/New Britain). Glowiak is currently seventh in the NEC in three-point percentage (.394) and made three-pointers (2.3/ game), and has raised his scoring average from 4.4 ppg as a freshman to 10.6 ppg in his sophomore campaign. He MILESTONE WATCH is averaging 12.5 ppg in NEC play. LIU Brooklyn senior forward Jamal Olasewere (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook) passed Richie Parker for seventh place on LIU’s Rounding out the G-Men of course is senior Shane Gibson (Killingly, CT/Killingly). Gibson is the NEC’s second all-time scoring list with 1,604 points. leading scorer this season at 20.1 ppg, and has torched NEC foes to the tune of 25.4 ppg, including seven straight 20+ point outings heading into this week’s competition. Monmouth senior guard Jesse Steele (Milford, NJ/Millburn (Oak POINT GUARD U…:…is in session, led by LIU Brooklyn junior Jason Brickman (San Antonio, TX/Clark) and Sacred Hill Academy, Army)) now has 248 career assists, 11 shy of Jason Heart sophomore Phil Gaetano (Wallingford, CT/Sheehan (Choate Rosemary)). Krayl, who ranks 12th all-time at the school. Likewise, his 134

made three-pointers is tied with Mustafa Barksdale for ninth place The pinpoint passing duo continue to pile up double-digit assist games, and in doing so, rank among national leaders on MU’s career list. in the category.

Brickman’s 8.2 apg makes him the second-leading distributor in the nation behind Syracuse’s Michael Carter- With 114 career games played, Monmouth senior forward Ed Williams. Gaetano is fifth with 7.8 apg. Waite (Fort Lauderdale, FL/Pine Crest) is now tied for 15th place Gaetano established a career-high with 11 dimes last Thursday against Bryant, then followed with another personal in school history with Alex Nunner, Tyler Azzarelli and Kevin Owens. best and NEC single-game season-high 13 assists versus Monmouth. Robert Morris senior forward Russell Johnson (Chester, PA/ Brickman dished for 11 assists in LIU’s Battle of Brooklyn win at St. Francis Brooklyn, then added 10 more in the Chester) became the 12th player in school history to accumulate Blackbirds’ win at Bryant. career totals of both 1,000 points and 500 rebounds last week. The duo have combined for 313 assists against just 135 turnovers on the year. Wagner junior forward Naofall Folahan (Cotonou, Republic HEAT CHECK: ANDERSON & GIBSON GO ON SCORING SPREE of Benin/Wilbraham & Monson Academy (MA)) is six blocks Rarely in the history of college basketball will you find five minute stretches like Robert Morris junior guardKarvel behind Miladin Mutavdzic for second place on the all-time Wagner Anderson (Elkhart, IN/Elkhart (Glen Oaks CC)) and Sacred Heart senior guard Shane Gibson (Killingly, CT/ rankings. He has 129 rejections for the Green & White. Killingly) had last week.

Over a 5:08 stretch of the first half at Saint Francis U on Thursday, Anderson was unstoppable, scoring 19 straight Wagner’s Bashir Mason, who is the nation’s youngest head coach, points for the Colonials. became the fastest rookie head man in school history to reach 10

victories (18 games). It looked something like this:

9:56 - Made jumper 9:04 - Made three-pointer 8:34 - Made three-pointer 6:47 - Made three-pointer

WWW.NORTHEASTCONFERENCE.ORG 6:17 - Made three-pointer NEC VS... 5:24 - Made jumper ACC �� 1-3 4:48 - Made three-pointer America East �� 11-11 Atlantic Sun �� 0-0 That’s seven shots, all makes, including five three-pointers.

Atlantic-10 �� 5-6 Big East �� 0-13 He finished the evening with 22 points in 21 minutes as the Colonials won in Loretto, 84-70. Big Sky �� 0-0 Astute NEC fans will remember this isn’t the first time Anderson was on fire. Back on December 1, the transfer from Glen Big South �� 2-0 Big Ten �� 0-6 Oaks CC converted all 10 of his shots from the floor, including 8-8 from beyond the arc in a career-high 28 point effort as Big 12 �� 0-0 RMU knocked off Ohio, 84-76. In doing so, he became the first NEC player in the Stat Crew era (1997 to present) to convert Big West �� 0-0 eight trifectas without a miss in a game. The 10-10 showing from the 8-8 showing from long range remains the top single- Colonial �� 3-3 game performances in the nation this season. Conference USA �� 2-0 Great West �� 1-1 When Sacred Heart found itself down ten against Monmouth on Saturday, it was Gibson who answered the call with 19 Horizon �� 1-1 consecutive points over a 5:50 span midway through the second half. Independent �� 0-0 Ivy �� 6-3 Here was how it happened: MAAC �� 3-8 MAC �� 2-2 11:48 - Two made free throws MEAC �� 4-4 10:09 - Made jumper Missouri Valley �� 0-1 9:46 - Made three-pointer Mountain West �� 0-0 8:59 - Two made free throws Ohio Valley �� 1-1 Pac-12 �� 0-0 8:22 - Three made free throws Patriot �� 11-17 7:46 - Two made free throws SEC �� 0-2 6:57 - Two made free throws Southern �� 0-0 5:58 - Made three-pointer Southland �� 0-1 SWAC �� 1-0 When all was said and done, Gibson had sank 3-4 from the floor and 11-11 from the line to give the Pioneers a one-point Summit �� 0-0 lead. SHU would go on to win, 82-68, with Gibson finishing with a game-high 33 points. Sun Belt �� 2-0 WCC �� 0-1 BATTLE OF BROOKLYN RECAP WAC �� 0-0 It is arguably - and I don’t think you’d get much of an argument - the NEC’s greatest rivalry. Two schools, separated by one TOTAL �� 55-85 mile and some fine dining establishments, seeking neighborhood bragging rights. It doesn’t get much simpler than that. TWEETS OF THE WEEK The Battle of Brooklyn was waged for the 38th time on Thursday, this edition coming from the Pope Center live on NEC-TV. And for the third straight year, it was LIU Brooklyn coming out on top with a come-from-behind 78-68 win over St. Francis Brooklyn. Chris Cappella @C_Cappella Karvel Anderson went on his own personal 19-0 run today. In It didn’t come easy for the Blackbirds, who were grounded in the first half, entering the locker room down by a division I game. I couldn’t do that playing middle schoolers. 12 points. But a lightening quick 20-4 run turned the tables and a subsequent 8-0 spurt put LIU in control.

LIU shot a blistering 75.0 percent (18-for-24) from the floor in the second stanza, including a 7-for-11 (63.6 Andrew Chiappazzi @achiappazzi percent) mark from three-point range. The hot shooting was in complete contrast to the first half, where the I’ve followed #NEC hoops since ‘04. Usually 8 games in, I have Blackbirds managed just 25.0 percent (7-for-28) shooting and a 1-for-10 performance from beyond the arc. good feel of how league is going to look. This year? I got nothin’. Buckle up “Obviously that was great win for us on the road with such an ugly first half, especially on the offensive end,” LIU Brooklyn coach Jack Perri said. “We were able to keep it within 12 (points at the half), Julian Boyd @J_BOYD42 within striking distance as ugly as that was. But in the second half I can’t ask for anything more.”

This is not fun. But I’ll b look-in back on all this in 8 months n say LIU senior guard C.J. Garner (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook) led the way for LIU with 22 points on 8-11 I made it n then It’s time ta get back out on that court. shooting from the field and earned the Lai-Lynch award as the game’s MVP for the second time in hiscareer.

Rick @RickStaintonJr (new FDU women’s soccer coach) Garner’s previous Lai-Lynch Trophy came as a sophomore in 2010-11, as his game-winning shot with 0.6 seconds @FDUKnights the 2nd half is ours...Let’s Go Knights! #UKnighted remaining gave LIU an 82-80 win at Pope Physical Education Center..

100! MILESTONE WIN FOR QU’S MOORE: Not only did Quinnipiac come away with a home sweep last week, but sixth year Dr. P @SHUprez head coach picked up a milestone victory on Saturday, winning his 100th career game at the Hamden school as the Bobcats Great turnout at Pitt. Packed. Great spirit. slipped past FDU, 58-56, on NEC-TV.

