LIU’s lost weekend provides hope for future
Men’s, Women’s Hoop Squads Both Ousted from NEC Tournament
Two regular-season wins over top-seeded Wagner, and a second-half lead on the Seahawks in the Northeast Conference semifinals Saturday afternoon weren’t enough to carry the LIU-Brooklyn men’s basketball team back to the NEC Championship Game.
“This is a tale of two halves,” Blackbirds head coach Jack Perri lamented following his team’s 81-65 loss in front of 1,814 fans at Staten Island’s Spiro Sports Center.
“I thought we came out with a great sense of urgency, playing the right way,” added Perri, whose squad held a 33-29 advantage at the break, only to get outscored, 52-32, following the intermission.