Jan. 7, 2008

FAIRFIELD, CT - Setting The Scene: The Sacred Heart men's basketball returns to the road for a Northeast Conference battle at Long Island University on Monday night. The Pioneers are coming off a tough 70-63 home loss to Wagner on Saturday.

Series: LIU leads the all-time series between the two schools, 10-6, including three of the last five. SHU won the lone game last season, 80-72 in Fairfield. In the final game of the 2002-03 season, the Pioneers won a 79-73 decision in Brooklyn that was win number 400 for head coach Dave Bike.

Upcoming Games: The Pioneers hit the road for a game at Robert Morris on Sunday and then return to the Pitt Center for a January 17 date with FDU.

Scouting the Opponent: LIU is 9-4 overall and 1-1 in the Northeast Conference. The Blackbirds have won five of six, but are coming off a 78-69 loss to the University of Central Florida in UCF's tournament on December 31.

The leading scorer for the Blackbirds is senior Kellen Allen, who is avaraging 13.8 points per game off the bench. Senior Eugene Katorobai is next at 11.9 per contest. He is also the top rebounder for LIU at 6.2 per game. Sophomore guard Jaytornah Wisseh may be the most valuable member of the team to date, however, averaging 11.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 5.3 assists per game.

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