Emmitsburg, Md. (January 31, 2008)--Jeremy Goode tallied 18 points and 10 assists for his second career double-double to lead Mount St. Mary's to a 97-60 win over St. Francis (N.Y.) in Northeast Conference action at Knott Arena on Thursday night. Five players scored in double figures for the Mount (10-11, 6-4 NEC) in leading the team to its highest scoring output in eight years.

Things started off auspiciously for the Mount when Will Holland banked in a three-pointer on the team's first possession to give the Mount a 3-2 lead. The Mount hit its first five shots of the game, four from three-point range, to race to a 14-to-6 advantage four minutes into the game. The Mount remained red-hot form the field, going to the locker room with a 56-to-37 advantage after a Jeremy Goode steal and jump shot at the buzzer.

The Mount shot 60.6 percent (20-of-33) from the field in the opening half while the 56 points scored were the highest scoring first half since a 57-point effort against Long Island on Jan. 5, 1994.

It was more of the same in the second half as the Mount opened the second stanza with a 14-to-4 run to take a 70-41 advantage with 13:59 remaining. The Mount extended the lead to as many as 38 points before taking the 97-60 victory.

The 37-point victory was the Mount's biggest in margin of victory since an 80-33 win over Widener on Jan. 21, 1989, the Mount's first season at the Division I level. In addition, the 97 points scored are the most by a Mount team since a 109-99 loss to Wagner on Jan. 22, 2000.

Goode finished with 18 points, 10 assists and six rebounds in 28 minutes of action for his second career double-double. It is the second time in his career he has reached double-figures in assists as well. The Mount had five players in total reach double figures in scoring. It is the second straight game the Mount has achieved that feat. Chris Vann (17), Will Holland (16), Kelly Beidler (14) and Shawn Atupem (12) also reached the double-figure plateau. The 12-point, six-rebound effort were both career highs for Atupem.

Marcus Williams paced the Terriers (5-17, 2-9 NEC) with 15 points while Bass Yessoufou added 11 points and seven boards.

"We've been trying to push the basketball and stay on the attack on the offensive end as much as the defensive end," said head coach Milan Brown.

The Mount shot a season-high 58.1 percent from the floor in the game, including 11-of-20 (.550) from three-point range. The Mount held the Terriers to 34.0 percent shooting, including 1-of-12 (.083) from three-point range.

The Mount returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 2, when Robert Morris visits Knott Arena for a 7:00 p.m. game. The game is the Mount's Bicentennial game with former head coach Jim Phelan receiving a Bicentennial Award at halftime.

Game Notes...The Mount has had five players score in double figures in each of the past two games...Mount St. Mary's is averaging 82.3 points over its past three games.