Zach Braziller @NYPost_Brazille Moore has led Quinnipiac to three straight postseason appearances, as well as the NEC regular season championship in who knew St. Francis College had such great fan support. It’s 2009-10. The Bobcats entered the 2012-13 campaign with 63 wins over their last three seasons and have now moved into a sea of red behind the bench. 33-21 Terriers at the half. Fun a tie for sixth place in the league standings with a 4-4 mark. atmosphere. WC’S KENNETH ORTIZ: DOING WHAT HE DOES BEST: Wagner head coach Bashir Mason needed a big defensive play. His Seahawks were deadlocked with Mount St. Mary’s and the Mount held possession of the ball approaching 30 seconds to ESPN Stats & Info @ESPNStatsInfo play. Christian Standhardinger of Hawaii had 31 Pts and 16 Reb In stepped the reigning NEC Defensive Player of the Year. Saturday. Only Wagner’s Jonathon Williams has reached those thresholds this season Junior guard Kenneth Ortiz (Newark, NJ/Science Park (Southern Mississippi)), a terrific on-the-ball defender, this time came from off the ball, darting in the passing lane to pickoff a pass from the corner to the top of the key and went coast- to-coast for what proved to be the game-winning points in Wagner’s 52-50 victory.

WWW.NORTHEASTCONFERENCE.ORG “I just went on instinct,” said Ortiz. “I saw their two players make eye contact, and I tried to get NEC Active Leaders : 20 Point Games NEC Active Leaders: 30 Point Games myself into a position to get it.” Shane Gibson, SHU 45 Shane Gibson, SHU 7

Kyle Vinales, CCSU 23 Kyle Vinales, CCSU 6 Ortiz finished with four steals in the game and now ranks fourth in the NEC with 1.8 spg. Julian Boyd, LIU 20 Jamal Olasewere, LIU 3 PRESS CLIP OF THE WEEK: Bryant has received a bevy of well-deserved accolades as the Alex Francis, BRY 20 Melquan Bolding, FDU 2 nation’s most improved team and first place standing in the NEC. On Thursday, Yahoo Sports Jamal Olasewere, LIU 18 Alex Francis, BRY 2 columnist Jeff Eisenberg was the latest to chronicle Tim O’Shea and the Bulldogs, getting to the Velton Jones, RMU 16 Velton Jones, RMU 2 core of program’s stunning turnaround. Umar Shannon, SFU 15 Kinu Rochford, FDU 2 Ike Azotam, QU 11 NEC-TV: TITLE GAME REMATCH ON THE U HIGHLIGHTS THREE-GAME WEEK: Another big week Latif Rivers, WC 11 of NEC-TV is on tap. Melquan Bolding, FDU 10 On Wednesday, NEC frontrunner Bryant visits FDU for a 7:00 pm tipoff on FCS, ESPN3 and Cox Frankie Dobbs, BRY 10 (RI). Calling the game will be Dave Popkin (play-by-play), Tim Capstraw (color) and Paul Dottino Dyami Starks, BRY 9 (sideline). Former Monmouth head coach Dave Calloway will also be sitting in the booth for the Julian Norfleet, MSM 8 game. The game will include a feature on FDU senior guard Lonnie Robinson (Deerfield Beach, Jonathon Williams, WC 7 FL/Deerfield Beach). Jalen Cannon, SFC 7

Saturday brings the ESPN crew to Brooklyn as Robert Morris and LIU Brooklyn square off in a ON THE NATIONAL LEADERBOARD: Below are a list of NEC players and teams who rank in the rematch of the last two NEC men’s title games. Tipoff is at 3:00 pm on ESPNU and ESPN3 with top-20 nationally in various statistical categories.

Mike Corey and Bob Valvano in the booth. Category Name Team Stats Ranking The RMU and LIU women also clash on Saturday in a game airing on ESPN3. Tipoff is at noon. Scoring Kyle Vinales CCSU 22.3 ppg 4th Shane Gibson SHU 20.1 ppg 12th VINALES’S RACE TO 1,000...UPDATED: Looking for the definition of a pure scorer? Well then Assists Jason Brickman LIU 8.2 apg 2nd look no further than CCSU’s scintillating sophomore guard Kyle Vinales (Detroit, MI/Phelps Phil Gaetano SHU 7.8 apg 5th Steals Matt Hunter CCSU 2.6 spg 11th School). After averaging 25.0 ppg last week, Vinales upped his career point total to 943 in just 3PFG Dyami Starks BRY 3.2/game 14th th his 48 career game. As the Detroit product races toward the 1,000-point mark, he has a chance FG% Kinu Rochford FDU .581 14th to be the quickest NEC player to 1,000 since former Saint Francis U star Darshan Luckey. Luckey 3PFG% Karvel Anderson RMU .434 17th reached the milestone in his 50th career game back in 2004. For Vinales to match, he would need Doub-Doub Ike Azotam QU 9 15th to average 28.5 ppg over his next six outings. Two-time NEC Player of the Year Charles Jones Jalen Cannon SFC 9 15th of LIU Brooklyn holds the distinction as the fastest to 1,000 in NEC history, accomplishing the 3PFG RMU 8.5/game 17th feat in just 33 games from 1996-97. Vinales will almost certainly eclipse former teammate Ken Rebounds QU 41.7 rpg 9th Horton, himself a former NEC Player of the Year, as the fastest Blue Devil to hit 1,000. Horton Rebound Margin QU +8.6 9th th crossed the plateau in 68 games. Steals MU 9.6 spg 15 TOs Forced MU 19.3 2nd LIU’S JASON BRICKMAN: TOP-10 DISTRIBUTOR: Just a few years ago, the NEC assist record Turnover Margin MU +4.3 11th appeared to be unbreakable as no player had come within 200 assists of challenging the mark MSM +4.2 12th established by former Marist great Drafton Davis from 1984-88. That was until LIU’s Jason Brickman (San Antonio, TX/Clark) arrived on the scene in 2010. BEST OF THE WEEK Alex Francis (BRY): 16 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 8-9 FG vs. LIU Brooklyn With 21 helpers in two games last week, the San Antonio native moved past Saint Francis U’s Dyami Starks (BRY): 28 points, 5 rebounds, 10-20 FG, 5-10 3PFG vs. Sacred Heart; 25 points, Napoleon Lightning (589 from 1981-85) to move into fourth place on the NEC career list with 593 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 9-17 FG, 6-12 3PFG vs. LIU Brooklyn Kyle Vinales (CCSU): 32 points, 4 assists, 12-20 FG vs. Quinnipiac; 19 points, 6 assists vs. St. to his credit. He is second on the school’s career chart behind Robert Cole (610 from 1979-83). Francis Brooklyn Brickman is now just 11 assists away from moving into sole possession of second in NEC history Melquan Bolding (FDU): 18 points, 4 steals, 7-11 FG, 4-5 3PFG Jason Brickman (LIU): 9 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 steals vs. St. Francis Brooklyn; 11 with just Davis to catch. He currently leads the NEC and ranks second nationally with 8.2 apg. points, 10 assists vs. Bryant NEC Career Assist Leaders C.J. Garner (LIU): 22 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 8-11 FG, 2-2 3PFG vs. St. Francis Brooklyn Jamal Olasewere (LIU): 20 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 7-13 FG vs. St. Francis Brooklyn; 19 1. Drafton Davis MAR 804 1984-88 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 9-12 FG vs. Bryant 2. Jeremy Goode MSM 603 2006-10 Dion Nesmith (MU): 21 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 6-9 FG, 2-3 3PFG vs. FDU 3. Deon Hames RID 598 1992-96 Christian White (MU): 18 points, 4 assists, 6-11 FG, 4-6 3PFG vs. FDU 4. Jason Brickman LIU 593 2010-12 Julian Norfleet (MSM): 21 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 7-12 FG, 3-5 3PFG vs. Robert Morris Shivaughn Wiggins (MSM): 21 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 5-7 FG, 2-2 3PFG vs. Robert 5. Napoleon Lightning SFU 589 1981-85 Morris 6. Courtney Pritchard WC 563 2000-04 Ike Azotam (QU): 13 points, 17 rebounds vs. CCSU; 14points, 10 rebounds vs. FDU’Shaq 7. Andre Van Drost WC 560 1982-87 Shannon (QU): 18 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 6-10 3PFG vs. CCSU 8. Forest Grant RMU 555 1981-84 Karvel Anderson (RMU): 22 points, 8-11 FG, 5-7 3PFG in 21 minutes vs. Saint Francis U; 22 9. Rob Monroe QU 541 2001-05 points, 7-11 FG, 4-4 3PFG vs. Mount St. Mary’s Lucky Jones (RMU): 16 points, 9 rebounds, 5-7 FG, 5-5 FG vs. Saint Francis U 10. Jaytornah Wisseh LIU 538 2006-10 Phil Gaetano (SHU): 9 points, 11 assists vs. Bryant STELLAR NUMBERS FOR SHU’S GIBSON: In the “stellar games” category, no NEC player is Shane Gibson (SHU): 26 points, 6 rebounds, 8-16 FG, 6-6 FT vs. Bryant Steve Glowiak (SHU): 21 points, 5 rebounds, 8-14 FG, 5-10 3PFG vs. Bryant even close to Sacred Heart senior guard Shane Gibson (Killingly, CT/Killingly). Gibson has Jalen Cannon (SFC): 21 points, 10 rebounds, 2 steals, 7-14 FG, 2-4 3PFG vs. LIU Brooklyn; 18 racked up 45 games of 20+ points over the course of his career, nearly double that of his next points, 14 rebounds, 2 steals, 7-14 FG vs. CCSU closest competitorCCSU sophomore guard Kyle Vinales (Detroit, MI/Phelps School). Gibson Ben Millaud Meunier (SFU): 22 points, 7-12 FG, 6-10 3PFG vs. Robert Morris has also tallied seven games of 30+ points, also a league-leading mark. This season, CCSU Jonathon Williams (WC): 19 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 8-10 FG vs. Saint Francis U sophomore guard Kyle Vinales (Detroit, MI/Phelps School) ranks first in the Conference with twelve 20-point games.

