Staten Island, NY – The College of Staten Island Men's and Women's Basketball teams return to action this Saturday afternoon as they head to Bridgeport Connecticut. The Dolphins will go head-to-head with the Purple Knights Men's and Women's Basketball teams of the University of Bridgeport. The women's teams will play first at 1:00 PM. The men will follow for a 3:00 PM tip-off. 

For both the men's and women's squads, this will be their second meeting of the season with the Purple Knights. The Dolphins men's team fell to them earlier this season, 91-86. Currently, the Dolphin's men's team comes in at 7-13 overall (6-7 ECC) while the Purple Knights men's team enters with an 8-14 overall record (5-8 ECC). As for CSI's women's team, they defeated the Purple Knights earlier this year in a double-overtime thriller, 92-88. They enter this contest with a 6-14 overall record (4-8 ECC) while the University of Bridgeport women's team comes in at 6-13 overall record (3-9 ECC).
 
LAST TIME OUT
 
Both the Men's and Women's teams were in action on Wednesday night. They both took care of business. The CSI men's team beat Roberts Wesleyan College, 80-77. The women's team also came out victorious, as they won their respective matchup, 66-49. For the Purple Knights, both of their squads played and lost this past Wednesday. Both were against fellow ECC member, the University of the District of Columbia.
 
DOLPHINS TO WATCH
 
For the men, Bryce Waterman and Messiah Mallory continue to make their presence felt. Waterman leads the team in scoring at just under 14 PPG (13.9) and has been a consistent threat from deep all year shooting 39%. Mallory looks to keep up his work on the boards (9.7 RPG) and make things difficult for opponents in the paint (2 BPG). Senior guard Austin Mick has been a calming presence for the Dolphins, as he's been their primary offensive initiator and their best perimeter defender all season long.
 
On the women's side, Ashley Lambert has solidified herself as the Dolphins most consistent offensive threat. She's coming off of her second-highest scoring outing of the season (20) and her season-high in assists (5). Gia Esposito has scored in double-digits in four of the last six games as she too looks to continue her consistent scoring after being placed back in the starting lineup.