2006-07 MEN’SMEN’SMEN’S BASKETBALLBASKETBALLBASKETBALL NN EWSEWS && NN OTESOTES 200 Cottontail Lane, Vantage Court North, Somerset, NJ 08873 Men’s Basketball Contact: Ron Ratner, Associate Commissioner Phone: 732-469-0440/Fax: 732-469-0744 E-Mail: [email protected] Central Connecticut State • Fairleigh Dickinson • Long Island • Monmouth • Mount St. Mary’s Quinnipiac • Robert Morris • Sacred Heart • St. Francis (NY) • Saint Francis (PA) • Wagner NEC Men’s Basketball Northeast Conference Men’s Basketball Facts & Figures (Week 4 • December 4, 2006)

Last Week’s Results School NEC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Home Away Neutral

Monday, November 27 1. Central Connecticut State 1-0 1.000 2-5 .286 L1 1-1 1-2 0-2 American 59, MOUNT ST. MARY’S 46 2. Robert Morris 0-0 .000 5-1 .833 W1 3-0 2-1 0-0 Howard 75, SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 69 Fairleigh Dickinson 0-0 .000 3-2 .600 W1 1-1 2-1 0-0 Tuesday, November 28 Long Island 0-0 .000 3-4 .429 W1 3-0 0-4 0-0 UW-Green Bay 76, FDU 67 Saint Francis (PA) 0-0 .000 2-3 .400 L3 2-2 0-1 0-0 St. John’s 64, LONG ISLAND 46 Penn 80, MONMOUTH 66 Monmouth 0-0 .000 3-5 .375 W1 1-0 1-4 1-1 Brown 66, WAGNER 61 Quinnipiac 0-0 .000 2-4 .333 L3 2-1 0-3 0-0 Sacred Heart 0-0 .000 2-5 .286 L2 1-0 0-4 1-1 Wednesday, November 29 CCSU 77, ST. FRANCIS (NY) 64 Wagner 0-0 .000 2-5 .286 W1 1-3 1-2 0-0 Maine 68, MOUNT ST. MARY’S 65 Mount St. Mary's 0-0 .000 1-6 .143 L5 1-2 0-4 0-0 Colgate 80, QUINNIPIAC 71 #2 Pittsburgh 67, ROBERT MORRIS 53 St. Francis (NY) 0-1 .000 0-8 .000 L8 0-1 0-5 0-2 #20 UConn 89, SACRED HEART 46 Bucknell 60, SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 56 Top eight teams qualify for NEC Tournament

Thursday, November 30 Hartford 64, LONG ISLAND 49 Choice Hotels/NEC Player of the Week MONMOUTH 67, Rider 66 Javier Mojica, Central Connecticut State Saturday, December 2 Sr., G, 6-3, 180 lbs., Auburn, MA/Auburn Lehigh 55, CCSU 52 Mojica claims the first Choice Hotels/NEC Player of the Week award of his career after averaging 20.9 points and 7.9 rebounds in FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 85, Canisius 83 (2 OT) Central Connecticut State’s 1-1 week. He also shot a scintillating 69.6 percent (16-23) from the floor and 62.5 percent (5-8) from LONG ISLAND 70, New Hampshire 62 (OT) Loyola (MD) 83, MOUNT ST. MARY’S 66 three-point range. Mojica posted his league-leading third double-double of the season with 22 points and 11 boards in a 77-64 win Brown 80, QUINNIPIAC 74 over St. Francis (NY) on Wednesday in CCSU’s NEC opener. He also tallied 20 points, eight rebounds and five assists in a 55-52 ROBERT MORRIS 73, Duquesne 72 setback at Lehigh on Saturday. Mojica has scored 20 or more points in five straight games, the longest stretch for a CCSU player in Columbia 76, SACRED HEART 71 12 seasons. The Auburn, MA product currently ranks among NEC leaders in nearly every statistical category, including first in three- Fairfield 68, ST. FRANCIS (NY) 64 (OT) WAGNER 72, Yale 65 point accuracy (.526), second in scoring (20.4 ppg) and rebounding (7.9 rpg), third in made three-pointers (2.9 per game), fifth in field goal percentage (.520), 11th in free throw percentage (.760) and 12th in assists (2.9 apg). Home Team Underlined Choice Hotels/NEC Rookie of the Week Choice Hotels Choice Hotels Devin Sweetney, Saint Francis (PA) NEC Player of the Week NEC Rookie of the Week Fr., G, 6-6, 180 lbs., Washington, D.C./Riverdale Baptist Nov. 13 Chris Weyhe, QU Nov. 13 Chauncey Hardy, SHU Sweetney continued to put up big numbers for the Red Flash en-route to his second straight Choice Hotels/NEC Rookie of the Week Nov. 20 A.J. Jackson, RMU Nov. 20 Jeremy Goode, MSM accolade. He averaged 15.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.5 steals and shot 40.0 percent from three-point range and 91.7 percent from Nov. 27 A.J. Jackson, RMU Nov. 27 Devin Sweetney, SFPA the charity stripe last week. Sweetney scored 15 of his career-high 20 points in the second half, including 11 of his team’s last 18 points Dec. 4 Javier Mojica, CCSU Dec. 4 Devin Sweetney, SFPA in a 75-69 setback at Howard on Monday. In a back-and-forth affair, he gave Saint Francis the lead three times in the final six minutes of the contest and pulled the Red Flash to within 68-67 on a layup with 1:46 to play. Two days later, the native of Washington, D.C. recorded 11 points, five boards and two steals in a near upset of Patriot League power Bucknell as the Bison ended the game on an 8-0 run to win, 60-56. On the season, Sweetney paces all NEC freshman and ranks in the NEC top-15 in scoring (eighth, 15.0 ppg), rebounding (third, 7.6 rpg), field goal percentage (11th, .481), free throw percentage (second, .880) and steals (sixth, 2.0 spg). 2007 NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament All games at home of higher seed. Teams will be This Week’s Schedule reseeded after quarterfinals. Monday, December 4 Wednesday, December 6 Saturday, December 9 MONMOUTH at Seton Hall 7:30 pm Delaware at CCSU 7:00 pm UMass vs. CCSU (at Mohegan Sun) 8:00 pm Thursday, March 1 Sunday, March 4 Wednesday, March 7 Yale at SACRED HEART 7:00 pm FDU at QUINNIPIAC 4:00 pm Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship SAINT FRANCIS (PA) at Liberty 7:00 pm Thursday, December 7 Harvard at LONG ISLAND 4:00 pm Times TBA TBA, 7:30 pm (ESPN2) LONG ISLAND at MONMOUTH 7:00 pm SAINT FRANCIS (PA) at SACRED HEART 4:00 pm 4:00 pm (MSG) Tuesday, December 5 QUINNIPIAC at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm ROBERT MORRIS at WAGNER 12:00 pm FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON at Drexel 7:30 pm ROBERT MORRIS at SACRED HEART 7:00 pm Hartford at MONMOUTH 7:00 pm ST. FRANCIS (NY) at St. John’s 7:30 pm SAINT FRANCIS (PA) at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm NEC Website WAGNER at Columbia 7:00 pm For all the latest news, scores, statistics and notes, visit the NEC website at www.northeastconference.org Standings and statistics are updated daily. 2006-07 NEC Men’s Basketball Schedule Schedule Subject To Change. All times are Eastern Standard Time.

Central Connecticut State Fairleigh Dickinson Long Island (2-5, 1-0 NEC) (3-2, 0-0 NEC) (3-4, 0-0 NEC) John Thompson Challenge (at Michigan) N 14 at Providence L 71-96 N 11 Binghamton W 73-59 N 10 vs. Michigan L 40-60 N 18 at Seton Hall W 76-71 N 17 at Minnesota L 54-70 N 11 vs. Eastern Michigan L 69-76 N 21 at St. Peter’s W 72-65 N 21 at Columbia L 63-90 N 12 vs. Davidson L 64-91 N 28 UW-Green Bay L 67-76 N 25 Old Westbury W 105-50 N 18 at New Hampshire W 73-66 D 2 Canisius W 85-83 (2 OT) N 28 at St. John’s L 46-64 N 25 St. Bonaventure L 57-60 D 5 at Drexel 7:30 pm N 30 at Hartford L 49-64 N 29 ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 77-64 D 9 at QUINNIPIAC 4:00 pm D 2 New Hampshire W 70-62 (OT) D 2 at Lehigh L 52-55 D 11 Mercy 7:00 pm D 7 at MONMOUTH 7:00 pm D 6 Delaware 7:00 pm D 16 at Stony Brook 2:00 pm D 9 Harvard 4:00 pm D 9 vs. Massachusetts (at Mohegan Sun Arena) 8:00 pm D 22 Rider 7:00 pm D 13 at Penn State 7:30 pm D 14 Harvard 7:00 pm College of Charleston Tournament D 15 at Binghamton 7:00 pm D 16 La Salle 2:00 pm D 29 vs. IUPUI 5:30 pm D 28 Vermont 7:00 pm D 31 at St. Peter’s 1:00 pm D 30 vs. Radford/Charleston 5/7:30 pm J 4 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm D 30 at UMBC 7:00 pm J 6 WAGNER 7:00 pm J 4 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm J 8 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:30 pm J 11 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm J 11 ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm J 6 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm J 13 ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm J 13 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 2:00 pm J 13 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 4:00 pm J 18 at CCSU 7:00 pm J 15 at CCSU 2:00 pm J 15 LONG ISLAND 2:00 pm J 20 at LONG ISLAND 4:00 pm J 18 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm J 20 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 4:00 pm J 25 QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm J 22 at WAGNER 7:00 pm J 20 MONMOUTH 4:00 pm J 27 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm J 25 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm J 27 at QUINNIPIAC 12:30 pm J 30 at SACRED HEART 7:00 pm J 27 SACRED HEART 2:00 pm J 30 WAGNER 7:00 pm F 1 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm J 29 at QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm F 2 at SACRED HEART 7:30 pm F 1 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm F 5 MONMOUTH 7:30 pm F 9 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm F 5 CCSU 7:00 pm F 5 at LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm F 11 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 4:00 pm F 10 QUINNIPIAC 4:00 pm F 12 at MONMOUTH 7:30 pm F 15 LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm F 15 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm F 12 at SACRED HEART 7:00 pm F 17 QUINNIPIAC 4:00 pm F 15 at MONMOUTH 7:00 pm F 17 CCSU 7:00 pm F 20 SACRED HEART 7:00 pm F 20 MONMOUTH 7:00 pm F 17 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm F 24 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm F 22 ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm F 24 at WAGNER 7:00 pm F 26 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm F 26 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm F 26 WAGNER 7:00 pm NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) M 1 Quarterfinals M 1 Quarterfinals M 1 Quarterfinals M 4 Semifinals M 4 Semifinals M 4 Semifinals M 7 Championship M 7 Championship M 7 Championship

