Northeast Conference 2005 Men’s Basketball Tournament #6 Wagner #1 Monmouth NEC Championship Game Wednesday, March 12 NEC Tournament Champion #4 Long Island NCAA Automatic Bid #2 Fairleigh Dickinson Semifinals Media Packet March 6, 2005 Games Held At Higher Seeds 2005 NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament Games held at campus sites. Higher seed hosts all games. Teams will be reseeded after quarterfinals. Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship #1 Monmouth Thursday, March 3 Monmouth 8:00 pm (MSG Network) at Highest Remaining Seed #8 Central Connecticut State Sunday, March 6 St. Francis (NY) (72-65) 1:00 pm (Metro-TV) #2 Fairleigh Dickinson Thursday, March 3 Lowest Remaining Seed 7:00 pm Wagner #7 St. Francis (NY) Wednesday, March 9 7:00 pm #3 Robert Morris ESPN2 NEC Champion Thursday, March 3 Fairleigh Dickinson 7:30 pm 2nd Highest Remaining Seed #6 Wagner Sunday, March 6 Monmouth (67-54) 6:00 pm #4 Long Island Thursday, March 3 3rd Highest Remaining Seed 7:00 pm Long Island #5 St. Francis (PA) 2005 NEC Women’s Basketball Tournament Games held at campus sites. Higher seed hosts all games. Teams will be reseeded after quarterfinals. Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship #1 St. Francis (PA) Saturday, March 5 St. Francis (NY) 7:00 pm Highest Remaining Seed #8 St. Francis (NY) Tuesday, March 8 St. Francis (NY) (72-65) 6:00 pm (Fox-NY) #2 Sacred Heart Saturday, March 5 Lowest Remaining Seed 2:00 pm Wagner #7 Mount St. Mary’s Saturday, March 12 2:00 pm #3 Robert Morris MSG Network NEC Champion Saturday, March 5 Monmouth 7:30 pm 2nd Highest Remaining Seed #6 Central Connecticut State Tuesday, March 8 Monmouth (67-54) TBA #4 Monmouth Saturday, March 5 3rd Highest Remaining Seed 7:00 pm UMBC #5 Quinnipiac 2004-05 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) • St. Francis (PA) • Wagner NEC Men’s Basketball Northeast Conference Men’s Basketball Facts & Figures (through NEC Tournament quarterfinals) Last Week’s Results School NEC Pct. Overall Pct. Streak Home Away Neutral 1. Monmouth* 14-4 .778 16-12 .571 W3 9-4 7-8 0-0 Monday, February 21 Saturday, February 19 2. Fairleigh Dickinson* 13-5 .722 18-12 .600 W1 10-3 7-7 1-2 CCSU 75, QUINNIPIAC 70 SACRED HEART 77, LIU 74 3. Robert Morris* 11-7 .611 14-15 .483 L1 7-6 6-9 1-0 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 110, FDU 103 ST. FRANCIS (NY) 82, MT. ST. MARY’S 77 MT. ST. MARY’S 82, ST. FRANCIS (PA) 68ROBERT MORRIS 86, QUINNIPIAC 69 4. St. Francis (PA)* 10-8 .556 15-13 .536 L1 11-2 4-11 0-0 Long Island* 10-8 .556 14-14 .500 W3 10-3 4-10 0-1 Wednesday, February 23 Sunday, February 20 FDU 63, CCSU 58 Wagner* 10-8 .556 12-16 .429 W4 6-6 6-10 0-0 WAGNER 60, MONMOUTH 53 7. St. Francis (NY)* 9-9 .500 13-15 .464 L3 8-4 5-11 0-0 Thursday, February 24 8. Central Connecticut State* 8-10 .444 12-16 .429 L1 7-6 5-9 0-1 LIU 82, ROBERT MORRIS 58 9. Quinnipiac 6-12 .333 10-17 .370 L4 7-5 3-12 0-0 ST. FRANCIS (PA) 73, SACRED HEART 67 10. Mount St. Mary's 5-13 .278 7-20 .259 L2 3-8 3-11 1-1 Friday, February 25 11. Sacred Heart 3-15 .167 4-23 .148 L3 3-8 1-15 0-0 MONMOUTH 56, CCSU 55 * Clinched NEC Tournament berth. Top eight teams qualify for NEC Tournament. FDU 77, QUINNIPIAC 70 WAGNER 60, ST. FRANCIS (NY) 54 Choice Hotels NEC Player of the Week Saturday, February 26 Tamien Trent, Fairleigh Dickinson LIU 72, MOUNT ST. MARY’S 66 Sr., G, 6-0, 190 lbs., Moriches, NY/Center Moriches ROBERT MORRIS 77, SACRED HEART 74 Home Team Underlined Trent is the recipient of his second Choice Hotels NEC Player of the Week award of the 2004-05 season following a productive three-game stretch that saw the senior guard average 25.3 points, 3.0 rebounds and 6.3 assists in the first place Knights’ 2-1 week. He also shot 50.9 Choice Hotels Choice Hotels percent (26-51) from the floor, 44.4 percent (8-18) from three-point territory and 80.0 percent (16-20) from the charity stripe. In NEC Player of the Week NEC Rookie of the Week a 110-103 setback at St. Francis (NY) on Monday, Trent exploded for a career-high 36 points (14-22 FG) and matched another career- Nov. 22 Landy Thompson, MSM Nov. 22 Kellen Allen, LIU best with 10 assists in his second double-double performance of the season. Returning