Men's And Women's Basketball Set For ECC Championship Tournament
BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (March 2, 2013) – With the regular season closing earlier this afternoon, both the LIU Post men's and women's basketball teams have earned spots in the East Coast Conference Championship tournament.
The Pioneer men have earned the No. 3 spot in the conference tournament and will host No. 6 Dowling College, while the Pioneer women have secured the No. 4 spot and will host No. 5 St. Thomas Aquinas College.
During the regular season, the men traveled to Dowling on Dec. 8 and took the 77-67 victory. On Jan. 30, the Golden Lions headed to the Pratt Recreation Center and gave the Pioneers a scare, but LIU Post came away with the 70-69 win in the final seconds.
On the women's side, the Pioneers secured a 16-point victory at STAC by a score of 67-51 on Jan. 23. When facing off against the Spartans at home, LIU Post blew STAC away with a 65-41 win on Feb. 20.
For coverage of all games during the ECC championship week head to
http://livestats.prestosports.com/ecc/ for live stats and
www.ihigh.com/eccsports for video coverage.
2013 ECC Championship Match-ups
Men
Quarterfinals - Tuesday
No. 6 Dowling at No. 3 LIU Post - 7 pm
No. 5 Queens at No. 4 Molloy - 7 pm
Semifinals - Thursday
DOW/LIUP at No. 2 NYIT - 7 pm
QC/MOL at No. 1 Bridgeport - 7:30 pm
Finals - Saturday
at highest remaining seed - 1 pm
Women
Quarterfinals - Wednesday
No. 6 Queens at No. 3 Bridgeport - 7 pm
No. 5 St. Thomas Aquinas at No. 4 LIU Post - 7 pm
Semifinals - Friday
QC/UB at No. 2 NYIT - 6 pm
STAC/LIUP at No. 1 Dowling - 6 pm
Finals - Sunday
at highest remaining seed - 1 pm