LIU Post Pioneers women’s basketball Head Coach Deirdre Moore was named East Coast Conference Coach of the Year after leading the Pioneers to 22 regular season wins.
MOORE LEADS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TO HISTORIC SEASON
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LIU MAGAZINE | SPRING 2018
Following an eighth-place finish in the East Coast Conference during the 2016-17 season, women’s basketball head coach Deirdre Moore turned the Pioneers into true contenders in the East Region this year. LIU Post doubled its win total from a year ago, capturing 22 victories for the sixth 20-win season in program history. The Pioneers compiled a 17-1 ECC record, capturing the conference regular season championship and earning the No. 1 overall seed in the ECC Tournament. Despite a loss in the conference semifinals, the Pioneers secured an at-large bid to the NCAA Division II Tournament.