LIU-Brooklyn basketball grabs first NEC victory
Frink Paces Blackbirds in Wire-to-Wire Win Over CCSU
After finishing off their non-conference schedule with a winning record for the first time since the 2010-11 season, the first of an unprecedented three consecutive Northeast Conference championship campaigns, the LIU-Brooklyn Blackbirds men’s basketball team fell flat in this year’s league opener.
But head coach Jack Perri’s crew quickly rebounded from Saturday’s 79-63 loss at Mount St. Mary’s by leading from start to finish in a 79-67 victory over Central Connecticut State on Monday night in front of 1,067 fans at New Britain’s Detrick Gymnasium.
Junior transfer Jerome Frink continued to be the Blackbirds’ driving force, scoring 19 points, blocking three shots and picking up three steals as LIU (7-6 overall) evened its conference mark at 1-1.