NEC Games in CAPS NEC Games in CAPS NEC Games in CAPS

Monmouth Mount St. Mary’s Quinnipiac (3-5, 0-0 NEC) (1-6, 0-0 NEC) (2-4, 0-0 NEC)

Cox Communications Classic @ Old Dominion N 10 at West Virginia L 42-50 N 10 at #18 Connecticut L 46-53 N 10 at Old Dominion L 40-54 N 14 James Madison W 81-70 (2 OT) N 15 Concordia W 92-77 N 11 vs. Clemson L 65-77 N 18 at La Salle L 60-66 N 22 Lehigh W 71-55 N 12 vs. Arkansas State W 69-67 (OT) N 20 at Binghamton L 59-66 N 26 New Hampshire L 59-64 N 18 at Houston L 80-89 N 27 American L 46-59 N 29 at Colgate L 71-80 N 20 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi L 54-71 N 29 Maine L 65-68 N 25 St. Peter’s W 51-50 D 2 at Brown L 74-80 D 2 at Loyola (MD) L 66-83 D 7 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm N 28 at Penn L 66-80 D 7 QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm N 30 at Rider W 67-66 D 9 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 4:00 pm D 16 at North Carolina State 3:30 pm D 4 at Seton Hall 7:30 pm D 18 at Dartmouth 7:30 pm D 18 at Winthrop 7:00 pm D 7 LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm D 23 Vermont 1:00 pm D 9 Hartford 7:00 pm D 22 at Lafayette 7:00 pm D 28 at Maryland 8:00 pm D 31 at Fordham 1:00 pm D 29 Lehigh 7:00 pm J 4 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm D 31 Loyola Marymount 1:30 pm J 4 at LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm J 4 WAGNER 7:00 pm J 6 at MONMOUTH 7:00 pm J 6 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm J 6 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm J 8 SACRED HEART 7:00 pm J 11 at WAGNER 7:00 pm J 11 at SACRED HEART 2:00 pm J 11 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm J 13 MONMOUTH 1:00 pm J 13 at QUINNIPIAC 1:00 pm J 13 CCSU 2:00 pm J 18 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm J 20 at CCSU 4:00 pm J 18 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm J 25 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm J 22 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm J 20 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm J 27 LONG ISLAND 12:30 pm J 25 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm J 25 WAGNER 7:00 pm J 29 CCSU 7:00 pm J 27 ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm J 27 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm F 1 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm F 3 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm F 1 at CCSU 7:00 pm F 5 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:30 pm F 3 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 12:30 pm F 3 at QUINNIPIAC 12:30 pm F 8 SACRED HEART 7:00 pm F 8 at WAGNER 7:00 pm F 8 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm F 12 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:30 pm F 10 at CCSU 4:00 pm F 15 CCSU 7:00 pm F 10 ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm F 17 at LONG ISLAND 4:00 pm F 17 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm F 15 at SACRED HEART 7:00 pm F 22 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm F 17 MONMOUTH 7:00 pm F 20 at LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm F 24 ROBERT MORRIS 12:00 pm F 23 SACRED HEART 7:00 pm F 22 at WAGNER 7:00 pm F 24 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 4:00 pm F 26 at SACRED HEART 7:00 pm F 26 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) M 1 Quarterfinals M 1 Quarterfinals M 1 Quarterfinals M 4 Semifinals M 4 Semifinals M 4 Semifinals M 7 Championship M 7 Championship M 7 Championship

NEC Games in CAPS NEC Games in CAPS NEC Games in CAPS 2006-07 NEC Men’s Basketball Schedule Schedule Subject To Change. All times are Eastern Standard Time.

Robert Morris Sacred Heart St. Francis (NY) (5-1, 0-0 NEC) (2-5, 0-0 NEC) (0-8, 0-1 NEC)

N 13 Florida International W 96-72 N 10 at Fordham L 68-70 BCA Invitational (at Syracuse) N 17 at Marshall W 73-69 NIT Season Tip-Off (Charlotte, NC) N 10 at #20 Syracuse L 51-83 N 21 New Hampshire W 77-64 N 14 vs. North Carolina L 81-103 N 11 vs. UTEP L 52-54 N 26 at Maine W 55-43 N 15 vs. Iona W 68-61 N 12 vs. Penn L 56-86 N 18 Maine L 60-79 N 29 at #2 Pittsburgh L 53-67 N 19 at Lehigh L 63-72 N 22 at UMass L 49-63 D 2 Duquesne W 73-72 N 21 Albany W 90-71 N 29 at #20 Connecticut L 46-89 N 26 at Fordham L 49-76 D 7 at SACRED HEART 7:00 pm D 2 at Columbia L 71-76 N 29 at CCSU L 64-77 D 9 at WAGNER 12:00 pm D 4 Yale 7:00 pm D 2 at Fairfield L 64-68 (OT) D 16 Youngstown State 7:00 pm D 7 ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm D 5 at St. John’s 7:30 pm D 20 at Canisius 7:00 pm D 9 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 4:00 pm D 7 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm D 30 Goucher 2:00 pm D 17 at Boston College 1:00 pm D 12 at Hofstra 8:00 pm J 4 QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm D 20 at Harvard 7:00 pm D 17 at Hartford 2:00 pm J 6 CCSU 7:00 pm D 31 at Army 12:00 pm D 21 Manhattan 7:00 pm D 30 Columbia 7:00 pm J 11 at LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm J 6 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 4:00 pm J 8 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm J 6 SACRED HEART 4:00 pm J 13 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm J 8 at LONG ISLAND 7:30 pm J 18 SACRED HEART 7:00 pm J 11 MONMOUTH 2:00 pm J 18 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm J 11 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm J 20 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm J 13 WAGNER 2:00 pm J 23 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 8:00 pm J 20 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm J 27 at CCSU 2:00 pm J 18 at QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm J 20 at WAGNER 2:00 pm J 27 at MONMOUTH 7:00 pm J 30 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm J 22 MONMOUTH 7:00 pm F 1 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm F 2 LONG ISLAND 7:30 pm F 3 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 3:30 pm J 25 CCSU 7:00 pm F 5 at WAGNER 7:00 pm F 1 QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm F 10 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm F 8 at QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm F 15 WAGNER 7:00 pm F 3 at MONMOUTH 7:00 pm F 10 WAGNER 4:00 pm F 9 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm F 17 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm F 12 CCSU 7:00 pm F 11 LONG ISLAND 4:00 pm F 22 at CCSU 7:00 pm F 15 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm F 15 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm F 24 at QUINNIPIAC 12:00 pm F 20 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm F 17 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm F 26 LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm F 23 at MONMOUTH 7:00 pm F 24 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 4:00 pm NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) F 26 QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm F 26 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm M 1 Quarterfinals NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) M 4 Semifinals M 1 Quarterfinals M 1 Quarterfinals M 4 Semifinals M 7 Championship M 4 Semifinals M 7 Championship M 7 Championship

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St. Francis (PA) Wagner (2-3, 0-0 NEC) (2-5, 0-0 NEC)

N 18 Lock Haven W 94-60 N 10 Lafayette L 70-76 N 20 St. Bonaventure W 76-54 N 14 at Manhattan L 60-63 N 25 La Salle L 60-69 N 18 at UMES W 82-76 N 27 at Howard L 69-75 N 20 at William & Mary L 53-77 N 29 Bucknell L 56-60 N 25 Vermont L 69-77 D 4 at Liberty 7:00 pm N 28 Brown L 61-66 D 7 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm D 2 Yale W 72-65 D 9 at SACRED HEART 4:00 pm D 5 at Columbia 7:00 pm D 16 Liberty 7:00 pm D 9 ROBERT MORRIS 12:00 pm D 19 at Akron 7:00 pm D 15 Union 7:00 pm D 22 Duquesne 7:00 pm D 19 at Purdue 7:00 pm D 30 at Georgia Tech 8:00 pm D 21 at Indiana State 7:05 pm J 2 at American 7:30 pm J 4 at MONMOUTH 7:00 pm J 4 CCSU 7:00 pm J 6 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm J 6 QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm J 11 QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm J 11 at FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm J 13 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 2:00 pm J 13 at LONG ISLAND 4:00 pm J 20 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 2:00 pm J 18 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm J 22 LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm J 20 SACRED HEART 7:00 pm J 25 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm J 23 ROBERT MORRIS 8:00 pm J 27 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm J 25 at MONMOUTH 7:00 pm J 30 at LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm J 27 at WAGNER 2:00 pm F 5 SACRED HEART 7:00 pm F 3 at ROBERT MORRIS 3:30 pm F 8 MONMOUTH 7:00 pm F 8 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm F 10 at SACRED HEART 4:00 pm F 15 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm F 15 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm F 17 WAGNER 7:00 pm F 17 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm F 22 at QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm F 22 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm F 24 LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm F 24 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 7:00 pm F 26 MONMOUTH 7:00 pm F 26 at CCSU 7:00 pm NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) NEC Tournament (all games at higher seed) M 1 Quarterfinals M 1 Quarterfinals M 4 Semifinals M 4 Semifinals M 7 Championship M 7 Championship

