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Friday, August 29, 2014

LIU Post Narrow Favorite to Capture ECC Volleyball Championship


Central Islip, N.Y. - In a tightly contested vote, LIU Post came in two points ahead of Bridgeport as the coaches’ favorite in the 2014 East Coast Conference Volleyball Preseason Poll. Bridgeport’s Biljana Savic (Novi Sad, Serbia) a senior outside hitter/setter has been named the Preseason Player of the Year.

LIU Post finished with four first place votes and 75 points to top the poll. Last season, the Pioneers earned the program's first-ever berth into the NCAA Division II Elite Eight by winning the East Region Championship. LIU Post returns seven players from the squad that finished with a 25-10 record and ranked No. 25 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Top 25 poll last season.

Bridgeport, who won their second straight ECC title in 2013, also received four first place votes in the preseason poll but finished two points behind LIU Post for the top spot. The Purple Knights, who finished the season with a 22-3 overall record and a 15-1 ECC mark, advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth straight year. Gary Mullin, who takes over for reigning ECC Coach of the Year, Leo Uzcategui, returns a talented roster with only two players and one starter gone from the Purple Knights' 2013 roster.

Daemen and New York Institute of Technology received 55 points to come in a tie for third in the poll. Daemen, who is not yet eligible for a conference championship berth as NCAA Provisional members, had a successful first year in the ECC. The Wildcats finished with a 23-10 record and a 10-6 mark in ECC play that would have qualified them for the ECC Championship if eligible. NYIT, who made their third straight NCAA Tournament appearance last season, tied for third despite a huge turnover. The Bears lost seven seniors from last year's roster and only return five players in 2014.

Dowling, who comes in at No. 5 with 50 points, received the final first place vote following a season which also ended up with their 12th straight trip to the NCAA Tournament.

Savic earns the Preseason Player of the Year honor after capturing the conference's Player of the Year award last season. The three-time All-Conference First Team selection was a versatile player for the Purple Knights, excelling both as a setter and an outside hitter. She finished in the top 10 in the ECC with a .260 hitting percentage, 578 assists, and 5.90 assists per set. She also finished the season with eight triple-doubles, including two in one week to be named the AVCA Division II National Player of the Week.

2014 ECC Volleyball Preseason Poll
School                         Pts.       2013 Record
1. LIU Post (4)               75         25-10 (11-5 ECC)
2. Bridgeport (4)             73         22-3 (15-1 ECC)
T3. Daemen                   55         23-10 (10-6 ECC)
T3. NYIT                        55         27-7 (12-4 ECC)
5. Dowling (1)                 50         19-14 (10-6 ECC)
6. Roberts Wesleyan      39         12-17 (5-11 ECC)
7. Molloy                        24         9-20 (3-13 ECC)
8. Queens                      21         10-14 (4-12 ECC)
9. Mercy                        13         11-20 (2-14 ECC)

( ) – first place votes

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About the ECC
Founded as the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference in 1989 and rechristened the East Coast Conference in July 2006, the ECC was formed to enhance intercollegiate athletic competition among member institutions and to assist them in integrating athletics into their academic program in a fiscally sound way. The ECC is committed to the highest standards of scholarship, sportsmanship, teamwork, and citizenship. Its mission is to promote the total person concept in its student-athletes, which stresses the abilities to excel in academic achievement, athletic competition, and positive character traits. East Coast Conference members include: University of Bridgeport (Bridgeport, Conn.); University of the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.); Daemen College (Amherst, N.Y.); Dowling College (Oakdale, N.Y.); LIU Post (Brookville, N.Y.); Mercy College (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.); Molloy College (Rockville Centre, N.Y.); New York Institute of Technology (Old Westbury, N.Y.); Queens College (Flushing, N.Y.); Roberts Wesleyan College (Rochester, N.Y.) and St. Thomas Aquinas College (Sparkill, N.Y.). Associate Members include: Chestnut Hill College (Philadelphia, Pa.), Dominican College (Orangeburg, N.Y.), and Georgian Court University (Lakewood, N.J.).

