East Coast Conference Announces Schedule for Basketball
*Courtesy of ECC Media Relations
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. - On Wednesday afternoon, the East Coast Conference announced an agreement with Pack Network to broadcast regular season basketball games in the ECC Doubleheader of the Week series for the second consecutive year. Five ECC doubleheaders will be broadcast throughout the season, beginning with the Roberts Wesleyan at St. Thomas Aquinas matchup on January 5th.
The ECC and Pack Network will also team up to bring you high definition broadcasts of the finals of this year's ECC Men's and Women's Basketball Championships. Links to view all the broadcasted games will be available through www.eccsports.tv. The full schedule of "Doubleheader of the Week" games is listed below.
Schedule of ECC "Doubleheader of the Week"
January 5 – Roberts Wesleyan at St. Thomas Aquinas – 1:00 and 3:00 PM
February 6 - Mercy at Bridgeport – 5:00 and 7:00 PM
February 13 - Queens at Molloy – 5:30 and 7:30 PM
February 16 - Dowling at District of Columbia – 1:00 and 3:00 PM
February 23 - NYIT at LIU Post – 1:30 and 3:30 PM
ECC Basketball Championships (at Highest Remaining Seed)
Men's Final – March 9
Women's Final – March 10
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About the ECC
Founded as the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference in 1989 and rechristened the East Coast Conference in July 2006, the ECC was formed to enhance intercollegiate athletic competition among member institutions and to assist them in integrating athletics into their academic program in a fiscally sound way. The ECC is committed to the highest standards of scholarship, sportsmanship, teamwork, and citizenship. Its mission is to promote the total person concept in its student-athletes, which stresses the abilities to excel in academic achievement, athletic competition, and positive character traits. East Coast Conference members include: University of Bridgeport (Bridgeport, Conn.); University of the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.); Daemen College (Amherst, N.Y.); Dowling College (Oakdale, N.Y.); LIU Post (Brookville, N.Y.); Mercy College (Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.); Molloy College (Rockville Centre, N.Y.); New York Institute of Technology (Old Westbury, N.Y.); Queens College (Flushing, N.Y.); Roberts Wesleyan College (Rochester, N.Y.) and St. Thomas Aquinas College (Sparkill, N.Y.). Associate Members include: Chestnut Hill College (Philadelphia, Pa.) and Dominican College (Orangeburg, N.Y.).
The ECC sponsors the following championship sports: baseball; men's and women's basketball; men's and women's cross country; men's and women's lacrosse; softball; men's and women's tennis; men's and women's soccer; and women's volleyball.
The East Coast Conference is a proud member of the NCAA and Division II. Division II is a dynamic and engaging group of colleges, institutions and conferences of varying sizes and educational missions. Division II members encourage and support diversity; value sportsmanship, fairness and equity; and place the highest priority on the overall educational excellence of the student-athlete.