NEC Games in CAPS NEC Games in CAPS Too Close For Comfort NEC Men’s Basketball Notes: Monmouth’s three wins this season have been by a combined total of four points. The Hawks (through games of December 2) beat Rider, 67-66, last Thursday, and also have wins over St. Peter’s (51-50) and Arkansas State (69-67 in overtime). Steel City Clash: RMU Goes Toe-To-Toe With #2 Pitt Robert Morris gave #2 Pittsburgh all it could handle on Wednesday One of Nation’s Oldest Rivalries Renewed in a crosstown matchup at the Petersen Events Center. After trailing by When Mount St. Mary’s and Loyola (MD) tipped off on Saturday afternoon in Baltimore, it as many as 12 in the first half, the Colonials cut the advantage to 35-30 marked the 161st meeting between the two schools. Despite an 83-66 setback to the Grey- at intermission when junior forward Colson Senat (Montreal, Quebec/Vanier College) nailed a hounds, the Mount still holds a 93-68 advantage in a series that dates back to 1910 and is the three-pointer with one second remaining on the clock. Robert Morris came out firing in the second half and longest running Division I rivalry in the state of Maryland. One of the classic games between took a 42-41 lead with 13:00 to play on a layup by senior guard Derek Coleman (Dorchester, MA/ the two programs was a 99-93 overtime win for the Mountaineers in the championship game Charlestown). The Colonials were as close as 55-49 with under seven minutes to go when the Panthers of the Mason-Dixon Conference Tournament on March 5, 1955. That was former head coach went on a 7-0 run to push the lead to 13 before going on to win, 67-53. The loss was the first of the year for Jim Phelan’s first of 49 seasons spent as head coach at the Mount. Robert Morris, which established a school record by winning its first four games of the season. New Members To Join Millennium Club In 2006-07 Steel City Clash #2: RMU Knocks Off Duquesne The NEC began the 2006-07 campaign with just one returning player already a member of the Three days after its matchup with #2 Pittsburgh, Robert Morris rallied from a seven-point deficit with 2:51 to 1,000-point club, and a host of others set to join the ranks as the season progresses. A total play to secure a 73-72 win over intracity rival Duquesne. The Colonials clinched the victory on two A.J. of six NEC competitors reached the 1,000-point plateau a year ago to raise membership to Jackson (Monessen, PA/Monessen) free throws with 15.6 seconds left on the clock, capping a 10-2 128 since the league began sponsoring basketball in 1981. Long Island sports the leading game-ending spurt. Junior guard Tony Lee (Boston, MA/Charlestown) had two of his Sewall Center returning scorer in the conference in James Williams (DeSoto, TX/DeSoto), who has record eight steals in the final 1:48 as Robert Morris improved to 5-1 on the year. lifted his career total to 1,359 points. Next in line to reach the milestone is Sacred Heart senior swingman Jarrid Frye (Maspeth, NY/Mt. Luther) (945 points), followed by Monmouth Conference Chatter senior forward Marques Alston (Neptune, NJ/Neptune) (889), CCSU senior guard While the rest of the NEC was battling out-of-conference opponents, Central Connecticut State and St. Francis Javier Mojica (Auburn, MA/Auburn) (874), CCSU senior forward Obie Nwadike (NY) tipped off NEC play last Wednesday with the Blue Devils coming away with a 77-64 victory. CCSU was led (Jersey City, NJ/St. Anthony’s) (858), Monmouth senior forward Deki Delic (Bel- by the tandem of junior guard Tristan Blackwood (Toronto, Ontario/Eastern Commerce) and grade, Serbia-Montenegro/Bridgton Academy (ME)) (858) and Mount St. Mary’s senior guard Javier Mojica (Auburn, MA/Auburn), who combined for 48 points, including 8-15 from senior swingman Mychal Kearse (Charlotte, NC/Providence Day) (763). outside the arc. Seven more NEC contests are on the docket this week - including Robert Morris and Saint Francis (PA) heading east for two games apiece - before taking a three-week hiatus until the start of the new Quotes of the Week year. Monmouth sophomore guard Whitney Coleman, after hitting the game-winning jumper with 5.3 seconds left to beat Rider, 67-66, on Thursday: Scoring Turnover “It felt great (to win the game),” Coleman said. “We talked a lot about toughness before Of the top-10 scorers in the NEC thus far in 2006-07, only two - Robert Morris senior forward A.J. Jackson the game. I think we showed toughness being up and then going down and not quitting (Monessen, PA/Monessen) and Long Island senior guard James Williams (DeSoto, TX/DeSoto), and coming back right until that very last play.” who rank first and fourth, respectively - finished in the top-10 a year ago. Robert Morris head coach Mark Schmidt on junior guard Tony Lee’s performance - which Scoring Jumps included eight steals - in the Colonials’ 73-72 win over crosstown rival Duquesne on Satur- A host of NEC players have taken on greater offensive roles for their respective teams this season, many of day: whom rank among league scoring leaders. The biggest scoring jump thus far in 2006-07 goes to CCSU senior guard Javier Mojica (Auburn, MA/Auburn), whose average has ballooned 11.5 points from 8.9 ppg “Tony Lee is the toughest person in the country at 6-foot or under,” Schmidt said. to 20.4 ppg. Below are the top ten season-to-season scoring jumps in the conference thus far: “Does he have great skills? No. Does he have great athletic ability? No. Does he have great ballhandling ability? No. But he always finds a way to get it done. He is a tough, Player 2006-07 PPG 2005-06 PPG Change hard-nosed kid who never gives up. We have tried to build this program on toughness, 1. Javier Mojica, CCSU 20.4 ppg 8.9 ppg +11.5 ppg and Tony and Derek (Coleman) are at the top of the class when it comes to being tough.” 2. Andre Harris, FDU 18.4 ppg 7.9 ppg +10.5 ppg 3. Cameron Tyler, FDU 15.6 ppg 5.2 ppg +10.4 ppg “Coach Jim Phelan Court” Unveiled At Mount St. Mary’s 4. Cale Nelson, SFPA 11.2 ppg 1.4 ppg (2004-05 stats) +9.8 ppg Prior to Mount St. Mary's 81-70 win over James Madison on November 14, the Knott Arena 5. Chris Vann, MSM 11.3 ppg 4.1 ppg +7.2 ppg floor was named in honor of legendary coach Jim Phelan. The floor, which features his 6. James Ulrich, WC 12.6 ppg 6.3 ppg +6.3 ppg signature bow-tie, will now be known as “Coach Jim Phelan Court.” The Mount also retired the 7. Luke Granato, SHU 12.0 ppg 6.5 ppg +5.5 ppg number "830" in Phelan's honor prior to the game. The number refers to the number of 8. Justin Drummond, WC 7.0 ppg 1.7 ppg (2004-05 stats) +5.3 ppg victories for the coach, who finished his storied career with a record of 830-524. It is the first 9. Joey Mundweiler, WC 11.0 ppg 5.9 ppg +5.1 ppg retired number in school history. Phelan, who retired at the conclusion of the 2002-03 season, 10. Van Crafton, QU 9.5 ppg 4.5 ppg +5.0 ppg holds NCAA records for games coached (1,354) and seasons coached at one school (49).