The ECC sponsors the following championship sports: baseball; men’s and women’s basketball; men’s and women’s cross country; men’s and women’s lacrosse; softball; men’s and women’s tennis; men’s and women’s indoor track and field; men’s and women’s outdoor track and field; men’s and women’s soccer; and women’s volleyball.

The East Coast Conference is a proud member of the NCAA and Division II. Division II is a dynamic and engaging group of colleges, institutions and conferences of varying sizes and educational missions. Division II members encourage and support diversity; value sportsmanship, fairness and equity; and place the highest priority on the overall educational excellence of the student-athlete.

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MoCo Ripken Players Hit Home Run for Manna


Manna Food Executive Director, Jackie DeCarlo, presents the Feed the Hungry Challenge Trophy to Homer.

On Saturday July 12, nearly 80 college baseball players from across the county collected 3,940 pounds of food -- nearly two tons -- for the Manna Food Center. The Bethesda Big Train won the Fifth Annual Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League's Feed the Hungry Challenge by collecting 1,198 pounds of food. The Rockville Express collected the most at a single Giant Food Store with 999 pounds. Players from the Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts and the Gaithersburg Giants also contributed to the nearly two tons of food collected. In the five years of the competition, the college players have collected 21,622 pounds of food -- more than ten tons of food for Montgomery County's neighbors in need. Thanks to Manna Food Center, Giant Food, the Gazette, and Text Design for supporting this community service program of the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League.
Jackie DeCarlo with the Big Train and Express before their July 12 game.
Here's the history of the Feed the Hungry Challenge over all five years (TOTAL: 21,622 pounds):

2014 - July 12
Bethesda 1,198
Silver Spring-Takoma 1,084
Rockville 999*
Gaithersburg 659
TOTAL: 3,940 pounds
* Note that Rockville was denied access to one of two stores

2013 - July 13
Rockville 1,858
Bethesda 964
Gaithersburg 890
Silver Spring-Takoma 850
TOTAL: 4,562 pounds

2012 - July 7
Silver Spring-Takoma 1,863
Rockville 1,621
Bethesda 1,356
TOTAL: 4,840 pounds

2011 - June 18
Rockville 1,660
Bethesda 1,562
Silver Spring-Takoma 1,432
TOTAL: 4,654 pounds

2010 - June 12
Rockville 1,658
Bethesda 1,166
Silver Spring-Takoma 802
TOTAL: 3,626 pounds 

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Thursday, August 28, 2014

Bowie State's Darrell Brooks Elected President of the CIAA Men's Basketball Coaches Association

BOWIE, Md. - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association announced today that Bowie State University head men's basketball coach Darrell Brooks has been elected the new President of the CIAA Men's Basketball Coaches Association.

Coach Brooks replaces former president Shawn Walker of Elizabeth City State University.  He will represent the men's basketball coaches on the CIAA Basketball Tournament Committee during his term.  It is also important to note that both he and Coach John Hill of The Lincoln University serve on the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Regional Advisory Committee for the Atlantic region.

Brooks will begin his sixth season as head coach of the Bowie State University men's basketball program when the 2014-2015 campaign gets underway. The Brooklyn native is a 1979 graduate of the University, as well as a two-year letter winner for the Bulldog Basketball team at point guard.

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LIU Post Sits Atop ECC Men's Soccer Preseason Poll


Central Islip, N.Y. - The LIU Post men’s soccer team has been picked as the favorite to win a third straight ECC Championship in 2014 as voted upon by the league’s coaches. Seniors Eivind Austboe (Stavanger, Norway) of LIU Post and Christoffer Olesen (Kristiansand, Norway) of Bridgeport have earned the ECC Preseason Offensive and Defensive Player of the Year awards, respectively.
LIU Post, who claimed their second straight ECC Championship and third title in the past five years last season, was nearly a unanimous choice for the top spot with 10 out of 11 first place votes and 119 points. In 2013, the Pioneers tied a program record with 18 victories for the second straight season. LIU Post, who spent four weeks as the No. 1 team in the nation in 2013, begins the 2014 slate ranked at No. 8 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Preseason Top 25 poll.

