The Corsair men's basketball team looks to continue its hot start to the 2020-21 season on Saturday afternoon, as UMass Dartmouth (2-0, 2-0 LEC) welcomes Rhode Island College (1-1, 1-1 LEC) for a Little East Conference matinee at the Tripp Athletic Center that tips-off at 3:30 pm EST.
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Head Coach
Brian Baptiste's squad overcame an 11-day layoff and held off a late charge to notch a 67-64 Little East triumph over Plymouth State on Wednesday evening at the Tripp Athletic Center, as senior captain
Jake Ashworth (Fairhaven, Mass./Bourne) scored 16 points that included four key free throws in the closing seconds. Junior
Marcus Azor (Brockton, Mass./Brockton) added 14 points, seven assists, five rebounds and four steals for the hosts, who received 12 points and five boards each from junior
Dhalyn Sanders-Dyer (Worcester, Mass./Holy Name) and sophomore
Jackson Zancan (Cumberland, R.I./Cumberland) in earning their second win of the young campaign.
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Rhode Island College enters Saturday's clash after posting its first win of the season last Saturday afternoon, as Head Coach
Tom Glynn's Anchormen posted a 79-75 Little East victory over Eastern Connecticut at The Murray Center in Providence, R.I. Rhode Island College dropped its season-opening league decision to Keene State by a 102-82 margin on January 23
rd in a contest that was also played in The Ocean State.
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UMass Dartmouth and Rhode Island College split their two matchups during the 2019-20 season, with each claiming wins on their home floor. The Anchormen posted a 92-69 victory on December 4, 2019 before the Corsairs collected an 81-74 triumph last January 29
th on a night when
Jake Ashworth joined the program's 1,000 point club.
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Follow Saturday'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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Rhode Island College Roster
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Rhode Island College Statistics
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Live Stats Link
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Live Stream Link