home on Wednesday, he contributed 13 points Nov. 29 Tory Cavalieri, SFNY Nov. 29 Mark Porter, WC and four assists as FDU turned back CCSU, 63-58. Trent then tallied 27 points, four rebounds and five assists in Friday’s 77-70 conquest Dec. 6 Rob Monroe, QU Dec. 6 Randy Jones, LIU of Quinnipiac at the Rothman Center. His four free throws in the closing minutes sealed the win. Trent, who hails from Moriches, NY, has Dec. 13 Chad Timberlake, FDU Dec. 13 Mark Porter, WC taken over the team scoring lead and ranks fifth in the NEC with 16.1 ppg. He is also averaging 18.1 ppg in league play. Dec. 20 Gordon Klaiber, FDU Dec. 20 James Ulrich, WC Jan. 3 Rob Monroe, QU Jan. 3 Karl Anderson, QU Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week Jan. 10 Landy Thompson, MSM Jan. 10 Allan Sheppard, SFNY Randy Jones, Long Island Jan. 17 Rob Monroe, QU Jan. 17 Allan Sheppard, SFNY Fr., G, 5-11, 175 lbs., West Palm Beach, FL/Notre Dame Prep (MA) Jan. 24 Tory Cavalieri, SFNY Jan. 24 Allan Sheppard, SFNY Jones walks away with his second Choice Hotels NEC Rookie of the Week award after helping Long Island clinch an NEC Tournament Jan. 31 Blake Hamilton, MU Jan. 31 Tony Lee, RMU berth with wins over Robert Morris and Mount St. Mary’s last week. Jones averaged 16.0 points, 3.0 assists and shot 57.1 percent (12- Feb. 7 Tamien Trent, FDU Feb. 7 Mark Porter, WC Feb. 14 Darshan Luckey, SFPA Feb. 14 Allan Sheppard, SFNY 21) from the floor and 46.2 percent (6-13) from three-point range. In his best offensive game of the season, he netted a career-high 22 Feb. 21 Tory Cavalieri, SFNY Feb. 21 Tony Lee, RMU points on 9-14 shooting from the field, including 4-8 from downtown, as the Blackbirds rolled past the visiting Colonials, 82-58, in the Feb. 28 Tamien Trent, FDU Feb. 28 Randy Jones, LIU final regular season game at the Schwartz Athletic Center. Two nights later, Jones tallied 10 points - including two key three-pointers in a 16-1 second half run - and four assists as Long Island went on the road to post its fourth victory in the last five games with a 72-66 triumph at the Mount. On the season, the West Palm Beach, FL native leads all NEC freshman and ranks seventh in the conference with 2005 NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament 3.9 apg. Jones also ranks second on the Blackbirds with 9.1 ppg. All games at home of higher seed. Teams will be reseeded after quarterfinals. This Week’s Schedule 2005 NEC Men’s Basketball Tournament Monday, February 28 (all games held at higher seed) CCSU 95, QUINNIPIAC 85 Quarterfinals Championship WAGNER 67, FDU 59 Thursday, March 3 Wednesday, March 9 MONMOUTH 64, ST. FRANCIS (NY) 56 ROBERT MORRIS 80, MT. ST. MARY’S 67 #1 Monmouth 54, #8 CCSU 53 7:00 pm (ESPN2) ST. FRANCIS (PA) 77, SACRED HEART 60 #2 Fairleigh Dickinson 78, #7 St. Francis (NY) 60 #6 Wagner 69, #3 Robert Morris 65 END OF REGULAR SEASON #4 Long Island 76, #5 St. Francis (PA) 67 Semifinals Sunday, March 6 Wagner at Monmouth (1:00 pm on Metro-TV) NEC Website Long Island at Fairleigh Dickinson (6:00 pm) For all the latest news, scores, statistics and notes, visit the NEC website at www.northeastconference.org Standings and statistics are updated daily. 2004-05 NEC Men’s Basketball Schedule Schedule Subject To Change. All times are Eastern Standard Time. Central Connecticut State Fairleigh Dickinson Long Island (12-16, 8-10 NEC) (18-12, 13-5 NEC) (14-14, 10-8 NEC) Mohegan Sun Classic at CCSU BCA Invitational (at N.C. State) N 21 Lehigh W 66-56 N 19 Colgate W 87-70 N 17 vs. Elon L 59-73 N 24 at Columbia L 49-53 N 20 Samford L 58-72 N 18 vs. New Orleans W 71-58 N 30 at Boston College L 46-87 N 22 at Niagara L 53-74 N 19 vs. Pepperdine L 79-80 D 4 at WAGNER W 93-73 N 28 Florida International L 61-63 N 23 at Buffalo L 84-87 (OT) D 8 at Albany W 80-76 (OT) D 4 at ST. FRANCIS (PA) L 81-84 (OT) N 28 Dominican W 78-45 D 11 at Hartford L 60-74 D 8 at LaSalle W 60-48 D 4 at California L 66-80 D 19 Old Westbury W 70-60 D 22 at #11 Connecticut (Hartford Civic Center) L 59-87 D 6 at Arizona State L 81-89 D 22 Harvard L 60-78 D 9 at Rider W 76-74 Cable Car Classic (at Santa Clara) at Arizona State Hoops Classic D 12 at WAGNER W 82-75 D 28 at Arizona State L 63-92 D 28 at Santa Clara W 80-68 D 18 St.