Ferry Wins 150th Game FDU Win Is 38 Years In The Making Long Island head coach Jim Ferry won the 150th game of his career on Saturday with the Blackbirds’ 70- Fairleigh Dickinson snapped a ten-game losing streak to Seton Hall on November 21 with a 62 overtime conquest of New Hampshire. Now in his fifth year at the Brooklyn school, Ferry has compiled 76-71 conquest of the Pirates in East Rutherford. The last time the Knights had defeated Seton a 150-92 career mark. His .620 winning percentage - the highest among active NEC coaches - includes a three- Hall was on January 10, 1968. It was also FDU’s first win over a Big East opponent since year stint at Division II Adelphi in which he guided the Panthers to back-to-back NCAA Elite Eight appearances stopping Providence, 55-53, on December 19, 1984. in 2000-01 and 2001-02. CCSU’s Six-Shooters FDU Ironman When Central Connecticut State’s Javier Mojica (Auburn, MA/Auburn) and Tristan There is little time for rest when Fairleigh Dickinson senior forward Michael Peeples (Detroit, MI/ Blackwood (Toronto, Ontario/Eastern Commerce) each drilled six three-pointers Benedictine) and his teammates take on Canisius. The two teams have played double overtime games in in a 73-66 win at New Hampshire on November 18, they became the first pair of NEC team- each of the last two years with the Knights winning last season’s affair in Buffalo, 69-65, then coming back to mates to hit six or more shots from beyond the arc in a game in nearly eight years. Eric Bethel hand the Golden Griffins an 85-83 setback at the Rothman Center on Saturday. In the two contests, Peeples and Tony Hayden of Mount St. Mary’s were the last to do so, sinking six treys apiece in a 78- has combined to play 94 of a possible 100 minutes. He was one of three FDU players who went the distance 61 win over Monmouth on January 14, 1998. - joining senior forward Andre Harris (Detroit, MI/Robichaud) and sophomore guard Cameron Tyler (Jamaica, NY/Cardozo (Notre Dame Prep (MA))) - with a 50-minute effort in the win last week. Near-Record Shooting Night For LIU In Long Island’s 105-50 win over Division III Old Westbury on November 25, the Blackbirds NEC On The Air just missed setting an NCAA record for field goal percentage in a half when they hit 28-30 shots The first NEC Television Network game of the season will air this coming Saturday as Wagner hosts Robert in the opening stanza for a 93.3 percent success rate. LIU opened the contest by hitting its first Morris at noon on MSG Network and Fox College Sports (Atlantic). Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) will 16 shots from the floor. The record is held by North Carolina, which converted 94.1 percent also broadcast the game on delay at 3:00 pm. Paul Dottino (play-by-play), Tim Capstraw (color) and Kevin of its shot opportunities (16-17) against Virginia on January 7, 1978. For the game, LIU hit Connors (sideline) will provide commentary. The opening broadcast is part of a 24-game package produced 42-58 shots from the field (72.4 percent). The Blackbirds also sank 16-25 (.640) shots this season by the NEC to air on regional cable outlets. from outside the arc. Central Connecticut State (2-5, 1-0 NEC) Last Week: CCSU 77, St. Francis (NY) 64; Lehigh 55, CCSU 52 This Week: vs. Delaware (Wednesday); vs. UMass (at Mohegan Sun Arena, Saturday) The Blue Devils’ 1-1 week featured a 77-64 home win over St. Francis (NY) in their NEC opener on Wednesday and a 55-52 loss on the road to Lehigh on Saturday...CCSU had its best shooting performance of the season in the win over St. Francis (NY), converting at a 61.0 percent clip from the field (25-41) and 57.1 percent from three- point range (12-21)...The Blue Devils led by as many as 22 in the win over the Terriers...CCSU was ahead by seven with 10 minutes to play at Lehigh, but hit only two field John Thompson Challenge (at Michigan) goals in the final 10 minutes...Senior guard Javier Mojica (Auburn, MA/Auburn), the Choice Hotels NEC Player of the Week, averaged 20.9 ppg, 7.9 rpg and shot N10 vs. Michigan L 40-60 69.6 percent (16-23) from the floor, including 62.5 percent (5-8) from three-point range. He posted his league-leading third double-double of the season with 22 points N11 vs. Eastern Michigan L 69-76 and 11 boards against St. Francis, and tallied 20 points, eight rebounds and five assists versus Lehigh...Mojica has scored 20 or more points in five straight games, the N12 vs. Davidson L 64-91 longest stretch for a CCSU player in 12 seasons...Mojica ranks second in the NEC in both scoring (20.4 ppg) and rebounding (7.9 rpg), and is also first in three-point N18 at New Hampshire W 73-66 accuracy (.526), third in made three-pointers (2.9 per game), fifth in field goal percentage (.520), 11th in free throw percentage (.760) and 12th in assists (2.9 N25 St. Bonaventure L 57-60 apg)...Junior guard Tristan Blackwood (Toronto, Ontario/Eastern Commerce) scored a season-high 26 points, and added four assists and three steals N29 ST. FRANCIS (NY) W 77-64 against the Terriers. He nailed 6-12 shots from beyond the arc...Freshman guard Joe Seymore (Hodgson/New Castle, DE) had the hot hand last week. Seymore D2 at Lehigh L 52-55 averaged 10.0 ppg and went 6-9 (.667) from outside the arc and 7-10 (.700) overall from the field. Seymore had 12 points, including several key trifectas, in the win D6 Delaware 7:00 pm over St. Francis (NY). He was 4-6 from long range in the game and grabbed a pair of rebounds in 26 minutes. On Saturday, he hit on 3-4 shots from the field and 2- D9 vs. UMass (at Mohegan Sun Arena) 8:00 pm 3 from three-point land for eight points in 18 minutes of action. On the year, Seymore has hit 11 treys and is averaging 5.9 ppg in his first season in New Britain...Sophomore D14 Harvard 7:00 pm forward Chris Winters (St. Thomas More/East Lyme, CT) made his third consecutive start on Saturday and played all 40 minutes. He has gone 136 minutes D16 La Salle 2:00 pm without committing a turnover and has only three on the season. Winters grabbed a career-high eight rebounds against Lehigh...The Blue Devils continue non-conference D28 Vermont 7:00 pm play this week, hosting Delaware on Wednesday before welcoming UMass in a matchup at the Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday. Fairleigh Dickinson (3-2, 0-0 NEC) Last Week: UW-Green Bay 76, FDU 67; FDU 85, Canisius 83 (2 OT) This Week: at Drexel (Tuesday); at Quinnipiac (Saturday) The Knights opened their home season last week, going 1-1 at the Rothman Center. FDU fell to Wisconsin- Green Bay, 76-67, on Tuesday before bouncing back to defeat Canisius in double-overtime, 85-83, on Saturday...FDU has now defeated Canisius in double overtime in each of the last two years. Last season, the Knights earned a 69- 65 win over the Golden Griffins in Buffalo...Senior forward Andre Harris (Detroit, MI/Robichaud) hit four free throws in the second extra session and finished N14 at Providence L 71-96 with 24 points and 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the year...Junior forward Eric Hazard (Long Branch, NJ/St. Benedict’s) deflected Pawel Malesa’s N18 at Seton Hall W 76-71 three-pointer at the buzzer to preserve the win...The Knights had four players in double digits for the third straight game in the win over Canisius...Sophomore guard N21 at St. Peter’s W 72-65 Cameron Tyler (Jamaica, NY/Cardozo (Notre Dame Prep (MA))), who averaged 16.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 5.5 apg and 1.5 spg, recorded 19 points, six boards and N28 UW-Green Bay L 67-76 D2 Canisius W 85-83 (2OT) eight assists in a terrific all-around effort versus the Golden Griffins...Junior guard Manny Ubilla (Freehold, NJ/Freehold (Lackawanna CC)) scored a career- D5 at Drexel 7:30 pm high 19 points, including 4-6 from outside the arc against Canisius...Harris averaged 19.5 ppg and 8.5 rpg for the week. He currently ranks third in the NEC with 18.4 D9 at QUINNIPIAC 4:00 pm ppg, fifth with 7.2 rpg and seventh with a 50.7 percent mark from the field...Hazard drilled 4-7 from long range in a 12-point effort off the bench against UW-Green D11 Mercy 7:00 pm Bay...Senior forward Michael Peeples (Detroit, MI/Benedictine) registered a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds versus the Phoenix...The game D16 at Stony Brook 2:00 pm against the Phoenix was a return from last season’s BracketBuster tilt held in Green Bay...Tyler is sixth in the conference with 15.6 ppg and second with 5.2 apg...The D22 Rider 7:00 pm College of Charleston Tournament Knights play two on the road this week, travelling to Philadelphia for a matchup with Drexel on Tuesday, followed by the team’s NEC opener at Quinnipiac on Saturday. D29 vs. IUPUI 5:30 pm D30 vs. Radford/Charleston 5/7:30 pm Long Island (3-4, 0-0 NEC) Last Week: St. John’s 64, Long Island 46; Hartford 64, LIU 49; LIU 70, New Hampshire 62 (OT) This Week: at Monmouth (Thursday); vs. Harvard (Saturday) The Blackbirds went 1-2 on the week, with a 64-46 loss at St. John’s on Tuesday and a 64-49 setback at Hartford on Thursday, followed by a 70-62 overtime triumph over visiting New Hampshire on Saturday...With the win over UNH, the Blackbirds have won seven straight at home and improved to 9-1 in the Wellness, Recreation & Athletic Center since its opening last January...Senior guard James Williams (DeSoto, TX/DeSoto) helped LIU rally from a 10-point second half deficit against the N11 Binghamton W 73-59 Wildcats, sending the game into overtime with a pair of foul shots with 12 seconds remaining. He then tallied eight of his game-high 21 points in overtime as the Blackbirds N17 at Minnesota L 54-70 outscored UNH by a 9-1 margin in the extra session...Williams, who averaged 18.0 ppg last week, moved into 12th place on the LIU career list with 1,359 points. The N21 at Columbia L 63-90 N25 Old Westbury W 105-50 NEC’s leading active scorer, he ranks second on the school’s all-time chart with 221 three-pointers...Williams grabbed a season-high eight boards against Hartford...Williams N28 at St. John’s L 46-64 is fourth in the NEC with 17.1 ppg...Junior forward Eugene Kotorobai (Richmond Hill, Ontario/ Cheshire Academy) tallied his first career double-double N30 at Hartford L 49-64 with 12 points and 10 rebounds against UNH...The Blackbirds have outrebounded four straight opponents...LIU went to the line 31 times against UNH (hitting 22), D2 New Hampshire W 70-62 (OT) compared to just nine for the Wildcats (hitting five)...Senior guard Aubin Scott (Hempstead, NY/Hempstead) posted his first double-double of the season and D7 at MONMOUTH 7:00 pm eighth of his career with 12 points and 12 boards versus St. John’s. For the week, he averaged 8.7 rpg to lift his season average to 7.6 per game, fourth in the NEC. His D9 Harvard 4:00 pm D13 at Penn State 7:30 pm career rebound total now stands at 459...LIU opens its NEC slate at defending champion Monmouth on Thursday, then hosts Harvard on Saturday. D15 at Binghamton 7:00 pm D31 at St. Peter’s 1:00 pm J4 MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm

Monmouth (3-5, 0-0 NEC)

Last Week: Penn 80, Monmouth 66; Monmouth 67, Rider 66 This Week: at Seton Hall (Monday); vs. Long Island (Thursday); vs. Hartford (Saturday)