WWW.NORTHEASTCONFERENCE.ORG BY THE NUMBERS 2 double-doubles last week for Quinnipiac junior forward Ike Azotam (Boston, MA/John D. O’Bryant (Marianpolis Prep)). He had 13 points and 17 boards in QU’s 85-78 win over CCSU and finished with 14 points and 10 caroms as the Bobcats beat FDU, 58-56. 2 Mount St. Mary’s players - Julian Norfleet (Virginia Beach, VA/Landstown) and Shivaughn Wiggins (Charlotte, NC/North Mecklenberg) - scored 21 points apiece against Robert Morris on Saturday, marking the first time the Mount has had two players score 20 or more in the same game since Jeremy Goode (24 points) and Jean Cajou (23 points) did against Sacred Heart on January 17, 2009. 2 straight double-digit scoring games for Wagner junior forward Orlando Parker (Orlando, FL/Orlando Christian Prep) after failing to do so in each of the first 17 games of the year. He averaged 13.0 ppg on the week. 3 straight double-doubles for St. Francis Brooklyn sophomore forward Jalen Cannon (Allentown, PA/William Allen). Cannon averaged 19.5 ppg and 12.0 rpg last week. He is the NEC leader in rebounding at 9.5 per game and double-doubles with nine on the season. 6 three-pointers for QU junior guard Shaq Shannon (Philadelphia, PA/Communications Tech (CSJC)) against CCSU on Thursday. He became the first Bobcat to sink six in a game since James Johnson in 2010-11. 6 of Mount St. Mary’s next eight games are at Knott Arena. The Mountaineers are 43-23 (.652) over their past 66 NEC home games, and are 4-2 at home this season. 6 assists on six straight possessions for LIU Brooklyn junior guard Jason Brickman (San Antonio, TX/Clark) over a 5:32 span in the second half of the Blackbirds’ 78-68 Battle of Brooklyn win over St. Francis Brooklyn on Thursday. 7 game streak of double-doubles for Saint Francis U sophomore forward Earl Brown (Philadelphia, PA/Imhotep Charter) came to an end on Thursday. The streak tied for the longest in the NEC in 15 years. 8-0 record for Wagner this season and 18-0 over the last two years when limiting the opposition to 60 points or less. 9 three-pointers in 12 attempts for Monmouth freshman guard Christian White (Rochester, NY/Aquinas Institute) over a recent three-game stretch. 10 three-pointers in his last 12 attempts for CCSU sophomore guard Malcolm McMillan (Baltimore, MD/John Carroll). 14-0 record for Robert Morris this season when either tied or leading at the half. 15 points, a career-high, for CCSU junior forward Terrell Allen (Virginia Beach, CA/Cape Henry) in his team’s 72-70 win over St. Francis Brooklyn on Saturday. 15-0 run to end the game for Sacred Heart on Saturday. The Pioneers trailed Monmouth, 68-67, with just over four minutes to go, but would go on to win, 82-68. 17.0 ppg last week for Saint Francis U freshman guard Ben Millaud-Meunier (Montreal, Quebec/Vanier). He scored 22 points and hit 6-10 from three-point range against Robert Morris last Thursday. He has led the Red Flash in scoring in each of the last three outings. 19.3 turnovers forced per game ranks Monmouth second in the nation. 20+ forced turnovers for Monmouth in nine games this season, including 23 against FDU last week. 25 career double-doubles for Quinnipiac junior forward Ike Azotam (Boston, MA/John D. O’Bryant (Marianpolis Prep)), second among active NEC players. 25.5 ppg last week for CCSU sophomore guard Kyle Vinales (Detroit, MI/Phelps School). He had 32 at Quinnipiac and 19 versus St. Francis Brooklyn. He leads the NEC and ranks fourth nationally with 22.3 ppg. 26.5 ppg last week for Bryant sophomore guard Dyami Starks (Duluth, MN/Duluth East (Columbia)). He scored 28 against Sacred Heart and 25 versus LIU Brooklyn, both game-highs. He hit 11 shots from long range in the two games. 52.9 percent shooting (18-34) in the last five minutes of games for St. Francis Brooklyn junior guardBen Mockford (Shoreham-by-Sea, England/Oak Hill Academy (VA) (Iona)). All but one of those attempts have come from behind the arc. +54 combined rebounding advantage for LIU Brooklyn over the last five games. 2012-13 NEC MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULES UPDATED THROUGH JAN. 28, 2013 BRYANT (13-6, 6-2 NEC) CENTRAL CONNECTICUT (8-11, 4-4 NEC) FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON (7-14, 2-6 NEC) LIU BROOKLYN (10-10, 5-3 NEC) N 9 at #1 Indiana...... L, 97-54 N 10 vs. Fairfield (Hartford, CT)...... L, 64-63 (OT) N 9 at Xavier...... L, 117-75 Barclays Center Classic N 12 at Providence...... L, 81-49 N 12 at Saint Peter’s...... L, 64-61 N 18 at Northwestern...... L, 80-53 N 9 vs. Morehead State...... L, 77-74 N 17 New Hampshire...... W, 76-64 N 15 Brown...... W, 86-71 N 20 at Illinois State...... L, 91-58 N 12 at Lafayette...... L, 98-94 (OT) N 21 at Brown...... W, 68-61 N 18 at La Salle...... W, 81-74 N 23 vs. Delaware State...... W, 63-62 N 16 at Maryland...... L, 91-74 N 25 at Boston College...... W, 56-54 N 20 at UMBC...... W, 83-82 (OT) N 24 Prarie View A&M...... W, 84-70 N 23 at #8 Kentucky...... L, 104-75 D 1 Army...... W, 70-59 N 24 at Hartford...... L, 80-77 N 28 at Saint Peter’s...... W, 66-61 N 28 Columbia...... W, 70-61 D 1 at Lehigh...... L, 102-62 D 1 Lafayette...... W, 71-60 D 5 Yale...... L, 64-62 D 5 at New Hampshire...... W, 87-84 D 7 Lafayette...... W, 82-80 D 8 Hofstra...... W, 88-84 D 8 Binghamton...... W, 78-56 D 8 at #1 Indiana...... L, 100-69 D 9 Hartford...... L, 69-59 D 12 at Rice...... W, 97-70 D 10 at Navy...... L, 69-59 D 21 Northeastern...... L, 82-63 D 22 at Vermont...... L, 76-62 D 16 Manhattan...... W, 75-48 D 22 Dartmouth...... W, 79-66 D 29 Saint Peter’s...... L, 71-69 D 29 at VCU...... L, 96-67 D 19 at Saint Peter’s...... L, 80-67 D 29 at Lehigh...... W, 80-79 D 31 #7 Syracuse...... L, 96-62 D 31 at Longwood...... W, 79-71 D 22 Seton Hall (Barclays)...... L, 89-58 J 3 at ROBERT MORRIS...... W, 84-77 J 3 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) ��L, 67-60 J 3 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S...... W, 72-65 D 29 at Lamar...... L, 81-80 J 5 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA)...... W, 78-58 J 5 at ROBERT MORRIS...... W, 77-70 J 5 at WAGNER...... L, 68-55 J 3 at SACRED HEART...... L, 77-73 J 10 QUINNIPIAC...... W, 103-95 J 10 SACRED HEART...... W, 84-78 J 10 ROBERT MORRIS ��L, 88-54 J 5 at QUINNIPIAC...... L, 82-74 J 12 CCSU...... W, 69-62 J 12 BRYANT...... L, 69-62 J 12 SAINT FRANCIS (PA)...... W, 79-69 (OT) J 10 WAGNER...... L, 86-75 J 17 MOUNT ST. MARY’S...... W, 79-78 (OT) J 17 WAGNER...... W, 73-66 J 14 NJIT...... L, 66-63 J 12 MOUNT ST. MARY’S (Barclays)...... W, 86-72 J 19 WAGNER...... W, 82-59 J 19 MOUNT ST. MARY’S...... L, 80-75 J 17 LIU BROOKLYN...... L, 79-75 (OT) J 17 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON...... W, 79-75 (OT) J 24 at SACRED HEART...... L, 87-76 J 24 at QUINNIPIAC...... L, 85-78 J 19 at ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN ��L, 70-51 J 19 MONMOUTH...... W, 75-65 J 26 LIU BROOKLYN...... L, 79-78 J 26 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN �� W, 72-70 J 24 at MONMOUTH...... L, 73-54 J 24 at ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN...... W, 78-68 J 31 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON ��7:00 pm J 31 at MONMOUTH...... 7:00 pm J 26 at QUINNIPIAC...... L, 58-56 J 26 at BRYANT...... W, 79-78 F 2 at MONMOUTH...... 7:00 pm F 2 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON ��7:00 pm J 31 BRYANT...... 7:00 pm J 31 SAINT FRANCIS (PA)...... 7:00 pm F 7 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN ��7:00 pm F 7 LIU BROOKLYN...... 7:00 pm F 2 CCSU...... 7:00 pm F 2 ROBERT MORRIS ��3:00 pm F 9 SACRED HEART...... 4:00 pm F 9 QUINNIPIAC...... 4:00 pm F 7 at SACRED HEART...... 7:00 pm F 7 at CCSU...... 7:00 pm F 14 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S ��7:00 pm F 14 at WAGNER...... 7:00 pm F 9 MONMOUTH...... 7:00 pm F 10 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN (Barclays) 12 pm F 14 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN ��7:00 pm F 14 at MONMOUTH...... 7:00 pm F 16 at WAGNER...... 4:00 pm F 16 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S...... 11:30 am F 16 at LIU BROOKLYN...... 4:30 pm F 21 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S...... 7:00 pm F 21 CCSU...... 7:00 pm F 21 at BRYANT...... 7:00 pm F 21 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) ��7:00 pm F 24 at WAGNER...... 8:00 pm F 23 at QUINNIPIAC...... 2:00 pm F 23 at SACRED HEART...... 3:30 pm F 23 at ROBERT MORRIS...... 7:00 pm F 28 SACRED HEART...... 7:00 pm F 28 ROBERT MORRIS...... 7:00 pm F 28 SAINT FRANCIS (PA)...... 7:00 pm F 28 WAGNER...... 7:00 pm M 2 QUINNIPIAC...... 4:30 pm M 2 SAINT FRANCIS (PA)...... 4:00 pm M 2 ROBERT MORRIS...... 3:30 pm M 2 MOUNT ST. MARY’S...... 7:00 pm

