October 12, 2009
LE MOYNE MEN'S BASKETBALL ANNOUNCES 2009-10 SCHEDULE
Syracuse, N.Y. - Le Moyne College Director of Athletics Matt
Bassett and head coach Steve Evans announced the men's basketball
schedule on Monday, Oct. 12. The Dolphins will play 28 regular
season games, including a 22-game conference schedule, and one
exhibition contest.
The Dolphins, who went 20-11 and advanced to the Northeast-10
Conference Championship game last year, will open their 62nd season
with an exhibition contest against Syracuse University on Tuesday,
November 3 in the Carrier Dome. The game with Syracuse will mark
the fifth match-up against the Orange in the last six seasons,
including last year's regular-season contest.
Le Moyne opens the 2009-10 regular season on Sunday, November 15 at
Caldwell at 2:00 p.m. Three days later, the Dolphins play their
home opener against Northeast-10 Conference-foe Southern
Connecticut State at 7:30. Le Moyne also hosts conference members
American International, Assumption, St. Anselm, Merrimack, Bentley,
Franklin Pierce, Adelphi, New Haven, Pace and Saint Rose. The
Dolphins travel to New Haven, Pace, Saint Rose, Adelphi, Saint
Michael's, Southern New Hampshire, UMass Lowell, Stonehill,
Southern Connecticut State, American International and Assumption
in conference action. Bentley, UMass Lowell, Assumption, Stonehill
and Merrimack each appeared in the NCAA Tournament last season,
with Bentley advancing to the East Regional final.
The highlight of the non-conference schedule is a match-up with
Division I member Saint Bonaventure of the Atlantic-10 Conference.
The Dolphins will travel to Olean, N.Y. for a 7:00 p.m. meeting
with the Bonnies on Thursday, Dec. 10. The Bonnies hold a 13-0 lead
in the all-time series, but the two schools have not played since
1958.
In other non-conference action, the Dolphins will host Mansfield on
Dec. 12 and Goldey-Beacom on Dec. 19; while traveling to Queens on
Nov. 21 for the ECC/Northeast-10 Conference Challenge and St.
Thomas Aquinas on Dec. 21.
Le Moyne, led by 10th-year head coach Evans, returns four starters
from last year's squad that won 13 of its final 15 games. Second
Team Preseason All-American Laurence Ekperigin (Cortlandt
Manor, N.Y./Walter Panas) averaged 18.3 points and 11.4
rebounds as a junior en route to being named the Northeast-10
Conference Player of the Year. Sophomore guard Chris
Johnson (Lindenhurst, N.Y./Lindenhurst) scored 13.8 points
per game and hit a freshman-record 99 three-pointers as the
Dolphins' top reserve. Graduate student guard Damani Corbin
(Brooklyn, N.Y./Frederick Douglass) enters his final
season eighth on the program's all-time assists chart with 355,
while also scoring 725 points in 88 career games. Junior
Kevin Roth (Lake View, N.Y./St. Francis) joins
Ekperigin to form a formidable frontcourt. As a starter in 30 games
last season, Roth scored 9.6 points and 6.6 rebounds per
contest.
Season and individual ticket information can be found at www.lemoynedolphins.com.
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2009-10 Le Moyne College Men's Basketball
Schedule
November
Tue 3 at Syracuse (Exhibition) 7:00 PM; Sun
15 at Caldwell 2:00 PM; Wed 18
Southern Connecticut St. * 7:30 PM; Sat
21 at Queens (N.Y.) ^ 3:30 PM; Tue
24 American International * 7:30
PM; Sun 29 at New Haven * 4:00 PM;
December
Wed 2 at Pace * 7:30 PM; Sat 5
Assumption * 3:00 PM; Tue 8 at
St. Rose * 7:30 PM; Thu 10 at St. Bonaventure 7:00
PM; Sat 12 Mansfield 7:30 PM; Sat
19 Goldey-Beacom 2:00 PM; Mon
21 at St. Thomas Aquinas 2:00 PM;
January
Sat 2 at Adelphi * 3:30 PM; Wed 6
St. Anselm * 7:30 PM; Sat 9 at
St. Michael's * 3:30 PM; Tue 12 Merrimack
* 7:30 PM; Sun 17 at Southern New
Hampshire * 3:30 PM; Wed 20 at UMass Lowell * 7:30
PM; Sat 23 Bentley * 3:00 PM; Tue
26 at Stonehill * 7:30 PM; Sat 30
Franklin Pierce * 3:00 PM;
February
Wed 3 at Southern Connecticut St. * 7:30 PM; Sat
6 Adelphi * 3:00 PM; Tue
9 at American International * 7:30 PM; Sat
13 New Haven * 3:00 PM; Wed
17 Pace * 7:30 PM; Sat
20 at Assumption * 3:30 PM; Wed
24 St. Rose * 7:30 PM.
* Northeast-10 Conference game
^ ECC/Northeast-10 Conference Challenge