The Hawks went 1-1 last week, including a dramatic 67-66 win at Rider on Thursday. Two days earlier, Monmouth dropped an 80-66 decision at Penn...Senior forward Dejan Delic (Belgrade, Serbia-Montenegro/Bridgton Academy (ME)) averaged 17.5 ppg last week, highlighted by a 25-point effort against Rider. He hit 10-17 shots in that contest and scored two buckets in the final two minutes before assisting on sophomore guard Whitney Coleman’s (Salem, CT/East Lyme (St. Cox Communications Classic @ Old Dominion Thomas More)) game-winning jumper with 5.3 seconds left...Freshman guard Jhamar Youngblood (Newark, NJ/St. Patrick’s) came off the bench to average N10 at Old Dominion L 40-54 N11 vs. Clemson L 65-77 10.5 ppg and 5.0 rpg last week. He scored 11 points and added a team-high seven boards versus Rider...Senior forward Marques Alston (Neptune, NJ/Neptune) N12 vs. Arkansas State W 69-67 (OT) and Delic are both chasing the 1,000-point mark for their respective careers. Alston is third among active NEC players with 889 points, while Delic is tied for fifth with N18 at Houston L 80-89 858. There have been 15 players in Monmouth’s Division I history to reach 1,000 points...With 170 career trifectas, Delic is 11 shy of Rahsaan Johnson (170) for sixth N20 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi L 54-71 on the school’s career list...Alston (103 games) and Delic (100 games) have become the 16th and 17th players to reach the century mark in a Monmouth uniform...Senior N25 St. Peter’s W 51-50 center John Bunch (Randallstown, MD/Randallstown), who did not play with an injury against Penn, totaled 12 points, six rebounds and a block in 22 minutes N28 at Penn L 66-80 N30 at Rider W 67-66 versus the Broncs...Alston scored a season-high 23 points (7-11 FG, 8-10 FT) against Penn...Delic is fifth in the NEC with 16.2 ppg and stands eighth with 2.5 3PFG/ D4 at Seton Hall 7:30 pm game...Bunch paces the conference with 3.4 bpg...Sophomore guard Mike Shipman (Bronx, NY/Middletown (DE)) had two steals and a layup in the final 1:26 D7 LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm as Monmouth came from five down to upend Rider. His layup with 18 seconds left on the clock and subsequent steal of the inbounds pass set up Coleman’s game- D9 Hartford 7:00 pm winner...Monmouth’s three wins have come by a combined total of four points...The Hawks have won seven straight at home dating back to last season...Monmouth plays D29 Lehigh 7:00 pm at Seton Hall on Monday, then hosts Long Island in its first conference game of the year on Thursday. The Hawks also entertain Hartford on Saturday. Mount St. Mary’s (1-6, 0-0 NEC) Last Week: American 59, Mt. St. Mary’s 46; Maine 68, Mt. St. Mary’s 65; Loyola (MD) 83, Mt. St. Mary’s 66 This Week: vs. Quinnipiac (Thursday) The Mount has now dropped five in a row following an 0-3 week. Mount St. Mary’s fell at home to American (59-46) on Monday and Maine (68-65) on Wednesday, then followed with an 83-66 defeat at the hands of Loyola (MD) on Saturday...The meeting with Loyola was the 161st in the state of Maryland’s most-played rivalry that dates back to 1910. The Greyhounds have now won two straight vs. the Mount, but the Mountaineers lead the all-time series, 93-68...Sophomore forward Markus N10 at West Virginia L 42-50 N14 James Madison W 81-70 (2OT) Mitchell (Virginia Beach, VA/Salem) (10 points) and freshman forward Kelly Beidler (Virginia Beach, VA/Tallwood) (nine points) each scored career- N18 at La Salle L 60-66 highs in the Loyola game...Freshman point guard Jeremy Goode (Charlotte, NC/Providence Day) averaged 10.0 ppg and 5.0 apg for the week. He leads the Mount N20 at Binghamton L 59-66 with 35 assists (5.0 apg, third in NEC) and is averaging 11.1 ppg on the year...Junior guard Chris Vann has scored in double figures in six straight games and leads N27 American L 46-59 the Mount with 11.3 ppg and 14 three-point field goals...Senior swingman Mychal Kearse (Charlotte, NC/Providence Day) paces the team and is 12th in the league N29 Maine L 65-68 with 5.9 rpg. He is attempting to become the first player in Mount history to lead the team in rebounds four consecutive seasons. Kearse ranks second among active D2 at Loyola (MD) L 66-83 D7 QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm NEC players with 584 career boards...The Mount is allowing only 66.0 ppg, but opponents are shooting 42.4 percent from three-point range and 43.4 percent D16 at North Carolina State 3:30 pm overall...Sophomore forward Sam Atupem (Newport News, VA/Woodside) averaged 12.0 points over the past two games, hitting 11-15 (.733) from the field. D18 at Winthrop 7:00 pm He is second on the team in field goal percentage (.571) this season...Loyola’s 83-point performance was just the fourth time over the past 25 games the Mount has allowed D22 at Lafayette 7:00 pm 70 or more points in a game. It is the highest point total permitted by the Mount since an 85-74 overtime loss to Chattanooga on December 21, 2005. The Mountaineers D28 at Maryland 8:00 pm are now 8-42 all-time under Brown when opponents score 70 or more points...Mount St. Mary’s returns to action on Thursday with its NEC opener versus Quinnipiac. J4 at LONG ISLAND 7:00 pm

Quinnipiac (2-4, 0-0 NEC) Last Week: Colgate 80, Quinnipiac 71; Brown 80, Quinnipiac 74 This Week: at Mount St. Mary’s (Thursday); vs. Fairleigh Dickinson (Saturday) The Bobcats have lost three straight, including an 80-71 defeat at Colgate last Wednesday and an 80-74 setback at Brown three days later... Senior guard Adam Gonzalez (Bronx, NY/Cecil CC) led the Bobcats with 15.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.0 apg and 3.5 spg. He just missed a double-double with 18 points and nine rebounds against Brown and contributed five steals against Colate...The Bobcats recorded 15 steals versus Colgate, the highest single-game total for the program against a Division I opponent N10 at #18 Connecticut L 46-53 since swiping 17 in a 71-68 win over Hofstra on December 1, 2002. The Bobcats are second in the NEC with 9.5 spg...Senior guard Van Crafton (Hanover, IN/ N15 Concordia W 92-77 St. Thomas More) drilled 7-12 shots from three-point range last week, a 58.3 percent success rate. He hit 4-8 in a 12-point effort against the Bears, then drilled 3- N22 Lehigh W 71-55 5 against Brown...Of Crafton’s 20 field goals this season, 17 are from beyond the arc. He is shooting 44.7 percent from long range on the year...Senior guard Dale N26 New Hampshire L 59-64 N29 at Colgate L 71-80 Meinbresse (Upper St. Clair, PA/Upper St. Clair) netted a career-high 16 points, and added four rebounds and four assists against Brown. He sank 3-5 shots D2 at Brown L 74-80 from outside the arc...With Quinnipiac and Brown tied at 61, the Bears outscored the Bobcats, 11-4, to take a 72-65 lead with 2:10 to play...Brown hit 47-60 shots from D7 at MOUNT ST. MARY’S 7:00 pm the free throw line in the game. The Bobcats committed 35 fouls and had three players four out...Gonzalez leads the team and ranks 12th in the league with 13.2 ppg. D9 FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 4:00 pm He is also third in the NEC with 2.4 spg...Junior guard DeMario Anderson (Oxon Hill, MD/Oxon Hill) had 11 points and seven boards versus the Bears and D18 at Dartmouth 7:30 pm ranks third on the club with 10.5 ppg...Senior forward Chris Wehye (Brooklyn, NY/John Jay (Cecil CC)) is averaging 11.3 ppg and is the eighth-leading D23 Vermont 1:00 pm D31 at Fordham 1:00 pm rebounder in the conference with 6.8 rpg...Quinnipiac plays its third straight game on the road this Thursday when the Bobcats travel to Emmitsburg for its opening NEC J4 at ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm clash against Mount St. Mary’s. Fairleigh Dickinson pays a visit to Hamden on Saturday. J6 at SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm Robert Morris (5-1, 0-0 NEC) Last Week: #2 Pittsburgh 67, Robert Morris 53; Robert Morris 73, Duquesne 72 This Week: at Sacred Heart (Thursday); at Wagner (Saturday on MSG Network) In its own version of rivalry week, Robert Morris had its four-game winning streak snapped on Wednesday with a 67-53 loss at #2 Pittsburgh, before rebounding to post a 73-72 win over visiting Duquesne...For the second time this season, the Colonials climbed out of a double-digit deficit in the second half, as the Dukes owned a 10-point lead, 58-48, with 12:07 to play...Robert Morris led Pitt, 42-41, with 13:00 left on the clock and were as close as 55-49 with under seven minutes to play when N13 Florida International W 96-72 the Panthers went on a 7-0 run to push the lead to 13 at the 4:12 mark... Senior forward A.J. Jackson (Monessen, PA/Monessen) averaged 14.0 ppg and 7.0 rpg N17 at Marshall W 73-69 last week. He scored a season-low six points at Pitt, but came back to score 22 points - including 18 in the second half - and grab nine boards in the win over the N21 New Hampshire W 77-64 N26 at Maine W 55-43 Dukes...Junior guard Tony Lee (Boston, MA/Charlestown) averaged 13.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 4.0 apg and 4.5 spg, while shooting 61.9 percent (13-21) from the field. N29 at #2 Pittsburgh L 53-67 He finished with 10 points, a team-high seven rebounds, three assists and a steal in 35 minutes against the Panthers. He followed that performance by contributing 17 D2 Duquesne W 73-72 points, five rebounds, five assists, a block and a career-high and Sewall Center record eight steals in the win over Duquesne. With Robert Morris trailing by seven against D7 at SACRED HEART 7:00 pm Duquesne with 2:51 to play, Lee came through with an assist and two steals, including a dunk off a swipe to give the Colonials the lead at 71-70...Lee is averaging 12.5 ppg, D9 at WAGNER 12:00 pm 5.8 rpg and leads the NEC in field goal percentage (.611) and steals (3.3 spg), while ranking fifth on the circuit in assists (4.5 apg)...Senior guard Derek Coleman D16 Youngstown State 7:00 pm D20 at Canisius 7:00 pm (Dorchester, MA/Charlestown) paced Robert Morris with 12 points against Pitt and averaged 13.0 ppg and 3.5 apg last week. He also converted 54.5 percent (6- D30 Goucher 2:00 pm 11) of his shots from beyond the arc...Robert Morris shot just 39.8 percent (47-118) from the field on the week...By going just 5-19 from three-point range against J4 QUINNIPIAC 7:00 pm Duquesne, the Colonials had their streak of hitting at least ten trifectas at home snapped at seven games dating back to last season...Robert Morris commences its 2006- J6 CCSU 7:00 pm 07 NEC slate with a pair of road games this week. The Colonials travel to Sacred Heart on Thursday, then visit Wagner in a game broadcast live on MSG Network at 12:00 pm. Sacred Heart (2-5, 0-0 NEC) Last Week: #20 UConn 89, Sacred Heart 46; Columbia 76, Sacred Heart 71 This Week: vs. Yale (Monday); vs. Robert Morris (Thursday); vs. Saint Francis (PA) (Saturday)