WWW.NORTHEASTCONFERENCE.ORG 2012-13 NEC MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS THROUGH GAMES OF JAN. 28, 2013 MONMOUTH (8-13, 3-5 NEC) MOUNT ST. MARY’S (7-12, 2-6 NEC) QUINNIPIAC (8-12, 4-4 NEC) ROBERT MORRIS (14-7, 6-2 NEC) N 9 Hofstra...... W, 91-62 N 9 at Pittsburgh...... L, 80-48 N 10 at Hartford...... W, 65-61 N 9 at Rider...... L, 79-54 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic N 13 Hartford...... W, 70-63 N 12 American...... L, 61-55 Preseason NIT (at Pitt) N 12 at #20 Notre Dame...... L, 84-57 N 15 at American...... L, 62-57 Paradise Jam (Saint Thomas, US Virgin Islands) N 12 vs. Lehigh...... L, 89-60 N 17 at Rider...... L, 65-62 N 24 at Georgetown...... L, 72-50 N 16 vs. Iona...... W, 98-92 (OT) N 13 vs. Fordham...... W, 74-58 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic N 26 at George Washington...... W, 65-56 N 18 vs. #23 Connecticut...... L, 89-83 (2 OT) N 17 at Xavier...... L, 61-59 N 19 at Georgia State...... L, 62-49 D 1 at Binghamton...... W, 71-70 N 19 vs. George Mason...... L, 74-58 Preseason NIT (Moon Township, PA) N 20 vs. South Alabama...... W, 73-71 N 19 vs. Bowling Green...... W, 71-60 D 7 Navy...... W, 72-65 N 27 Lehigh...... L, 77-66 N 21 vs. Tennessee State...... W, 81-70 N 20 vs. Cleveland State...... W, 71-62 D 15 at Loyola (MD)...... L, 79-57 D 5 Colgate...... W, 67-56 N 26 Lafayette...... W, 65-60 N 26 at Savannah State...... L, 61-52 D 19 at #6 Indiana...... L, 93-54 D 8 Vermont...... L, 53-46 D 3 at Binghamton...... W, 77-65 D 1 Ohio...... W, 84-76 D 22 at Western Michigan...... L, 87-66 D 16 at Boston University...... L, 69-62 (OT) D 5 Navy...... L, 85-66 D 4 at Campbell...... W, 61-58 D 29 UMBC...... W, 58-55 D 21 at Albany...... W, 59-57 D 8 at #4 Syracuse...... L, 108-56 D 8 at Hampton...... W, 66-54 J 3 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON ��L, 72-65 D 29 Maine...... L, 76-71 D 12 at Maryland...... L, 71-38 D 15 Duquesne...... W, 91-69 D 22 Villanova...... L, 83-56 J 5 MONMOUTH...... W, 71-59 J 3 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN �� L, 63-61 D 18 at Louisiana-Lafayette...... W, 66-61 D 31 at Fordham...... L, 82-71 J 10 at ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN ��L, 70-56 J 5 at LIU BROOKLYN...... W, 82-74 D 20 at Arkansas...... W, 79-74 J 3 at WAGNER...... L, 60-56 J 12 at LIU BROOKLYN...... L, 86-72 J 10 at BRYANT...... L, 103-95 J 3 BRYANT...... L, 84-77 J 5 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S ��L, 71-59 J 17 at BRYANT...... L, 79-78 (OT) J 12 SACRED HEART...... L, 84-70 J 5 CCSU...... L, 77-70 J 10 SAINT FRANCIS (PA)...... W, 65-60 J 19 at CCSU...... W, 80-75 J 14 at Hampton...... L, 70-64 J 10 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON �� W, 88-54 J 12 ROBERT MORRIS...... L, 70-55 J 24 WAGNER...... L, 52-50 J 17 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA)...... W, 75-66 (OT) J 12 at MONMOUTH...... W, 70-55 J 17 at ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN �� W, 71-67 J 26 at ROBERT MORRIS...... L, 76-68 J 19 at ROBERT MORRIS...... L, 87-75 J 17 SACRED HEART...... W, 66-62 J 19 at LIU BROOKLYN...... L, 75-65 J 31 QUINNIPIAC...... 7:00 pm J 24 CCSU...... W, 85-78 J 19 QUINNIPIAC...... W, 87-75 J 24 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON...... W, 73-54 F 2 SACRED HEART...... 4:00 pm J 26 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON...... W, 58-56 J 24 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA)...... W, 84-70 J 26 at SACRED HEART...... L, 82-68 F 6 at WAGNER...... 7:00 pm J 31 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S...... 7:00 pm J 26 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S...... W, 76-68 J 31 CCSU...... 7:00 pm F 9 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) ��7:00 pm F 2 at WAGNER...... 4:00 pm J 31 at ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN ��7:00 pm F 2 BRYANT...... 7:00 pm F 14 BRYANT...... 7:00 pm F 7 MONMOUTH...... 7:00 pm F 2 at LIU BROOKLYN...... 3:00 pm F 7 at QUINNIPIAC...... 7:00 pm F 16 CCSU...... 11:30 am F 9 at CCSU...... 4:00 pm F 6 SAINT FRANCIS (PA)...... 7:00 pm F 9 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON ��7:00 pm F 9 WAGNER...... 7:00 pm F 21 LIU BROOKLYN...... 7:00 pm F 14 ROBERT MORRIS...... 7:00 pm F 14 LIU BROOKLYN...... 7:00 pm F 14 at QUINNIPIAC...... 7:00 pm F 23 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN ��3:30 pm F 16 SAINT FRANCIS (PA)...... 3:00 pm F 16 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN ��7:00 pm F 16 at SACRED HEART...... 3:30 pm F 28 at MONMOUTH...... 7:00 pm F 21 at SACRED HEART...... 7:00 pm F 21 at ROBERT MORRIS...... 7:00 pm F 21 MONMOUTH...... 7:00 pm M 2 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON ��7:00 pm F 23 BRYANT...... 2:00 pm F 23 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) ��1:00 pm F 23 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON ��7:00 pm F 28 at ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN ��7:00 pm F 28 MOUNT ST. MARY’S...... 7:00 pm F 28 at BRYANT...... 7:00 pm M 2 at LIU BROOKLYN...... 4:30 pm M 2 WAGNER...... 7:00 pm M 2 at CCSU...... 3:30 pm

