Clippers Fall to C.W. Post 71-51
1/5/2008
Clippers Fall to C.W. Post 71-51
Brookville, NY - The Concordia College men's basketball team was defeated by the Pioneers of C.W. Post 71-51 yesterday at the Pratt Recreation Center in Brookville, NY. Sophomore Kenny Gaskins III (Bronx, NY) scored 15 points and had a team high 8 rebounds for the Clippers. Gaskins III also had 4 assists and 2 steals. Junior Troy Young (Largo, MD) added 15 points on 6-11 (55%) shooting from the floor and Dan Cunningham (Kingston, NY) chipped in 8 points and 7 rebounds. Senior Richard Fields (Bronx, NY) finished with 6 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals.
For the Pioneers, Wesley Matthews scored a game high 19 points in just 13 minutes of action. Matthews was an impressive 8-13 (62%) shooting for the game. Jonathan Schmidt finished with 15 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. Kenny Burkes and Kevin Spann each added 9 points and Lyndon Daniel and Brandon Butler each chipped in 6 points for the Pioneers.
With the loss, the Clippers drop to 4-9 overall and 3-3 in the East Coast Conference. The Pioneers improve to 10-2 overall and a perfect 6-0 in the East Coast Conference.
Concordia will next play on the road in Old Westbury, NY on Wednesday, January 9th against the Bears of NYIT. Tip-off is set for 7:30 PM.