Sacred Heart took on its second ranked team of the year last Wednesday, losing an 89-46 decision at #20 UConn. The Pioneers were also defeated at Columbia, 76-71, on Saturday...Freshman guard Chauncey Hardy (Middletown, CT/Xavier) had the finest game of his young career with a 19 points, four assists and two steals against Columbia. Hardy, who is averaging 9.7 ppg on the year, was 5-6 from three-point range to raise his season percentage to .462, the fourth-best mark in the N10 at Fordham L 68-70 conference...Senior guard Jarrid Frye (Maspeth, NY/Mt. Luther) nearly recorded a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds versus the Lions...Freshman NIT Season Tip-Off (Charlotte, NC) guard Ryan Litke (Windsor, CT/Windsor) was a bright spot against UConn, hitting 3-7 shots from long distance to finish with a team-best nine points in just 18 N14 vs. #2 North Carolina L 81-103 N15 vs. Iona W 68-61 minutes. He is hitting 48.0 percent of his long range shots on the year, third in the NEC...Junior guard Luke Granato (Rocky Hill, CT/Northwest Catholic) has N19 at Lehigh L 63-72 hit at least two three-pointers in each game and leads the NEC with 24 treys and 3.43 per game on the season...Granato paces the Pioneers with 12.0 ppg with Frye right N21 Albany W 90-71 behind at 11.9 ppg...Senior guard Tavio Hobson (Seattle, WA/Seattle Prep) is second in the conference with 2.4 spg...Sacred Heart tops the league with 9.7 spg, N29 at #20 Connecticut L 46-89 a +4.0 turnover margin and a 1.09:1 assist-to-turnover ratio...Junior guard Drew Shubik (Stoystown, PA/North Star) is the NEC leader with an 1:83:1 assist- D2 at Columbia L 71-76 to-turnover ratio...Columbia has beaten Sacred Heart four straight times...Junior forward Joey Henley (Kent, WA/Kentridge) blocked a career-high four shots D4 Yale 7:00 pm D7 ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm against the Lions. He has 12 rejections in six games on the season and is approaching his career-best of 19 in 2004-05...Sacred Heart has not attempted less than 20 D9 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 4:00 pm three-pointers in any game this season. The Pioneers have attempted a high of 29 (against North Carolina) and converted over 40 percent from long distance in four D17 at Boston College 1:00 pm of seven outings...In the midst of a four-game in eight-day stretch, the Pioneers host Yale on Monday, then begin NEC play by welcoming Robert Morris on Thursday and D20 at Harvard 7:00 pm Saint Francis (PA) on Saturday. St. Francis (NY) (0-8, 0-1 NEC) Last Week: CCSU 77, St. Francis (NY) 64; Fairfield 68, St. Francis (NY) 64 (OT) This Week: at St. John’s (Tuesday); vs. Saint Francis (PA) (Thursday) The Terriers are still in pursuit of their first win following a 77-64 defeat at CCSU on Wednesday and a 68-64 overtime setback at Fairfield on Saturday...Junior forward Robert Hines (Trenton, NJ/Arizona Western CC) was the offensive star for St. Francis (NY), averaging 19.5 ppg and 5.5 rpg. He hit five three-pointers and went 8-9 (.889) from the charity stripe...Hines is the seventh leading scorer in the NEC with 15.2 ppg and is also averaging a team-high 5.2 rpg. He is also third on the circuit BCA Invitational (at Syracuse) N10 at #20 Syracuse L 51-83 in free throw shooting, hitting 87.9 percent of his shots...Sophomore guard Jamaal Womack (Bronx, NY/Our Saviour Lutheran), who averaged 5.9 ppg in 2005- N11 vs. UTEP L 52-54 06, continues to increase his scoring output. Last week, Womack contributed 14.0 ppg to raise his season average to 9.9 ppg, second on the Terriers. He his 6-14 from N12 vs. Penn L 56-86 outside the arc on the week, including 3-6 versus Fairfield. Womack has drained 15 shots from long range in the first eight games of the season after hitting 24 a year N18 Maine L 60-79 ago...Junior forward John Gooden (Bronx, NY/Cardinal Hayes) scored a season-high 10 points and grabbed four boards in 21 minutes off the bench against N22 at UMass L 49-63 the Stags...The Terriers forced Fairfield into 37.7 percent shooting from the floor on Saturday, the best defensive mark for the team on the season...St. Francis (NY)’s 46.9 N26 at Fordham L 49-76 N29 at CCSU L 64-77 percent shooting mark versus Fairfield was a single-game team-high this year...The Terriers make the short hop to St. John’s on Tuesday to wrap a five-game road swing, D2 at Fairfield L 64-68 (OT) then host Saint Francis (PA) on Thursday. D5 at St. John’s 7:30 pm D7 SAINT FRANCIS (PA) 7:00 pm D12 at Hofstra 8:00 pm D17 at Hartford 2:00 pm

Saint Francis (PA) (2-3, 0-0 NEC) Last Week: Howard 75, Saint Francis (PA) 69, Bucknell 60, Saint Francis (PA) 56 This Week: at Liberty (Monday); at St. Francis (NY) (Thursday); at Sacred Heart (Saturday) Saint Francis (PA) came up just short in two games last week, losing at Howard, 75-69, on Monday, before falling victim to a late Bucknell rally in a 60-56 setback to the Patriot League power in Loretto on Wednesday...Bucknell trailed by eight with 2:50 remaining, but took a 57-56 lead with 39 seconds to play and ended the game on an 8-0 run...In the loss to Howard, the Red Flash led 69-68, but the Bison scored the final seven points of the contest...Sophomore forward Bassirou Dieng (Dakar, N18 Lock Haven W 94-60 Senegal/Riverdale Baptist) scored a career high 14 points and had a career-high eight rebounds against Bucknell...Sophomore guard Cale Nelson (Newville, N20 St. Bonaventure W 76-54 PA/Big Springs) dished for a career-best nine assists in both games last week and has now taken over the league lead with 6.6 apg...Freshman guard Devin Sweetney N25 La Salle L 60-69 (Washington, D.C./Riverdale Baptist) averaged a team-high 15.5 ppg, along with 7.5 rpg last week, to capture his second straight Choice Hotels/NEC Rookie of N27 at Howard L 69-75 N29 Bucknell L 56-60 the Week honor. He tallied game-highs with 20 points and nine boards against Howard. Sweetney scored 15 of his career-high 20 points in the second half, including D4 at Liberty 7:00 pm 11 of his team’s last 18 points...Senior center J.R. Enright (Burke, NE/Burke) matched a season-high with 19 points on 9-13 shooting from the floor versus D7 at ST. FRANCIS (NY) 7:00 pm Howard...The Red Flash have three players ranked in the NEC top-10 in rebounding. Sweetney is third with 7.6 rpg, while Enright is sixth with 7.0 rpg and sophomore D9 at SACRED HEART 4:00 pm forward Chris Berry (Seagoville, TX/Seagoville) stands ninth with 6.8 rpg...Berry was 8-8 from the line against Bucknell and 11-13 (.846) on the week...Sweetney D16 Liberty 7:00 pm leads all NEC freshman and is seventh in the conference in scoring at 15.0 ppg...Enright is right behind Sweetney, as his 14.8 ppg puts him ninth on the circuit...Saint Francis D19 at Akron 7:00 pm D22 Duquesne 7:00 pm leads the NEC in scoring defense (63.6 ppg), field goal percentage defense (.392), scoring margin (+7.4 ppg), rebound margin (+6.4 rpg) and free throw percentage D30 at Georgia Tech 8:00 pm (.750)...Saint Francis returns to the hardwood at Liberty on Monday, then heads east to meet St. Francis (NY) on Thursday and Sacred Heart on Saturday in its first two J2 at American 7:30 pm NEC games of the year. Wagner (2-5, 0-0 NEC) Last Week: Brown 66, Wagner 61; Wagner 72, Yale 65 This Week: at Columbia (Tuesday); vs. Robert Morris (Saturday on MSG Network) The Seahawks went 1-1 on the week and snapped a three-game losing streak with a 72-65 win over Yale on Saturday. Wagner also dropped a 66-61 decision to visiting Brown on Tuesday...The win over Yale also stopped a seven-game home losing streak, marking the first win at the Spiro Sports Center since a 68-58 victory over St. Francis (NY) on January 23rd of last season...Junior forward James Ulrich (Mt. Laurel, NJ/Camden Catholic) averaged 20.0 ppg and 8.5 rpg on the week. He produced N10 Lafayette L 70-76 a career-high 19 points against Brown only to follow with yet another career-best of 21 points to go along with 10 rebounds versus Yale. Ulrich has now established N14 at Manhattan L 60-63 new career- highs in scoring in three of the past five games...Ulrich is sixth in the NEC with 7.1 rpg...Junior guard Mark Porter (Atlantic City, NJ/St. Augustine’s N18 at UMES W 82-76 Prep) averaged 15.0 ppg and 5.5 rpg while shooting 83.3 percent (15-18) from the foul line. Continuing his trademark second half bursts, Porter scored 12 of his N20 at William & Mary L 54-77 N25 Vermont L 69-77 14 points in Saturday’s win in the final 20 minutes and is now averaging 9.3 of his 13.4 ppg in the second halves of games this season...Sophomore forward Llewchean N28 Brown L 61-66 Radford (Newport News, VA/Heritage) has provided Wagner a spark off the bench of late, averaging 7.8 ppg and 6.3 rpg in his last four games while playing 18.3 D2 Yale W 72-65 minutes per contest. In the Yale win, he contributed a pair of personal bests with 10 points and eight rebounds. During the recent four game stretch, Radford has grabbed D5 at Columbia 7:00 pm 16 of his 25 rebounds on the offensive end...Sophomore guard Joey Mundweiler (Olathe, KS/Olathe East) is third in the conference with 2.86 three-pointers D9 ROBERT MORRIS 12:00 pm per contest...Wagner plays its third straight game against an Ivy League rival on Tuesday, visiting Columbia. Robert Morris pays a visit on Saturday in the Seahawks’ NEC D15 Union 7:00 pm D19 at Purdue 7:00 pm opener, a game that will be televised live at noon on MSG Network. D21 at Indiana State 7:05 pm J4 at MONMOUTH 7:00 pm NEC Men’s Basketball 2007 NEC Basketball Tournament Facts/Figures Schedule

NEC In RPI Rankings NECCollege Individual Insider Mid-MajorMilestones Poll 2007 NEC (thru games of 11/26) (December 22) 1,000+ Points Men’s Basketball Tournament School Rank Change School Record all games to be held at home of higher seed Player Team Cl Pts. teams will be reseeded following quarterfinals CCSU 323 -50 JamesTBA Williams Gonzaga (31) LIU Sr 7-2 1,359 Fairleigh Dickinson 115 -95 2. Creighton 7-0 Long Island 268 -90 500+3. EastRebounds Tennessee State 7-2 Thursday, March 1 Sunday, March 4 Wednesday, March 7 Monmouth 129 -55 4. Wichita State 7-2 Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Player Team Cl Pts. Mount St. Mary’s 288 -192 5. Southern Illinois 7-1 Times TBA TBA 7:30 pm (ESPN2) Quinnipiac 318 -41 Obie Nwadike CCSU Sr 684 Mychal6. College Kearse of Charleston MSM Sr 6-1 584 4:00 pm (MSG) Robert Morris 75 +51 7. Illinois-Chicago 9-2 Sacred Heart 222 +43 250+ Assists St. Francis (NY) 324 -21 8. Utah State 5-1 9. Murray State 8-1 St. Francis (PA) 309 -251 Player Team Cl Pts. 2007 NEC Tournament Men’s Championship Bracket Wagner 328 +4 Derek10. BradleyColeman RMU Sr 7-3 316 James Williams LIU Sr 299 March 1 March 4 March 7 NEC 31/31 conferences TBA (#1 vs. #8) Highest Remaining Seed

TBA Close Games Double-Doubles TBA Lowest Remaining Seed (five points or less) (top-10) (#2 vs. #7)

Teams will 7:30 PM School Rec. Player Total be reseeded Javier Mojica, CCSU 3 for semifinals (ESPN2) NCAA Central Connecticut State 0-2 Tournament Andre Harris, RMU 2 TBA Fairleigh Dickinson 2-0 Automatic Bid A.J. Jackson, RMU 2 (#3 vs. #6) 2nd Highest Remaining Seed Long Island 0-0 James Ulrich, WC 2 Monmouth 3-0 Marques Alston, MU 1 TBA Karl Anderson, QU 1 TBA 3rd Highest Remaining Seed Mount St. Mary’s 0-1 (#4 vs. #5) Quinnipiac 0-1 Chris Berry, SFPA 1 Dejan Delic, MU 1 Robert Morris 2-0 J.R. Enright, SFPA 1 Sacred Heart 0-2 Eugene Kotorobai, LIU 1 St. Francis (NY) 0-2 Tony Lee, RMU 1 St. Francis (PA) 0-1 Michael Peeples, FDU 1 NEC Men’s Basketball Aubin Scott, LIU 1 vs. the competition Wagner 0-2 Devin Sweetney, SFPA 1 Chris Wehye, QU 1 NEC vs...