SACRED HEART (8-11, 6-2 NEC) ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN (8-11, 4-4 NEC) SAINT FRANCIS U (1-18, 1-7 NEC) WAGNER (11-8, 5-3 NEC) N 10 vs. Yale (at Hartford, CT)...... W, 85-82 (OT) N 9 at Lafayette...... W, 76-65 N 9 at Penn State...... L, 65-58 N 14 at Delaware State...... L, 73-69 (OT) N 12 at Rutgers...... L, 88-62 N 12 at Illinois...... L, 89-64 N 13 at Niagara...... L, 86-69 N 18 at #8 Syracuse...... L, 88-57 N 16 at Hartford...... L, 62-47 N 20 Army...... L, 67-59 N 16 at Youngstown State...... L, 75-60 N 24 at NC Central...... W, 38-36 N 18 at Stony Brook...... W, 64-62 N 24 at Brown...... W, 76-72 (OT) N 21 Colgate...... L, 85-76 N 26 at Albany...... L, 66-63 N 25 Lehigh...... L, 91-77 N 29 at Norfolk State...... L, 85-79 N 24 at #20 Notre Dame...... L, 69-52 N 28 Princeton...... W, 48-42 (OT) N 29 at Brown...... L, 69-56 D 5 at Albany...... L, 77-73 D 1 at American...... L, 61-51 D 1 at Temple...... L, 70-62 D 4 at Lafayette...... L, 61-58 D 4 at Hofstra...... W, 52-44 D 5 Holy Cross...... L, 83-78 D 8 at Boston College...... L, 72-64 D 8 Lehigh...... L, 83-67 D 15 Coppin State...... W, 77-65 (OT) D 9 at Lafayette...... L, 72-70 D 11 Stony Brook...... L, 77-61 D 17 Bucknell...... L, 76-49 Cable Car Classic (at Santa Clara) D 18 Stony Brook...... L, 64-59 D 15 vs. St. John’s (at Barclays Ctr) ��L, 77-60 D 20 at Kent State...... L, 77-48 D 21 vs. SMU...... W, 63-53 D 22 at La Salle...... L, 100-71 D 22 Colgate...... W, 73-61 D 28 Cornell...... L, 79-67 D 22 vs. Santa Clara...... L, 69-45 D 30 at George Washington...... L, 77-38 D 30 at NJIT...... W, 89-87 J 3 CCSU...... W, 67-60 D 29 Penn...... W, 68-63 (OT) J 3 LIU BROOKLYN...... W, 77-73 J 3 at QUINNIPIAC...... W, 63-61 J 5 BRYANT...... L, 78-58 J 3 MONMOUTH...... W, 60-56 J 5 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN �� W, 66-65 J 5 at SACRED HEART...... L, 66-65 J 10 at MONMOUTH...... L, 65-60 J 5 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON...... W, 68-55 J 10 at CCSU...... L, 84-78 J 10 MOUNT ST. MARY’S...... W, 70-56 J 12 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON...... L, 79-69 (OT) J 10 at LIU BROOKLYN...... W, 86-75 J 12 at WAGNER...... W, 71-52 J 12 at QUINNIPIAC...... W, 80-74 J 17 QUINNIPIAC...... L, 75-66 (OT) J 12 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN ��L, 71-52 J 17 MONMOUTH...... L, 71-67 J 17 at ROBERT MORRIS...... L, 66-62 J 19 SACRED HEART...... L, 75-72 J 17 at CCSU...... L, 73-66 J 19 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON...... W, 70-51 J 19 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA)...... W, 75-72 J 24 ROEBRT MORRIS...... L, 84-70 J 19 at BRYANT...... L, 82-59 J 24 BRYANT...... W, 87-76 J 24 LIU BROOKLYN...... L, 78-68 J 26 WAGNER...... L, 81-56 J 24 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S...... W, 52-50 J 26 MONMOUTH...... W, 82-68 J 26 at CCSU...... L, 72-70 J 31 at LIU BROOKLYN...... 7:00 pm J 26 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA)...... W, 81-56 J 31 at WAGNER...... 7:00 pm J 31 ROBERT MORRIS...... 7:00 pm F 2 at ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN ��5:00 pm J 31 SACRED HEART...... 7:00 pm F 2 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S ��4:00 pm F 2 SAINT FRANCIS (PA)...... 5:00 pm F 6 at ROBERT MORRIS...... 7:00 pm F 2 QUINNIPIAC...... 4:00 pm F 7 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON ��7:00 pm F 7 at BRYANT...... 7:00 pm F 9 MOUNT ST. MARY’S...... 7:00 pm F 6 MOUNT ST. MARY’S...... 7:00 pm F 9 at BRYANT...... 4:00 pm F 10 LIU BROOKLYN (Barclays Ctr) ��12:00 pm F 14 at SACRED HEART...... 7:00 pm F 9 at ROBERT MORRIS...... 7:00 pm F 14 SAINT FRANCIS (PA)...... 7:00 pm F 14 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON ��7:00 pm F 16 at QUINNIPIAC...... 3:00 pm F 14 CCSU...... 7:00 pm F 16 ROBERT MORRIS...... 3:30 pm F 16 at MONMOUTH...... 7:00 pm F 21 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON ��7:00 pm F 16 BRYANT...... 4:00 pm F 21 QUINNIPIAC...... 7:00 pm F 21 WAGNER...... 7:00 pm F 23 MONMOUTH...... 1:00 pm F 21 at ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN ��7:00 pm F 28 at CCSU...... 7:00 pm F 24 LIU BROOKLYN...... 8:00 pm F 23 CCSU...... 3:30 pm F 23 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S...... 3:30 pm M 2 at BRYANT...... 4:00 pm F 28 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON ��7:00 pm F 28 at LIU BROOKLYN...... 7:00 pm F 28 QUINNIPIAC...... 7:00 pm . M 2 at MONMOUTH...... 7:00 pm M 2 ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN ��4:30 pm M 2 at SACRED HEART...... 4:30 pm

