Box Score

GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (Nov. 14, 2014) - The LIU Post women's basketball team dropped its 2014-15 season opener, 87-54, to Adelphi in the opening game of the ECC/NE-10 Challenge at the Center for Recreation and Sport.
 
The Pioneers (0-1) were led by senior guard Chelsea Williams (Copiague, N.Y.), who scored a game-high 26 points on 8-of-16 shooting. The senior was 3-of-6 from behind the arc and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line.
 
Adelphi (1-0) led throughout most of the first half. With just over 11 minutes left on the clock, Williams hit a jumper in the paint to give LIU Post a 15-14 lead. From then on, the Panthers outscored the visitors, 26-13, taking a 40-28 lead into the break.
 
The Pioneers held an 8-2 advantage in second chance points in the opening session, but Adelphi was able to get out and run against LIU Post, holding an 18-10 edge in fast-break points.
 
In the second half, the Panthers outscored the Pioneers, 18-4, in the paint and 16-4 in points off turnovers.
 
Head Coach Deirdre Moore and her LIU Post squad return to action on Saturday (Nov. 15), when they take on Pace in the final game of the ECC/NE-10 Challenge. The opening tip is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. from Garden City.