Northeast Conference Semifinals Recap Recap by Keith Burdette No. 7 Central Connecticut State 76, No. 3 Fairleigh Dickinson 73 (OT) With the Blue Devils trailing by three with seconds to go, Justin Chiera caught a pass from Ron Robinson then dribbled into the frontcourt to hit a three pointer at […]

Northeast Conference Finals Preview Preview by Keith Burdette No. 7 Central Connecticut State Blue Devils at No. 1 Monmouth Hawks This final matches the teams who have claimed three of the last four NEC tournament titles. Central Connecticut State won in 2000 and 2002 but the only players who were […]

Northeast Conference Finals Recap Recap by Keith Burdette No. 1 Monmouth Hawks 67, No. 7 Central Connecticut State Blue Devils 55 Monmouth’s stifling defense was the key was the Hawks beat the Blue Devils 67-55 to earn their third ever trip to the NCAA tournament. Tyler Azzarelli had a career-high […]

Northeast Conference Quarterfinals Preview Preview by Keith Burdette No. 2 St. Francis NY Terriers vs. No. 7 Central Connecticut State Blue Devils These two teams met in last year’s NEC tournament in this very game but with the seeds reversed. St. Francis won the game 67-62 to start their improbable […]

Northeast Conference Quarterfinals Recap Recap by Keith Burdette No. 7 Central Connecticut State Blue Devils 81, No. 2 St. Francis NY Terriers 68 The first game of the day also produced the first upset. The Blue Devils beat the Terriers 81-68 to exact revenge on the Terriers first round upset […]

Northeast Conference Notebook by Keith Burdette The regular season NEC title came down to a Friday night special between Monmouth and St. Francis NY. 2500 fans packed Boylan Gym in hopes to see the Hawks clinch the title. St. Francis NY took an early lead in the game but Monmouth […]

Northeast Conference Notebook by Keith Burdette With one week left, the eight teams to make the NEC tournament starting March 6th at Wagner College are all but set. Quinnipiac and Long Island have been eliminated and Mount Saint Mary’s is hanging on by a thread. The Mount needs to sweep […]

Northeast Conference Notebook by Keith Burdette What a difference a couple weeks makes. At last check, St. Francis NY seemed to be running away with the regular season title, with a cool game and a half lead. But two straight losses have drawn them back to the pack, and they […]

Northeast Conference Notebook by Keith Burdette With a three game sweep at home this weekend, St. Francis NY cemented themselves as the first place team in the NEC. Victories over Sacred Heart, Robert Morris and St. Francis PA have put them a game-and-a-half ahead of second place Monmouth. Not much […]

Northeast Conference Notebook by Keith Burdette Rewind back two months to the supposed big match-up of the early NEC conference season, Quinnipiac at Central Connecticut State. Recall the big snowstorm that postponed the game which was then rescheduled for this Wednesday. Well, what has changed since then? Just about everything. […]