Battle of Brooklyn (basketball)
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| First meeting | February 25, 1976 St. Francis 83, Long Island 79 |
| Latest meeting | January 23, 2016 St. Francis 64, Long Island 49 |
| Next meeting | TBD |
| Trophy | Lai-Lynch MVP Trophy |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 41 |
| All-time series | Long Island leads, 23–18 |
| Largest victory | Long Island 105–77 (February 16, 1996) |
| Longest win streak | St. Francis, 5 (1999–2003) |
| Current win streak | St. Francis, 2 (2015–present) |
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| First meeting | February 26, 1994 Long Island 76, St. Francis 63 |
| Latest meeting | March 2, 2015 Long Island 65, St. Francis 62 |
| Next meeting | TBD |
| Trophy | MVP Trophy |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 23 |
| All-time series | Long Island leads, 13–10 |
| Largest victory | Long Island 66–39 (February 4, 2010) |
| Longest win streak | Long Island, 4 (2000–2003) |
| Current win streak | Long Island, 1 (2016–present) |
| Sport | Soccer |
|---|---|
| First meeting | November 10, 2013 St. Francis 4, Long Island 0 |
| Latest meeting | November 6, 2016 St. Francis 1, Long Island 0 |
| Next meeting | TBD |
| Trophy | Ramirez-Tramontozzi Trophy |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 4 |
| All-time series | St. Francis leads, 3–1 |
| Largest victory | St. Francis 4–0 (November 10, 2013) |
| Longest win streak | St. Francis, 2 (2013–2014) |
| Current win streak | St. Francis, 1 (2016–present) |
The Battle of Brooklyn rivalry is the rivalry between the Long Island University Blackbirds and St. Francis College Terriers. The Battle of Brooklyn is a fierce rivalry, particularly in men's college basketball, between the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds and St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers athletic teams. The intensity of the rivalry is augmented by the proximity of the two universities, located only one mile apart in Downtown Brooklyn. The name of the rivalry is in reference to the first major battle of the American Revolutionary War, the Battle of Brooklyn.
The Battle of Brooklyn started as an annual basketball game played between the basketball programs of Long Island University Brooklyn and St. Francis College. The rivalry between the Terriers and the Blackbirds dates back to the 1928 season, when they first played one another, but the tradition of an annual game between the two programs began in the 1975–76 season predating when both teams joined the Northeast Conference in the 1981. At the conclusion of each game an MVP is announced and the winning team receives the Lai-Lynch Trophy, which honors William Lai and Daniel Lynch, the former Athletic Directors of Long Island and St. Francis, respectively.
Both the St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers and the LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds compete in the Division I Northeast Conference. Although the two schools regularly play twice each regular season, only one of the games, usually the last, is officially designated as a Battle of Brooklyn game. The host of the designated Battle of Brooklyn alternates annually and is held at campus sites. The Blackbirds host their games at the Steinberg Wellness Center and the Terriers host their home contests at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The 39th installment of the Battle of Brooklyn was held at the Barclays Center, the largest venue so far for the annual contest, with LIU Brooklyn as the hosts. The Blackbirds lead the overall series 63–41 and the Battle of Brooklyn series 23–18.
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