WWW.NORTHEASTCONFERENCE.ORG TEAM-BY-TEAM NOTES BRYANT BULLDOGS OVERALL RECORD: 13-6, NEC RECORD: 6-2, RECORD LAST WEEK: 0-2, RPI: 151

LAST WEEK’S GAMES: JAN. 24 AT SACRED HEART (L, 87-76); JAN. 26 VS. LIU BROOKLYN (L, 79-78) THIS WEEK’S GAMES: JAN. 31 AT FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON (NEC-TV); FEB. 2 AT MONMOUTH

• The Bulldogs saw their eight-game winning streak snapped this week, suffering their first league losses of the year against Sacred Heart on the road and at home against LIU Brooklyn, marking just the team’s second home loss of the year. • Sophomore guard Dyami Starks (Duluth, MN/Duluth East) led the Bulldogs averaging 26.5 points per game and posting back-to-back 20-point outings. Starks scored a game-best 28 points with a career-high 10 baskets at Sacred Heart, just a point shy of his career high, and and added a game-high 25 points vs. LIU Saturday. • Entering the week, the Bulldogs earned their fourth-straight College Insider Mid-Major Top 25 ranking, moving up four spots to No. 17. • On the season, junior Alex Francis (Harlem, NY/Holderness Prep (NH)) passed the 300-point and 150-rebound mark this week, moving his all-time career numbers to 1250-career points and 617-career rebounds. • Senior point guard Frankie Dobbs (Berea, OH/Saint Edward (Ohio U.)) has now scored over 1000 points as a Bulldog and currently boasts 1078 points on his collegiate career as a whole. he is CENTRAL CONNECTICUT BLUE DEVILS OVERALL RECORD: 8-11, NEC RECORD: 4-4, RECORD LAST WEEK: 1-1, RPI: 208

LAST WEEK’S GAMES: JAN. 24 AT QUINNIPIAC (L, 85-78); JAN. 26 VS. ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN (W, 72-70) THIS WEEK’S GAMES: JAN. 31 AT MONMOUTH; FEB. 2 AT FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON

• The Blue Devils went 1-1 last week, behind 25.5 points per game from the league’s leading scorer Kyle Vinales (Detroit, MI/Phelps School). Vinales had 32 in the road loss to Quinnipiac, including 19 in the first half. He followed that up with a game-high 19 points in the home win vs. St. Francis (NY). • For the week Vinales had some impressive numbers. He averaged 25.5 points, shot 19-of-36 from the field and 3-of-7 from three. He hit 10-of-14 from the line as he upped his career total to 943 career points on the week. Vinales is on pace to score 1,000 points quicker than any player in school history, currently sitting at 943. • Sophomore Malcolm McMillan (Baltimore, MD/John Carroll) hit 4-of-5 from three on the week, pushing his streak to 10-of-12 from three in his last three games. In those games McMillan has scored 26, 10 and 14. His 50 points in the last three games match his total from the previous eight games. • Sophomore Adonis Burbage (Orlando, FL/Orlando Christian Prep) posted his first career double-double on Saturday, scoring 11 points and grabbing a career-high 11 rebounds. • Junior Terrell Allen (Virginia Beach, VA/Cape Henry) hit a pair of key jumpers for the Blue Devils in the home win Saturday. He scored a career-high 15 points in the victory on 6-of-8 shooting and also grabbed five boards. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON KNIGHTS OVERALL RECORD: 7-14, NEC RECORD: 2-6, RECORD LAST WEEK: 0-2, RPI: 265

LAST WEEK’S GAMES: JAN. 24 AT MONMOUTH (L, 73-54); JAN. 26 AT QUINNIPIAC (L, 58-56) THIS WEEK’S GAMES: JAN. 31 VS. BRYANT (NEC-TV); FEB. 2 VS. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT

• The Knights fell to 7-14 on the season and 2-6 in NEC action by losing two games on the weekend. While Thursday night turned into a lopsided event at Monmouth, FDU battled back at Quinnipiac on Saturday before falling by two points. • Senior Melquan Bolding (Mt. Vernon, NY/Bishop Stepinac) led the Knights with an average of 12.5 points per game this weekend, while Kinu Rochford (Brooklyn, NY/James Madison) added 12.0. Junior college transfer Sidney Sanders Jr. (Charleston, SC/Burke) had a great showing with 7.5 points per game on the weekend. • Sanders led the Knights comeback at Quinnipiac. The junior recorded 11 points, while putting up career highs in rebounds (5), assists (7) and steals (3). Sanders also was tenacious on defense for FDU, forcing three jump balls and creating strong pressure in the Knights’ 2-3 zone. • The Knights averaged 55.0 points per game this week, 10 fewer than their season average. The team’s 29 rebounds, 45.1 shooting percentage and 37.5 three-point percentage were right on the mark for their season norm. LIU BROOKLYN BLACKBIRDS OVERALL RECORD: 10-10, NEC RECORD: 5-3, RECORD LAST WEEK: 2-0, RPI: 220

LAST WEEK’S GAMES: JAN. 24 AT ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN (W, 78-68); JAN. 26 AT BRYANT (W, 79-78) THIS WEEK’S GAMES: JAN. 31 VS. SAINT FRANCIS U; FEB. 2 VS. ROBERT MORRIS (ESPNU)

• Senior Jamal Olasewere (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook) averaged 19.5 points and 9.0 rebounds in the wins, and passed Richie Parker for seventh place on LIU’s all-time scoring list with 1,604 points. • The Blackbirds outrebounded their opponent for the fifth straight game on Saturday against Bryant, 35-25, and have a net +54 advantage on the boards over that span. • C.J. Garner (Silver Spring, MD/Springbrook) was named Lai-Lynch Battle of Brooklyn MVP for the second time in his career after a 22-point, six-rebound performance against St. Francis Brooklyn on Thursday. Garner is 21 points shy of becoming the 32nd player in LIU history to score 1,000 points for a career. • Senior Booker Hucks (Bay Shore, NY/Bay Shore) came off the bench to knock down four three-pointers en route to 14 points in 15 minutes. Hucks also hit both of his free-throw attempts and is now a perfect 10-for-10 from the charity stripe this year. • In a statistical oddity, LIU is 8-2 this season when committing more turnovers than their opponent.

