Bridgeport And Dowling Picked To Share Top Spot In 2010 ECC Volleyball Race
ECC Champions set to open 2010 campaign against Holy Family at New Have Classic.
August 30, 2010
Central Islip, N.Y.-The University of Bridgeport women's volleyball team has been picked to share 2010 East Coast Conference title with Dowling College in a preseason vote of conference coaches.
Both UB and Dowling amassed three first place votes and 44
points in the poll. C.W. Post was tabbed to finish third in
this year's ECC race.
In 2009, head coach Leo Uzcategui's team won the East Coast Conference Championship and fell one match shy of capturing the NCAA Division II East Regional crown and advancing to the DII Volleyball Elite Eight. Last season, the Purple Knights posted a single-season school record for wins with 33, as Bridgeport finished 2009 with a 33-7 overall record and a 10-2 ECC mark.
The Bridgeport volleyball team will open the 2010 season on Friday, September 3rd against Holy Family University at the University of New Haven Classic.
