Men's Basketball Gameday #8: Eastern Connecticut

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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Follow Sunday's action at corsairathletics.com and view the broadcast at littleeast.tv.  Check out the links below for updated information:
 
UMass Dartmouth Roster
 
UMass Dartmouth Statistics
 
Eastern Connecticut Roster
 
Eastern Connecticut Statistics
 
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