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Checking in on… the NEC

rtmsf — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:23:25 +0000

Ray Floriani of College Chalktalk is the RTC correspondent for the MAAC and NEC conferences.

LYNDHURST, NJ – Coaches talk about separation. The ability to get stops, score on your end and open a lead on an opponent. In the NEC race Robert Morris is starting to gain that separation. The race is not over with Quinnipiac just a game behind, but the Colonials, by virtue of a hot 9-1 January, are now on top of the NEC. Finishing in that spot would be a definite plus. The conference postseason tournament is at the higher seed’s home court throughout. [...]

Checking in on… the NEC

rtmsf — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 21:59:38 +0000

Ray Floriani of College Chalktalk is the RTC correspondent for the MAAC and NEC conferences.

LYNDHURST, NJ – Conference play has began to heat up and a few points stand out. Mount St. Mary’s had a murderous non-league schedule. Maybe too murderous as an 0-3 start in NEC play was not expected in Emmitsburg. The Mount did get in the conference win column with a 69-65 victory at Sacred Heart on Saturday. Suddenly there is optimism at FDU as the Knights are 3-1 and the memory of a succession of pre-NEC defeats is now in the past. Here are [...]

2009-10 Conference Primers: #30 – NEC

rtmsf — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:36:08 +0000

Ray Floriani of College Chalktalk is the RTC correspondent for the NEC and MAAC conferences. Click here for all of our 2009-10 Season Preview materials..

Predicted Order of Finish:

Mount St. Mary’s (15-3) Robert Morris (14-4) Quinnipiac (13-5) Central Connecticut (12-6) LIU (10-7) FDU (9-9) Monmouth (8-10) Sacred Heart (7-11) St. Francis (NY) (6-12) Wagner (5-13) St. Francis (PA) (4-14)

All Conference Team:

Jeremy Goode (G), 5’9 Sr., Mount St.Mary’s Jaytonah Wisseh (G), 6’1 Sr., LIU Rob Robinson (F), 6’8 Sr., Robert Morris Ken Horton (F), 6’6 Jr., Central Connecticut Justin Rutty (C/F), 6’7 Jr., Quinnipiac

6th Man of the Year. Julian Boyd (F), 6-1 So., LIU Newcomer of the Year. Mike Scott (G), 6-0 Jr., FDU

What [...]

Running Into Frantz Pierre-Louis…

rtmsf — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:22:35 +0000

Ray Floriani of College Chalktalk is the RTC correspondent for the NEC and MAAC Conferences.

IRVINGTON, NJ – Never know who you will meet up with. The past weekend did not bring any games to go out and cover but there were officiating assignments. On Saturday morning was a grade school doubleheader at the Good Shepherd Academy in Irvington. Worked the two girls games which were followed by the boys. After my games I spoke with a gentleman who arrived at half time of the second girls contest. Frantz Pierre-Louis, a dominant Northeast Conference player in his late nineties [...]

Checking in on the… NEC

rtmsf — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:34:49 +0000

Ray Floriani of College Chalktalk is the RTC correspondent for the NEC and MAAC Conferences.

NEWARK, NJ – The Northeast Conference Co-Players of the Week were James Feldeine and Jeremy Chappell. Feldiene, a junior guard for Quinnipiac, averaged 27.5 ppg, 8 boards and 5 assists in a spectacularly well rounded week. Quinnipiac went 1-1 during that stretch. Chappell, a senior guard for Robert Morris and one of the NEC’s elite, averaged 22 points, 7 rebounds over a three game stretch that saw the Colonials take road games against Lafayette and Central Michigan. The latter was played at the Detroit [...]

2008-09 Season Primers: #26 – Northeast

rtmsf — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:37:11 +0000

Ray Floriani from College Chalk Talk is the RTC correspondent for the Northeast (NEC) and Metro Atlantic Athletic (MAAC) conferences.

Predicted Order of Finish:

Mount St. Mary’s (20-9) (15-3) Central Conn. St. (19-9) (14-4) Sacred Heart (17-10) (13-5) Robert Morris (17-12) (12-6) FDU (14-14) (10-8) Quinnipiac (13-14) (8-10) LIU (11-16) (7-11) Monmouth (11-17) (6-12) Wagner (11-18) (5-13) St. Francis (NY) (9-20) (4-14) St. Francis (PA) (5-23) (3-15)

What you need to Know (WYN2K). The Northeast Conference, in its 28th season of operation, formed in the Eighties from the old ECAC Metro. The eleven school league has granted admission to Bryant University who begins NEC play in 2012. The league postseason tournament admits the top eight finishers. [...]