NEC Coaching Records America East 6-6 MAAC 5-3 ACC 0-2 Mid-American 0-1 Year Conf. Games Overall Record Atlantic Sun 0-0 Mid-Con 0-0 MEAC 1-1 Coach (School) Hired Rec. Pct. Rec. Pct. Atlantic 10 2-6 Big East 1-7 Missouri Valley 0-0 Tom Green (FDU) 1984 244-154 .613 381-294 .564 Big Sky 0-0 Mountain West 0-0 Howie Dickenman (CCSU) 1997 102-65 .611 158-138 .534 Big South 0-0 NAIA 0-0 Dave Calloway (MU) 1998 97-63 .610 133-127 .512 Big Ten 0-2 Ohio Valley 0-0 Mark Schmidt (RMU) 2001 49-43 .533 70-80 .467 Big-12 0-0 Pac 10 0-0 Mike Deane (WC) 2003 26-28 .481 385-271 .587 Big West 0-0 Patriot 1-6 Milan Brown (MSM) 2003 24-30 .444 31-62 .333 Colonial 1-2 SEC 0-0 Southern 0-1 Jim Ferry (LIU) 2002 30-42 .417 150-92 .620 Conference USA 1-2 Division II 2-0 Southland 0-1 Bobby Jones (SFPA) 1999 53-77 .408 73-126 .367 Division III 1-0 SWAC 0-0 Joe DeSantis (QU) 1998 59-91 .393 106-177 .375 Horizon 0-1 Sun Belt 2-0 Brian Nash (SFNY) 2005 7-12 .368 10-25 .286 Independent 0-0 WCC 0-0 Dave Bike (SHU) 1999 40-90 .308 429-392 .523 Ivy 1-6 WAC 0-0 Overall 24-47 NEC Past Champions NEC Men’s Basketball 2006 Monmouth 1998 Fairleigh Dickinson 1990 Robert Morris Streaks vs. NEC Opponents 2005 Fairleigh Dickinson 1997 Long Island 1989 Robert Morris 2004 Monmouth 1996 Monmouth 1988 FDU 2003 Wagner 1995 Mount St. Mary's 1987 Marist Winner Loser Streak Winner Loser Streak 2002 Central Connecticut St. 1994 Rider 1986 Marist FDU Long Island 9 FDU Mount St. Mary’s 6 2001 Monmouth 1993 Rider 1985 Fairleigh Dickinson CCSU Long Island 8 Monmouth St. Francis (NY) 6 2000 Central Connecticut St. 1992 Robert Morris 1984 Long Island Monmouth CCSU 7 1999 Mount St. Mary’s 1991 St. Francis (PA) NEC Men’s Basketball 2006-07 NEC Basketball Preseason Poll/All-Conference Teams Composite Schedule Of Men’s Television Broadcasts

