Sharks’ comeback bid foiled by Lions
LIU remains winless after 77-67 loss at Columbia
Freshman Eric Acker scored 20 points and junior Tana Kopa added 15 off the bench Tuesday night, but the Long Island University men’s basketball team was unable to pull off its first win of the season, dropping a 77-67 decision to Columbia in front of 622 fans at Levien Gym.
Acker, an East New York native who guided Eagle Academy for Young Men II to its first-ever Public School Athletic League championship earlier this year, buried 8-of-17 shots, including a pair of 3-pointers.
However, the Lions (4-2) ran out to a 19-point first-half lead on the Sharks (0-4) and never looked back en route to their fourth straight win.