It looks like anyone can win the men’s basketball tournament in the Northeast Conference halfway home.
Once more.
Unconvinced? The defending conference champion Wagner, who upset Le Moyne 73-61 on Saturday at the Spiro Center, is just 4-5 in the conference but has already defeated Central Connecticut, which is in first place, on the road. By the way, Central has lost both games at home and is 7-2 in the NEC.
You may also recall that Wagner, who was ranked sixth in the NEC Tournament the previous year, earned a spot in the NCAA Tournament by winning three away games.
Zaire Williams led the Seahawks (12–10) with 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists on Saturday. Zae Blake added 14 points by shooting 5 of 8 from the field (4 of 4 from 3-point range). Ja Kair Sanchez finished with 14 points after making 4 of 5 field goals and 4 of 4 foul shots. Wagner had a scorching 56.8% field goal percentage (21 for 37), which included 10 of 17 three-pointers.
With 24 points in the end, AJ Dancier led the Dolphins (7-16, 2-6) in scoring. For Le Moyne, Dwayne Koroma contributed three steals and fourteen points. Robby Carmody scored eight points in the end.
On Thursday, Wagner will host LIU.
WAGNER WOMEN
Syracuse, New York — LeMoyne won 62-52 in the NEC on Saturday after outscoring Wagner 20-8 in the fourth quarter.
In the fourth quarter, Wagner performed dreadfully from the field, going 0 for 5 from three and only making 3 of 17 attempts.
Keana Foz and Julia Fabozzi combined for 12 points and 16 points for Wagner (5-15 overall, 2-6 NEC).
Women in CSI
AMHERST, N.Y. — Conference-leading Daemen defeated College of Staten Island 50-44 on Friday night to end CSI’s five-game winning run in a matchup between the top two teams in the East Coast Conference. CSI is 13-7 overall and 7-2 in the ECC. Daemen is 13-6 overall and 9-0.
On both sides, buckets were few. Dana Phelan contributed ten points, while Amber Abusbeih led CSI with eleven. Ne Vaeh Buntley led Daemen by 12 points.
Daemen led 35-34 after outscoring CSI 20-5 in the fourth quarter. With 2:21 remaining, Phelan made a 3-pointer to give CSI its final lead, 43-41. Daemen scored a 9-1 run to end the game.
For a game at D Youville today, CSI remains in Western New York.
Men in CSI
AMHERST, N.Y. — The ECC-leading Daemen, ranked second in the current NCAA Division II rankings, defeated the College of Staten Island 85-61 on Friday night after getting off to a fast start.
Justin Glover scored 14 points and Ryan Salzburg scored 22 for Daemen (18-0 overall, 9-0 ECC).
Messiah Mallory was the only Dolphin to score in double figures with 25 points.
This afternoon, D Youville is visited by CSI.
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