Syracuse, N.Y. – The Le Moyne College men's basketball team had its NEC schedule released by the conference office on Thursday afternoon.
The 16-game schedule will feature home and away matchups against each league foe.
The Dolphins will play their first conference game on Saturday, January 2 at defending tournament champion LIU. The teams split the season series last year. They continue opening weekend at home on Monday the 4th against Mercyhurst University, whom the Dolphins are 2-0 against at Ted Grant Court since the Lakers joined the conference.
The 'Phins continue their homestand on Friday the 8th against Central Connecticut State University, which has finished in the top two in the NEC standings in each of the last three seasons, and Stonehill College, whom the Dolphins have split four NEC home contests against, on Sunday.
The Dolphins are on the road for their next three games. They open the stretch on Thursday the 14th at FDU, where they are 2-1 since joining the NEC, and then visit Wagner College, whom they have split against each year, two days later. Following a bye on Thursday the 21st, they head to Mercyhurst on Saturday the 23rd.
The 'Phins play their final January game on the 28th by hosting Chicago State University, whom they have won three straight against.
The team opens February at the University of New Haven on Wednesday the 3rd. The teams each won at home last year in the Chargers' first year in the conference. The Dolphins are back at home on Saturday the 6th against LIU.
The Dolphins are on the road for both games in week seven of the slate. They visit Central Connecticut State on Thursday the 11th and Stonehill on Saturday the 13th.
The 'Phins welcome New Haven to Ted Grant Court on Thursday the 18th before heading to Chicago State on Saturday the 20th for their final road game of the regular season.
They close out the regular season with a pair of home games. Wagner comes to Central New York on Thursday the 25th and then the Dolphins close out their home schedule for the second straight year against FDU on Saturday the 27th.
The NEC Championship will feature an eight-team field with the quarterfinals to be held on March 3, the semifinals on the 6th and the championship game on the 9th. All games will be played at the site of the higher seed. The top eight teams in the standings will qualify for this year's NEC Tournament.
Should Mercyhurst or New Haven win the NEC Tournament championship, the tournament runner-up will advance to the NCAA Tournament as the NEC's automatic qualifier as per current policy, while if Mercyhurst and New Haven both reach the championship game, the NEC will stage an "AQ Qualifier" game between the two non-advancing semifinal teams. This will serve as a decisive game to determine the team that will secure the NEC's spot in the NCAA Tournament.