WWW.NORTHEASTCONFERENCE.ORG TEAM-BY-TEAM NOTES MONMOUTH HAWKS OVERALL RECORD: 8-13, NEC RECORD: 3-5, RECORD LAST WEEK: 1-1, RPI: 239

LAST WEEK’S GAMES: JAN. 24 VS. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON (W, 73-54); JAN. 26 AT SACRED HEART (L, 82-68) THIS WEEK’S GAMES: JAN. 31 VS. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT; FEB. 2 VS. BRYANT

• MU is now 3-8 all-time at SHU’s Pitt Center, and MU’s last win at SHU came during the 2002-03 season, 65-55, as Chris Kenny scored a game-high 18 points, and Kevin Owens added a double- double of 12 points and 17 rebounds. • Ed Waite (Fort Lauderdale, FL/Pine Crest) moved up to 921 career points following his six-point night at Sacred Heart, while the forward now has 605 career rebounds to remain in fifth place, 74 boards away from No. 4 Alex Blackwell. • Dion Nesmith (Union, NJ/Union (Northeastern)) dropped in a season-high 21 points - just one point off his career-high, in the Hawks’ win over Fairleigh Dickinson on Thursday night, as Monmouth moved to 4-3 at home in the MAC. • Monmouth forced 23 FDU turnovers and have now forced 20+ turnovers in nine of its 21 games, but have forced at least 15 turnovers in 18 of 21 games. • Jesse Steele’s (Milford, NJ/Oak Hill Academy (Army)) 134 made three-pointers is tied with Mustafa Barksdale for 9th place on MU’s career list. • Steele’s 248 assists with Monmouth, moved his within 11 assists of No. 12 Jason Krayl on the Hawks’ all-time career list. • With 114 career games played, Waite is now tied for 15th place all-time with Alex Nunner, Tyler Azzarelli and Kevin Owens. MOUNT ST. MARY’S MOUNTAINEERS OVERALL RECORD: 7-12, NEC RECORD: 2-6, RECORD LAST WEEK: 0-2, RPI: 197

LAST WEEK’S GAMES: JAN. 24 VS. WAGNER (L, 52-50); JAN. 26 AT ROBERT MORRIS (L, 76-68) THIS WEEK’S GAMES: JAN. 31 VS. QUINNIPIAC; FEB. 2 VS. SACRED HEART

• Julian Norfleet (Virginia Beach, VA/Landstown) and Shivaughn Wiggins (Charlotte, NC/North Mecklenberg) each scored 21 points in the Mount’s 76-68 loss at Robert Morris on Saturday. It was the first time the Mount has had two players scored 20 or more points in the same game since Jeremy Goode (24 points) and Jean Cajou (23 points) did against Sacred Heart on Jan. 17, 2009. • The Mount staged a furious rally at Robert Morris, but came up short on Saturday. Trailing 71-55 with 2:16 left, the Mount went on a 13-to-1 run to cut the deficit to 72-68 with 24 seconds left Wiggins (8 points) and Norfleet (5 points) combined for all 13 points in the run. • The Mount shot a season-high 32 free throws in the loss at Robert Morris, going 23-of-32 (.719) in the game. The previous high was 22 free throw attempts against Central Connecticut State. • Norfleet’s 21-point effort against Robert Morris was his first 20-point game of the year and the eighth of his career. Norfleet has come on of late, averaging 16.7 points and 4.0 assists over the past three games. • The Mount heads into a critical part of the schedule, with six of its next eight games at Knott Arena. The Mountaineers are 43-23 (.652) over their past 66 NEC home games, and are 4-2 at home this season. QUINNIPIAC BOBCATS OVERALL RECORD: 8-12, NEC RECORD: 4-4, RECORD LAST WEEK: 2-0, RPI: 234

LAST WEEK’S GAMES: JAN. 24 VS. CENTRAL CONNECTICUT (W, 85-78); JAN. 26 VS. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON (W, 58-56) THIS WEEK’S GAMES: JAN. 31 AT MOUNT ST. MARY’S; FEB. 2 AT WAGNER

• Ike Azotam (Boston, MA/O’Bryant (Marianapolis Prep)) earned double-doubles in both games last week, beginning with a 13-point, 17-rebound effort against the Blue Devils on Thursday night. In his next game, Azotam snagged his 25th career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds in a two-point triumph against the Knights. • Shaq Shannon (Philadelphia, PA/Communications Tech (CSJC)) averaged 15 points per game, combining for 10-of-19 from behind the arc in the two games. Against the Blue Devils, he was the first player to hit six threes in a game since James Johnson accomplished the feat back in 2010-11. • Zaid Hearst (Bethesda, MD/Salisbury (CT)) and Jamee Jackson (Newark, NJ/St. Anthony’s) averaged double-figures in the two games as well. Jackson pulled down a total of 13 rebounds. • Head coach Tom Moore collected his 100th career win at Quinnipiac on Thursday night. ROBERT MORRIS COLONIALS OVERALL RECORD: 14-7, NEC RECORD: 6-2, RECORD LAST WEEK: 2-0, RPI: 144

LAST WEEK’S GAMES: JAN. 24 AT SAINT FRANCIS U (W, 84-70); JAN. 26 VS. MOUNT ST. MARY’S (W, 78-68) THIS WEEK’S GAMES: JAN. 31 AT ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN; FEB. 2 AT LIU BROOKLYN (ESPNU)

• Robert Morris extended its winning streak to a season-high six games with a pair of victories last week, posting an 84-70 victory at Saint Francis U. (1/24/13) before earning a 76-68 win over Mount St. Mary’s (1/26/13) at the Sewall Center • Junior guard Karvel Anderson (Elkhart, IN/Glen Oaks Community College) paced the Colonials in its two wins last week, scoring 22 points in each game to lead RMU while shooting 68.2 percent (15-for-22) from the field, including 64.3 percent (9-for-14) from beyond the arc, and 83.3 percent (5-for-6) at the free-throw line • Redshirt senior forward Russell Johnson (Chester, PA/Chester) averaged 13.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in RMU’s two wins last week, converting 64.3 percent (9-for-14) of his shots from the field ... Johnson scored 12 points in the win over the Red Flash and added 14 against the Mount • Robert Morris is 14-0 this season when either leading or tied at halftime, and 0-7 when trailing at the break • Sophomore forward Lucky Jones (Newark, NJ/St. Anthony) averaged 11.0 points and 8.0 rebounds last week, providing 16 points and nine rebounds in the win over the Red Flash • Over the course of RMU’s last 14 games, a stretch in which the Colonials are 11-3, Robert Morris is averaging 9.8 three-pointers per game while shooting 41.8 percent (137-for-328) from deep ... The top marksman has been Anderson, who is averaging 3.1 triples per game while shooting 50.6 percent (43-for-85) from downtown • RMU’s victory at Saint Francis U. marked its 10th straight win over its in-state rival, tying a school record for longest winning streak against an NEC opponent ... RMU has also won 10 straight over Fairleigh Dickinson (current) and originally turned the trick against Wagner from Jan. 14, 1988, to Feb. 3, 1992 •Redshirt senior forward Russell Johnson became the 21st member of the Robert Morris 1,000-point club in RMU’s 84-70 win @ Saint Francis U. ... Johnson is also just the 12th player in school history to accumulate career totals of 1,000 points and 500 boards • Redshirt senior guard Velton Jones (Philadelphia, PA/Northeast Catholic) became the second player in school history to eclipse 500 career assists by finishing with seven in the win over Mount St. Mary’s ... Jones needs to average 5.4 assists over RMU’s final 11 regular-season contests to eclipse the school record of 555 that is held by former point guard Forest Grant (1981-84)

WWW.NORTHEASTCONFERENCE.ORG TEAM-BY-TEAM NOTES SACRED HEART PIONEERS OVERALL RECORD: 8-11, NEC RECORD: 6-2, RECORD LAST WEEK: 2-0, RPI: 182

LAST WEEK’S GAMES: JAN. 24 VS. BRYANT (W, 87-76); JAN. 26 VS. MONMOUTH (W, 82-68) THIS WEEK’S GAMES: JAN. 31 AT WAGNER; FEB. 2 AT MOUNT ST. MARY’S

• The Pioneers grabbed a share of the NEC lead by sweeping at home this week and improving to 6-2 in league play, their best start since the 2007-08 season where they got out to an 11-2 start. • Junior Louis Montes (Brockton, MA/Brockton) finished with 25 points on Saturday, scoring nine of the Pioneers final 15 points on a 15-0 run to end the game, beating Monmouth 82-68 on Saturday. • SHU’s Shane Gibson (Killingly, CT/Killingly) is a scoring machine since the start of 2013. Gibson is averaging 25.4 ppg in NEC play and has scored 20 or more in each of his last seven games. Gibson has entered the NEC Top-10 scoring list, climbing to the #10 spot thanks to 26 and 33 point games this week. He now has 1,835 career points and counting. • Sophomore point guard Phil Gaetano (Wallingford, CT/Sheehan (Choate Rosemary)) dished out a career-high 11 assists on Thursday night and then eclipsed his career high again on Saturday with 13 helpers vs. Monmouth. Gaetano has seven double digit assist games this season (La Salle, Stony Brook, Lafayette, LIU Brooklyn, Robert Morris, Bryant, Monmouth). He ranks second in the NEC and fifth in the NCAA in assists per game (7.8). Gaetano leads the NEC in assist-turnover ratio - 149 assists / 63 turnovers. In NEC games, Gaetano has 75 assists against just 21 turnovers. ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN TERRIERS OVERALL RECORD: 8-11, NEC RECORD: 4-4, RECORD LAST WEEK: 0-2, RPI: 205