Northeast Conference Preseason Coaches Poll The Northeast Conference will televise 17 men’s basketball games in 2006- 07 as part of an extensive regional network package. The league will reach 1. Monmouth (6) 7. Fairleigh Dickinson the largest coverage area in its history this year with multiple games slated 2. Robert Morris (5) 8. St. Francis (NY) to air on Madison Square Garden Network, Fox Sports-New York, Fox Sports- 3. Long Island 9. Sacred Heart Pittsburgh, Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, Cox Cable and Fox College Sports 4. Central Connecticut State 10. Mount St. Mary's this coming season. The 2006-07 package, which guarantees each men’s Quinnipiac 11. Saint Francis (PA) team two appearances, includes 11 prime time contests and two NEC 6. Wagner Tournament games. In total, over 50 million homes will be able to view NEC basketball this season. Northeast Conference Preseason All-Conference Team Date Matchup Carrier Time Name School Pos. Class Dec. 9 Robert Morris at Wagner MSG, FCS, MASN* 12:00 pm Marques Alston Monmouth F Sr Jan. 8 St. Francis (NY) at LIU MSG, FCS, MASN 7:30 pm Jarrid Frye Sacred Heart G Sr Jan. 13 Wagner at St. Francis (NY) MSG, FCS, MASN 2:00 pm A.J. Jackson Robert Morris F Sr Obie Nwadike CCSU F Sr Jan. 22 Long Island at Wagner 7:00 pm FSN-NY, FCS James Williams Long Island G Sr Jan. 23 Robert Morris at Saint Francis (PA) FSN-Pitt, FCS 8:00 pm Jan. 29 CCSU at Quinnipiac Cox, FCS, WCTX, MASN* 7:00 pm NEC Men’s Basketball Feb. 1 Mount St. Mary's at CCSU Cox, MASN 7:00 pm Foreign Born Players Feb. 2 Long Island at Sacred Heart FSN-NY, FCS, MASN 7:30 pm Feb. 3 Saint Francis (PA) at Robert Morris FSN-Pitt, FCS 3:30 pm Name School Cl Hometown, Country Feb. 3 Mt. St. Mary's at Quinnipiac NESN, MASN^ 12:30 pm Tristan Blackwood CCSU Jr Toronto, Ontario, Canada Feb. 5 Monmouth at FDU MSG, FCS, MASN 7;30 pm Jemino Sobers CCSU Sr Scarborough, Ontario, Canada Feb. 8 St. Francis (PA) at Mt. St. Mary's MASN 7:00 pm Lawrence Brown FDU Fr Portsmouth, England Aurimas Adomaitis Long Island Fr Kaunas, Lithuania Feb. 9 St. Francis (NY) at FDU FSN-NY, FCS 7:00 pm Eugene Kotorobai Long Island Jr Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada Feb. 10 Quinnipiac at CCSU MSG, Cox, FCS 4:00 pm Esa Maki-Tulokas Long Island Sr Forrsa, Finland Feb. 12 FDU at Monmouth MSG, FCS, MASN# 7:30 pm Tyrone Mattison Long Island So Toronto, Ontario, Canada Feb. 23 Sacred Heart at Monmouth FSN-NY, FCS 7:00 pm Paulius Morkeliunas Long Island So Kaunas, Lithuania Deki Delic Monmouth Sr Belgrade, Serbia-Montenegro Mar. 4 NEC Men's Semifinal MSG, FCS 4:00 pm Adam Dobriansky Monmouth Fr Winnipeg, Maintoba, Canada Mar. 7 NEC Championship ESPN2 7:30 pm Corey Hallett Monmouth Sr Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada Alex Nunner Monmouth So Leibnitz, Austria Yanov Simpson Monmouth Fr Kfar Saba, Israel * MASN - tape delay at 3:00 pm Etienne Labrecque Quinnipiac Fr Montreal, Quebec, Canada % MASN - tape delay at 9:00 pm Ifeanyi Ehirim Robert Morris So Toronto, Ontario, Canada ^ MASN - tape delay at 6:00 pm Bas Rozendaal Robert Morris Fr Ymuiden, Holland # MASN - tape delay at 10:00 pm Colson Senat Robert Morris Jr Montreal, Quebec, Canada Liam Potter Sacred Heart So Lincolnshire, England Sami Pekkola St. Francis (NY) Jr Lahti, Finland Carrier Region Bass Yessoufou St. Francis (NY) Jr Ivory Coast MSG MSG Network Three states in NY metro area Bassirou Dieng Saint Francis (PA) So Dakar, Senegal FSN-New York Fox Sports Net-New York Three states in NY metro area Mislaw Jukic Saint Francis (PA) Fr Zagreb, Croatia MASN Mid-Atlantic Sports Network MD, DE, VA and DC, plus portions of PA, WV and NC Christian Martinue Nielsen Wagner Fr Hoersholm, Denmark FSN-Pittsburgh Fox Sports Net-Pittsburgh Western PA, portions of West Virginia 23 players representing 12 countries. Cox Cox Cable Connecticut & Rhode Islan FCS-Atlantic Fox College Sports-Atlantic Eastern U.S. Network on digital cable systems NEC Men’s Basketball 2005-06 Standings School NEC Pct. Overall Pct. NEC Men’s Basketball Broadcast Team 1. Fairleigh Dickinson* 14-4 .778 20-12 .625 2. Central Connecticut St.* 13-5 .722 18-11 .621 Dave Popkin Play-By-Play 7th year 3. Monmouth*^ 12-6 .667 19-15 .559 4. Mount St. Mary's* 11-7 .611 13-17 .433 Tim Capstraw Color 8th year 5. Robert Morris* 10-8 .556 15-14 .517 Terry O’Connor Color 5th year 6. Long Island* 9-9 .500 12-16 .429 Paul Dottino Play-By-Play, Sideline 8th year 7. Sacred Heart* 8-10 .444 11-17 .393 8. Quinnipiac* 7-11 .389 12-16 .429 Amy Lundy Sideline 5th year St. Francis (NY) 7-11 .389 10-17 .370 Pam Roecker Color 5th year 10. Wagner 6-12 .333 13-14 .481 Kevin Connors Play-By-Play, Sideline 2nd year 11. St. Francis (PA) 2-16 .111 4-24 .143 Kristin Marshall Sideline 1st year * NEC Tournament participants ^ NEC Tournament champion Red Flash Snap A-10 Streak NEC Men’s Basketball Saint Francis (PA)’s 76-54 win over St. Bonaventure on November 20 was the NCAA Statistics program’s first over an Atlantic 10 school since a 77-73 defeat of Xavier on January 31, 1994, breaking a string of eight straight losses. NEC In NCAA Statistics Preseason All-NEC Team (Top-30 - to begin in December) Four returning all-stars from a year ago landed a spot on the 2006-07 NEC Pre- season All-Conference team as voted by league head coaches. Long Island senior Ind. Category Rank Player School Statistics guard James Williams (DeSoto, TX/DeSoto) is a two-time all-conference performer having been tabbed to the first team last season and the second team in Scoring 30th Maurice Bailey Sacred Heart 19.8 ppg 2004-05. He was also the 2003-04 NEC Rookie of the Year. He is joined by fellow repeat honorees in Monmouth senior forward Marques Alston (Neptune, NJ/ Team Category Rank School Statistics Neptune), Sacred Heart senior guard Jarrid Frye (Maspeth, NY/Mt. Luther) 3PFG Made 4th St. Francis (NY) 9.6/game and Robert Morris senior forward A.J. Jackson (Monessen, PA/Mones- sen). Jackson was picked to the first team in 2005-06, while Frye and Alston were Ind. Game Highs Rank Player School Statistics second team picks. Central Connecticut State senior forward Obie Nwadike (Jersey Rebounds 1st Nigel Wyatte Wagner 21 vs. Quinnipiac (2/2/04) City, NJ/St. Anthony’s) rounds out the five-player squad. Team Game Highs Rank School Statistics Monmouth Tops NEC Preseason Poll Led by three returning starters, including a preseason all-NEC pick, defending tour- FT% 13th Monmouth .941 (16-17) vs. UMKC (12/13/03) nament champion Monmouth has been tabbed as the 2006-07 NEC men’s basket- ball preseason favorite, according to a vote of the league’s head coaches. The preseason rankings, along with Monmouth Stands Tall In NYC Area the league’s preseason all-conference team, were announced during a media teleconference with coaches In a nod to the consistency of the program under head coach Dave Calloway, Monmouth is the this afternoon as a prelude to the NEC’s 26th season. only one of 20 New York Metropolitan area Division I teams that has finished over .500 in each of the last six seasons. In that time frame, the Hawks have won 110 games - second only to Looking to become the first league team since Rider in 1993 and 1994 to repeat as NEC champion, Mon- Manhattan’s 117 - and captured three NEC titles. mouth earned six first place votes from league head coaches, who were not allowed to vote for their own team. The Hawks narrowly edged out Robert Morris, which received the remaining five first place votes. With all Reaching The Playoffs five starters back, Long Island was chosen third, followed by Central Connecticut State and Quinnipiac tied Below is a look at each of the 11 NEC school’s success rate in reaching the conference tourna- for fourth. Wagner was picked sixth, while defending NEC regular season champion Fairleigh Dickinson ment over the last five years. landed in seventh. Rounding out the poll were St. Francis (NY) in eighth, followed in order by Sacred Heart, Mount St. Mary’s and Saint Francis (PA). Qualified For NEC Tournament • Last Five Years (2002-06) All 5 Years: Central Connecticut State, Monmouth, This year marks the eighth time that Monmouth has been selected the NEC’s preseason favorite by league head 4 Years: Fairleigh Dickinson, Robert Morris, St. Francis (NY), Wagner coaches, the most in conference history by a wide margin. Of the seven previous occasions in which Mon- 3 Years: Long Island, Quinnipiac, Saint Francis (PA) mouth was picked first, the only one that resulted in an NEC title came in 1996 when the Hawks defeated 2 Years: Mount St. Mary’s, Sacred Heart preseason co-favorite Rider, 60-59. Colonial Entourage NEC Preseason Poll If experience means anything, then Robert Morris should emerge as one of the favorites in the 1. Monmouth (6) NEC this season. The Colonials return four of the top-20 scorers in the conference from a year 2. Robert Morris (5) ago. Senior forward A.J. Jackson (Monessen, PA/Monessen) ranked second in the 3. Long Island league with 17.0 ppg, while sophomore guard Jeremy Chappell (Cincinnati, OH/North- 4. Central Connecticut St. west) was tenth with 14.1 ppg. They are joined by junior guard Tony Lee (Boston, MA/ Quinnipiac Charlestown) (12.6 ppg) and senior guard Derek Coleman (Dorchester, MA/Charles- 6. Wagner town) (11.9 ppg). No other NEC team brings back more than two players who scored in 7. Fairleigh Dickinson double-digits in 2005-06. 8. St. Francis (NY) 9. Sacred Heart LIU’s Williams Begins Chart Climb 10. Mount St. Mary’s 11. Saint Francis (PA) Long Island senior guard James Williams (DeSoto, TX/DeSoto), a former NEC Rookie of the Year and two-time all-conference performer, has a chance to close out his career as one NEC’s Postseason Pair of the top-10 scorers in conference history. The only current NEC player with over 1,000 In 2005-06, the NEC sent two teams to the postseason for the first time since the 2001-02 season when points, Williams entered the 2006-07 season with 1,239 to his credit. He needs 533 points (an Monmouth represented the conference in the NCAA Tournament and regular season champion Fairleigh average of 18.4 ppg in a 29-game regular season) to reach the tenth spot, currently occupied Dickinson was awarded a spot in the Postseason NIT. Monmouth would go on to win an NCAA opening by Charles Jones, who played at Long Island from 1996-98 and was a two-time NEC Player of round game over Hampton, 71-49, before dropping a 58-45 decision to #1 seed Villanova in a first round the Year. outing that was closer than the final score would indicate. Fairleigh Dickinson came up just short in its opening round NIT game, falling at Manhattan, 80-77. Hawks Establish Winning Conference Tradition Monmouth has also found success within the NEC the last six years, closing out the year above .500 in league play each season since 2000-01. With a winning conference slate in 2006-07, FDU Sporting 20-20 Vision the Hawks would move past Marist (1984-90) and pull to within one of all-time record holder Fairleigh Dickinson’s back-to-back 20-win seasons are the first for the conference since Long Island won 21 Fairleigh Dickinson, which posted eight straight winning conference seasons from 1981-89. in 1996-97 and came back to register 21 victories again in 1997-98. In the history of the NEC, there have been just six back-to-back 20-win campaigns: Robert Morris (20 in 1988-89, 22 in 1989-90), Fairleigh Sacred Heart Wins NEC’s Most Improved Award Dickinson (21 in 1984-85, 22 in 1985-86) and Long Island (20 in 1981-82, 1982-83 and 1983-84). Sacred Heart was the big winner in the Most Improved sweepstakes a year ago, going from four wins in 2004-05 to 11 wins in 2005-06. The Pioneers’ seven-game improvement was the NEC In The Region biggest year-to-year jump for the program since a seven-game leap from ten victories in 1993- The NEC fared well against its peer conferences in the Northeast last year, posting a 25-22 combined record 94 to 17 in 1994-95. against America East (11-3), Ivy (7-7), Patriot (4-4), MEAC (1-1) and MAAC (2-7). Wagner’s Record Breaking Non-Conference Season Quinnipiac To Debut New Athletic Facility In January Though Wagner struggled in NEC play, the Seahawks finished the 2005-06 regular season with On the heels of Long Island opening its new $40 million, 100,000 square-foot Wellness, Recreation & Athletic a 7-2 mark against non-league opposition, including a win at Rhode Island and a narrow 74- Center last winter, Quinnipiac is next in line to debut a new athletic facility. Quinnipiac broke ground on the 72 loss at NCAA Tournament runner-up UCLA. The Seahawks’ .778 winning percentage against TD Banknorth Sports Center two years ago, and is slated to open the building on January, 27 2007 against out-of-conference rivals matched the best mark in league history. Marist also compiled a 7-2 Long Island. The new Athletic Center will consist of a 157,000 square-foot facility containing 3,500-seat record in non-conference outings back in 1995-96. basketball and hockey arenas joined by a common lobby area for concession stands and ticket sales. On Board With Obie When CCSU senior forward Obie Nwadike (Jersey City, NJ/St. Anthony’s) led the NEC with 10.3 rebounds per game in 2005-06, he became the shortest player in league history to finish at the top of the category. Nwadike, whose listed height of 6’4” does not account for his relentlessness on the glass, was the only player in the conference to average a double-double last season - he averaged 12.3 ppg - and finished 16th nationally in rebounding. He has an outside chance of becoming just the third player in NEC history to finish with 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. Nwadike entered 2005- 06 with career totals of 818 points and 652 boards. Former CCSU teammate Ron Robinson closed out his career with 1,309 points and an NEC-record 1,022 rebounds from 2000-04, while Long Island’s Carey Scurry finished with 1,413 points and 1,013 rebounds in just three seasons from 1982-84.

Top Returning Scoring Duos The NEC will feature three schools with duos that combined to score at least 25.0 ppg last season. Topping the list is the Robert Morris combination of A.J. Jackson and Jeremy Chappell. The duo, led by Jackson’s 17.0 ppg, combined for 31.1 ppg in 2005-06.

School Player PPG Player PPG Total PPG RMU A.J. Jackson 17.0 Jeremy Chappell 14.1 31.1 CCSU Tristan Blackwood 14.3 Obie Nwadike 12.3 26.6 LIU James Williams 16.6 Aubin Scott 9.7 26.3

Ball Hawks Utilizing its trademark matchup-zone, Monmouth perennially ranks among the league leaders in scoring defense. In fact, Monmouth has led the NEC in the category in 13 of the last 18 years, including the last four in a row and six out of the last seven. In 2005-06, the Hawks yielded a league-low 63.4 ppg. Monmouth also ranked first in the conference in field goal percentage defense, which at 39.3 percent was the second lowest single-season mark in NEC annals behind CCSU’s 38.3 percent figure in 1999-00. On December 14, in the lowest scoring Division I game since the introduction of the three- point line for the 1986-87 season, Monmouth held Princeton to just 21 points in a 41-21 victory.