The Corsair men's basketball team looks to bounce back from a heartbreaking Saturday setback, as UMass Dartmouth (5-2, 5-2 LEC) entertains Eastern Connecticut (4-2, 2-2 LEC) in the back end of a home-and-home Little East Conference weekend set on Sunday afternoon at the Tripp Athletic Center for a 1:00 pm EST tip-off.
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Head Coach
Brian Baptiste's Corsairs dropped an 87-85 overtime decision to the homestanding Warriors yesterday afternoon at Geissler Gymnasium in Willimantic, Conn., as Eastern Connecticut engineered a dramatic comeback in the final 9:38 of regulation and collected a game-winning three-pointer with 16 seconds to play in the extra session.
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Junior
Adam Seablom (Lakeville, Mass./Apponequet) notched 23 points and four steals in the setback for UMass Dartmouth, which received 15 points and eight boards from senior captain
Jake Ashworth (Fairhaven, Mass./Bourne) along with 13 points and three assists from junior
Sean Leahy (Hanson, Mass./Whitman-Hanson). Sophomore
John Martins Jr. (Taunton, Mass./Taunton) added nine points for the Corsairs, who received a combined 15 points from senior
Jarron Santos (East Providence, R.I./East Providence) and freshman
Isaac Percy (Pittsfield, Mass./Taconic) along with seven rebounds each from junior
Marcus Azor (Brockton, Mass./Brockton) and sophomore
Jackson Zancan (Cumberland, R.I./Cumberland), who sent the game to overtime with a putback at the buzzer.
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Freshman
AJ Edwards led all scorers with 24 points and five steals in Saturday's win for Head Coach
Bill Geitner's squad, which has won four straight after an 0-2 start. Sophomore
Quinton Lott added a double-double effort of 22 points and 12 rebounds for the Warriors.
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Sunday's contest marks the 105
th meeting between UMass Dartmouth and Eastern Connecticut on the hardwood, as the Corsairs hold a 58-46 edge over the Warriors in the all-time series between the two schools.
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Follow Sunday's action at
corsairathletics.com and view the broadcast at
littleeast.tv. Check out the links below for updated information:
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UMass Dartmouth Roster
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UMass Dartmouth Statistics
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Eastern Connecticut Roster
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Eastern Connecticut Statistics
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