New York Institute of Technology, who did not make the ECC Championship but did earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament a year ago, finished with 95 points in the poll to rank second just ahead of Bridgeport. The Purple Knights round out the top three with 94 points. Dowling, which advanced to the ECC Championship Final and also the NCAA Tournament, received the final first place vote and comes in fourth in the poll with 85 points.

Austboe had one of the best seasons in ECC history on the way to winning the conference's Offensive Player of the Year award a year ago, scoring 24 goals and dishing off 10 assists for a whopping 58 points. His goal and point totals were more than twice the total of the runner-ups on the ECC leader board and also ranked second in all of Division II. For his efforts, Austboe was named the Daktronics Division II National Player of the Year as well as being honored as a First Team All-American by both Daktronics and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).

Olesen, a four-year starter on the Purple Knights' back line, has earned the coaches' vote as the Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. He started 15 games in 2013 and was a key member of a Bridgeport defense led the conference with only 14 goals and a 0.87 goals against average. Olesen chipped in with three goals and one assist during the 2013 campaign, as well.

2014 ECC Men’s Soccer Preseason Poll
School                                  Pts.          2013 Record
1. LIU Post (10)                      119          18-2-2 (8-0-2 ECC)
2. NYIT                                  95            13-5-0 (6-4-0 ECC)
3. Bridgeport                          94             9-7-0 (7-3-0 ECC)
4. Dowling (1)                         85             12-5-3 (5-2-3 ECC)
5. Mercy                                83             11-4-4 (5-2-3 ECC)
6. Queens                              62             9-5-3 (4-4-2 ECC)
7. District of Columbia             59             7-6-3 (2-5-3 ECC)
8. St. Thomas Aquinas            43             7-8-1 (4-6-0 ECC)
9. Molloy                                41             5-9-3 (3-4-3 ECC)
10. Roberts Wesleyan             33             4-12-2 (2-7-1 ECC)
11. Daemen                           12              4-13-1 (0-9-1 ECC)

( ) – first place votes

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About the ECC
Founded as the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference in 1989 and rechristened the East Coast Conference in July 2006, the ECC was formed to enhance intercollegiate athletic competition among member institutions and to assist them in integrating athletics into their academic program in a fiscally sound way. The ECC is committed to the highest standards of scholarship, sportsmanship, teamwork, and citizenship. Its mission is to promote the total person concept in its student-athletes, which stresses the abilities to excel in academic achievement, athletic competition, and positive character traits. East Coast Conference members include: University of Bridgeport (Bridgeport, Conn.); University of the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.); Daemen College (Amherst, N.Y.); Dowling College (Oakdale, N.Y.); LIU Post (Brookville, N.Y.); Mercy College (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.); Molloy College (Rockville Centre, N.Y.); New York Institute of Technology (Old Westbury, N.Y.); Queens College (Flushing, N.Y.); Roberts Wesleyan College (Rochester, N.Y.) and St. Thomas Aquinas College (Sparkill, N.Y.). Associate Members include: Chestnut Hill College (Philadelphia, Pa.), Dominican College (Orangeburg, N.Y.), and Georgian Court University (Lakewood, N.J.).

The ECC sponsors the following championship sports: baseball; men’s and women’s basketball; men’s and women’s cross country; men’s and women’s lacrosse; softball; men’s and women’s tennis; men’s and women’s indoor track and field; men’s and women’s outdoor track and field; men’s and women’s soccer; and women’s volleyball.

The East Coast Conference is a proud member of the NCAA and Division II. Division II is a dynamic and engaging group of colleges, institutions and conferences of varying sizes and educational missions. Division II members encourage and support diversity; value sportsmanship, fairness and equity; and place the highest priority on the overall educational excellence of the student-athlete.

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