UDC 2013-14 Men's Basketball Schedule Released

University of the District of Columbia 2013-14 Men’s Basketball Schedule Announced

2013-14 Schedule

WASHINGTON, DC – The Mike Riley era will begin on November 10^th when the Firebirds host the reigning East Region Champion Franklin Pierce, as the University of the District of Columbia men's basketball 2013-14 schedule was announced on Friday, October 18^th.

UDC, which stumbled to a 6-20 mark in 2012-13 after earning its first NCAA Tournament berth in 25 years the previous season, will play six challenging non-conference games in addition to a 20-game East Coast Conference schedule under its first-year head coach.

The Firebirds tip off the season at home on Sunday, November 10^th at 3:30 p.m. against the vaunted Northeast-10 power Ravens, who advanced to last year's NCAA Division II Elite 8. Then, after a six-day rest, they host another 2012-13 NCAA Tournament qualifier, East Stroudsburg. The Warriors, of the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, finished 22-7 last season.

On November 20^th, UDC hosts the third game of its three-game homestand to start the season against the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference's Alderson Broaddus. The Battlers were 20-9  and WVIAC Tournament semifinalists last season. This game will be part of UDC's Homecoming Week events.

The road to the East Coast Conference Championship begins on November 23^rd when the Firebirds visit St. Thomas Aquinas in Sparkill, NY. Then, following a Thanksgiving break, UDC has a rematch with Alderson-Broaddus on the road at Philippi, WV on December 4^th.

LIU Post then comes to town on December 7^th for an ECC battle followed by a showdown at cross-town rival Bowie State on December 11^th. The Firebirds close out the 2013 calendar year with two ECC contests vs. Mercy (December 14^th) and NYIT (December 18^th).

Following the winter holiday break, the Firebirds host Apprentice School for their final non-conference game of the season on January 4^th. The next weekend (January 10^thand 12^th) they visit the ECC's two newest members, Roberts Wesleyan and Daemen, on a Friday and Sunday.

January 15^th starts a three-game homestand as UDC hosts ECC foes Molloy, Queens (January 18^th) and defending ECC champion Bridgeport (January 22^nd). Then it is back on the road for ECC games at Dowling (January 25^th) and Mercy (January 30^th).

The Firebirds remaining schedule is as follows: February 1^st vs. St. Thomas Aquinas, February 6^th at LIU Post, February 8^th at NYIT, February 14^th vs. Daemen, February 16^th vs. Roberts Wesleyan, February 19^th at Queens, February 22^nd at Molloy, February 26^th vs. Dowling and March 1^st at Bridgeport.