Men's Basketball Drops ECC Opener At LIU Post
Pioneers Defeat Purple Knights, 89-71
Brookville, N.Y.-LIU Post handed the University of Bridgeport men's basketball team its five consecutive loss on Saturday afternoon, as the host Pioneers topped the Purple Knights, 89-71, in the 2012-13 East Coast Conference opener for both teams. UB is now 2-6 overall and 0-1 in the ECC. LIU Post raises its overall mark to 2-3, and the Pioneers are 1-0 in conference play.
Senior Darian David (Bronx, N.Y.) led three Purple Knights in double-figure scoring with 22 points. Joining David in double figures were junior Ivan Simic (Belgrade, Serbia) with 13 points and freshman Eddie Asamoah (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) tallied 12 points.
Vaughn Allen led four LIU Post players in double-digit scoring with a game-high 23 points.
Bridgeport will look to get in the win column one week from today when the Purple Knights play their 2012-13 ECC home opener versus the University of the District of Columbia. Game time in Hubbell Gym is set for 3:00 p.m.