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Quinnipiac, Tom Moore Leaving NEC Tournament Disappointment Behind

By on March 13, 2013 in NEC, Quinnipiac

Any time a college basketball program resides in a one-bid conference like the NEC, a significant part of the NCAA tournament battle is about getting your team in a position to win come early March. Really, it’s all most teams can ask for, especially given the crapshoot one-and-done format of the conference postseason tournaments. If [...]

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Garner Leads LIU Past Quinnipiac

By on March 6, 2013 in Long Island, NEC, Quinnipiac

Ray Curren was in Brooklyn for tonight’s LIU’s dramatic win over Quinnipiac and kindly wrote this guest post for us. For Ryan’s recap of the entire night in the NEC playoff go here.

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NEC Tournament First Round: Recaps and Highlights

By on March 6, 2013 in Bryant, Central Connecticut, Long Island, Mount St. Mary's, NEC, Quinnipiac, Robert Morris, St. Francis (NY), Wagner

Given all of the so-called parity in the NEC this season, several teams expected to finish in the upper third of the league did just that. No one was all that surprised to find Robert Morris, Wagner and LIU Brooklyn hosting home playoff games, with Bryant serving as the Cinderella story of the group. All four clubs won [...]

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Our All-NEC Conference Teams: A Difficult Exercise Indeed

By on March 4, 2013 in Bryant, Central Connecticut, Fairleigh Dickinson, Long Island, NEC, Quinnipiac, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, St. Francis (NY), Wagner

It was the year of parity and unpredictably in the NEC, and that notion certainly extends out to our all-conference awards. There are several worthy candidates, so it was a challenging exercise for John and I to sort out our All-NEC first, second, and third teams. For our individual awards, including Player of the Year, [...]

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The All-NEC Surprise Team: Highlighting the Unexpected Performances

By on March 3, 2013 in Central Connecticut, NEC, Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart, St. Francis (PA), Wagner

Before John and I go over our actual individual awards tonight and on Monday, I wanted to present our fictitious All-NEC Surprise team. Since some of these players may not crack the all-conference team – although some may very well – allow me to call attention to some players who have unexpectedly provided significant value [...]

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NEC Saturday Recap: Playoffs Matches Are Set

By on March 3, 2013 in Bryant, Central Connecticut, Fairleigh Dickinson, Long Island, Monmouth, Mount St. Mary's, NEC, Quinnipiac, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, St. Francis (NY), St. Francis (PA), Wagner

It’s hard to believe, but the NEC regular season came to an end today. Playoff spots were solidified and first round playoff match-ups have been determined, so let’s sort through the final Saturday of the NEC season. St. Francis Brooklyn 92, Sacred Heart 80 The widely hyped play-in playoff game lacked the drama throughout, as [...]

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The NEC Playoff Picture: A Q&A With Myself

By on February 26, 2013 in Bryant, Central Connecticut, Long Island, Mount St. Mary's, NEC, Quinnipiac, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, St. Francis (NY), Wagner

Rather than tire you all with an exhaustive summary of the NEC playoff picture, I decided to ask myself several questions about the last week of NEC regular season play! There are so many things that can still change the complexion of the conference’s playoff race, so if you feel something isn’t factual here, please [...]

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NEC Makeup Monday: CCSU Clinches NEC Playoff Berth

By on February 25, 2013 in Bryant, Central Connecticut, NEC, Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart

The snowstorm that nearly destroyed the state of Connecticut a few weeks ago forced two postponements, therefore fans were treated to a rare doubleheader on Monday night. All four teams were seriously jockeying for playoff position, so let’s recap the action and summarize the NEC Standings. Bryant 84, Sacred Heart 66 Given the recent play [...]

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NEC Saturday Recap: St. Francis Brooklyn In Trouble

By on February 23, 2013 in Bryant, Central Connecticut, Fairleigh Dickinson, Monmouth, Mount St. Mary's, NEC, Quinnipiac, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, St. Francis (NY), St. Francis (PA)

Saturday’s NEC action really hasn’t done anything to make the playoff picture clearer. Instead it has become even more muddled as Central Connecticut defeated Sacred Heart and St. Francis Brooklyn lost at Mount St. Mary’s. At least Robert Morris provided some clarity by destroying Fairleigh Dickinson on senior night.

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NEC Thursday Recap: Playoff Picture Still Murky For Some

By on February 22, 2013 in Bryant, Central Connecticut, Fairleigh Dickinson, Long Island, Monmouth, Mount St. Mary's, NEC, Quinnipiac, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, St. Francis (NY), St. Francis (PA), Wagner

The second to last Thursday of the NEC regular season had some fantastic finishes and did little to clean up the race to the NEC postseason. Let’s recap all of the action…

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