LAST WEEK’S GAMES: JAN. 24 VS. LIU BROOKLYN (L, 78-68); JAN. 26 AT CENTRAL CONNECTICUT (L, 72-70) THIS WEEK’S GAMES: JAN. 31 VS. ROBERT MORRIS; FEB. 2 VS. SAINT FRANCIS U

• St. Francis Brooklyn has now dropped three of their last four contests to fall to 4-4 in the NEC. The Terriers lost the 38th “Battle of Brooklyn” on Thursday against LIU-Brooklyn at the Pope Physical Education Center. St. Francis let a 14-point advantage in the second-half slip away, and they have now lost five straight against the Blackbirds. • St. Francis squandered another second-half lead at Central Connecticut State on Saturday. The Terriers have now lost five games this season after leading at halftime. In fact, they have held a second-half lead in all eight NEC games and are just 4-4. • Jalen Cannon (Allentown, PA/William Alllen) averaged 19.5 points and 12.0 rebounds on the week and has recorded “double-doubles” in three straight contests. He’s second in the NEC in the category with nine and now has 17 on his young career. He leads the league in rebounding at 9.5 per game. • Sophomore guard Brent Jones (Brooklyn, NY/Bedford Academy) scored a season-high 14 points and distributed a career-best eight assists against LIU Brooklyn. Ironically, Jones was not in the starting lineup for the first time this season, backing up senior Dre Calloway (Harlem, NY/Abraham Lincoln (CO)). Jones was back in the starting lineup ast CCSU and missed a potential game- winning three-pointer at the buzzer. Sophomore forward Lowell Ulmer (Staten Island, NY/McKee (Staten Island Tech)) came off the bench to score a career-high 10 points against LIU Brooklyn. Ulmer went 4-of-6 from the floor in the contest. • Junior guard Ben Mockford (Shoreham-by-Sea, England/Oak Hill Academy (VA)) has been on fire in the last five minutes of games this season, hitting 18-of-34 (.529) attempts. Not surprisingly, all but one of those attempts have come from behind the arc. The three-point artist is averaging 2.7 treys per game. • The Terriers are just 1-8 when they score 68 or fewer points this season. SAINT FRANCIS U RED FLASH OVERALL RECORD: 1-18, NEC RECORD: 1-7, RECORD LAST WEEK: 0-2, RPI: 333

LAST WEEK’S GAMES: JAN. 24 VS. ROBERT MORRIS (L, 84-70); JAN. 26 VS. WAGNER (L, 81-56) THIS WEEK’S GAMES: JAN. 31 AT LIU BROOKLYN; FEB. 2 AT ST. FRANCIS BROOKLYN

• Freshman Ben Millaud-Meunier (Montreal, Quebec/Vanier) has been Saint Francis’ leading scorer in each of the past three games (20, 22 and 12 points). • The Red Flash was without the services of starters Umar Shannon (Atlantic City, NJ/Atlantic City) and Stephon Mosley (West Orange, NJ/Seton Hall Prep) for both contests last week. • SFU has drawn over 1,000 fans in each of its past three home games, including a season-high 1,411 vs. Robert Morris on Thursday.

WWW.NORTHEASTCONFERENCE.ORG TEAM-BY-TEAM NOTES WAGNER SEAHAWKS OVERALL RECORD: 11-8, NEC RECORD: 5-3, RECORD LAST WEEK: 2-0, RPI: 141

LAST WEEK’S GAMES: JAN. 24 AT MOUNT ST. MARY’S (W, 52-50); JAN. 26 AT SAINT FRANCIS U (W, 81-56) THIS WEEK’S GAMES: JAN. 31 VS. SACRED HEART; FEB. 2 VS. QUINNIPIAC

• Head coach Bashir Mason, who is the nation’s youngest head coach, became the fastest rookie head man in school history to reach 10 victories (18 games) and toppled two of the youngest coaches in the nation in Jamion Christian (Mount, 30 - 5th youngest) and Rob Krimmel (35 - 15th youngest). • The Seahawks snapped a three-game losing streak thanks to shooting a blistering 52.3 percent from the floor while posting a +11.5 advantage on the glass and were 49-for-95 (.516) from inside the arc with 90 of those 98 points coming in the paint. • Junior Kenneth Ortiz (Newark, NJ/Science Park (Southern Mississippi)) converted the game-winning fast break layup with 27.4 seconds remaining to provide the difference. • None of the 10 starters recorded double-figures in scoring ... Wagner’s bench recorded 28 points, on 56.0 percent (13-for-25) shooting ... Coincidentally, the last time it occurred also was at the Mount, with the Mountaineers posting a 69-44 victory over the Seahawks on February 4, 2010. • Wagner led for just 2:02 in posting its fourth-straight win over the Mount and is 10-0 this year and 35-1 over the last two season when either leading or tied with five minutes to play. • Freshman Eric Fanning (Trenton, NJ/Perkiomen (PA)) averaged a team-best 13.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game while shooting a blistering 63.2 percent (12-for-19) from the floor. • In the win over the Red Flash, the Seahawks placed five players in double-figures for the first time this year, led by Jonathon Williams’ (Richmond, CA/Kennedy (City College of San Francisco)) game-high 19 points and eight rebounds ... On the year, the Golden State native has paced the team in scoring 10 times and on the glass 11 times. • After failing to record double-figures in the season’s first 17 games, juniorOrlando Parker (Orlando, FL/Orlando Christian Prep) did so in each game last week, averaging 13.0 points 6.0 rebounds per game while shooting 57.9 percent (11-for-19) from the field. • Wagner is 8-0 this season and 18-0 over the last two years when limiting the opposition to 60 points or less. • Thanks to its two most recent shooting performances, the Green & White improved to 9-0 this season and 28-3 over the last two years when outscoring the opposition. • Rivers notched double-figures for the 51st time in his 71-game Seahawk career and now has 966 points, leaving him just 34 away from becoming the 40th member of the Green & White 1,000-point club. • Junior Naofall Folahan returned to action against the Mountaineers after missing the last previous two games due to injury and recorded his 129th career block, leaving him just six behind Miladin Mutavdzic for second place on the all-time Seahawks’ blocked shot list.

QUOTABLE “It’s like you hold your breath. It would have been … if it had gone in … Whatever. It didn’t go in and we won the game. There’s a lot of happiness [in the locker room]. We deserved to win. Not that they didn’t deserve to win, because it came down to a shot.” - CCSU head coach Howie Dickenman after St. Francis Brooklyn missed a last three-pointer in the Blue Devils’ 72-70 win on Saturday

“Somehow, some way, we got tougher. Last week we talked about being soft. … Before the game, I said I’m going to get Malcolm [39 minutes] out and I’m going to get Kyle [38 minutes] out. I got them out for about a minute. I’m true to my word. [ Burbage] was challenged, all right. You respect people when you go at them, you challenge them, and they answer the bell, respond.” - CCSU head coach Howie Dickenman following Saturday’s win over St. Francis Brooklyn

“I’m proud of my guys and the way we played today. But you cannot win a Division I basketball game going 8-for-18 from the free throw line.” – FDU head coach Greg Vetrone after the Knights battled back from an 11-point deficit at Quinnipiac before falling by two points on Saturday

“My teammates got me the ball in great spots. I didn’t have too many contested looks tonight, and that’s all them, finding me and setting good screens.” – Monmouth freshman guard Christian White, after scoring a career-high 18 points, including 4-6 from three-point range, against FDU on Thursday

“Eric’s a kid who is just getting more and more comfortable. He’s someone who scored a ton of points in high school and I believe he has the ability to also do that at the college level.” - Wagner head coach Bashir Mason, on his emerging freshman swingman Eric Fanning, the Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week who has now scored double-digits the last three games.