New Britain, Conn. (December 6, 2008)—Central Connecticut State edged Mount St. Mary's, 66-65, in overtime on a late rebound basket with 3.4 seconds left in Northeast Conference action on Saturday afternoon. It was the Mount's second-straight loss, dropping the team's record to 3-4 overall and 0-2 in the NEC.

Leading 65-64 with 26 seconds left in overtime, the Mount's Jean Cajou, who had seven of the Mount's nine overtime points, headed to the foul line with for a one-and-one opportunity. Cajou missed the free throw, and teammate Markus Mitchell corralled the rebound, but was called for traveling to give CCSU the ball.

On Central Connecticut State's possession, Joe Seymore drove the lane, but his floater was off the mark. Blue Devil forward Ken Horton grabbed the rebound and missed from in the lane, but Seymore collected Horton's miss and converted his putback with 3.4 seconds left.

Jeremy Goode got the inbounds pass, but his 35-footer at the buzzer was off the mark, giving the Blue Devils (4-3, 1-0 NEC) the victory.

The Mount had a chance to win the game in regulation. Seymore hit a floater in the lane with 24 seconds on the clock to tie the game at 54-54. On the ensuing possession, the Mount let the clock run down and Goode had a 12-foot fadeaway jumper fell short, forcing the extra session.

Mount St. Mary's rallied in the second half to grab the lead. Trailing 51-48 with 4:29 left in the game, Kelly Beidler scored eight straight points, the last of which came on a three-pointer with 3:05 left in the game that gave the Mount a 56-53 advantage.

Horton converted one free throw with 2:54 on the clock to cut the Mount lead to 56-54. Neither team scored over the next 2½ minutes. With just under a minute left and the Mount leading by two, Will Holland was called for a charge, setting up CCSU's Seymore with the chance to force overtime.

Goode led the Mount with 19 points and three steals while Beidler tied his career high with 17 points in the loss. Sam Atupem chipped in eight points and nine boards in the loss.

Horton finished with a game-high 22 points while David Simmons added 13 points and 12 rebounds in the victory. Shemik Thompson chipped in 10 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and nine turnovers in the CCSU victory.

The Mount hit just 4-of-13 (.308) at the foul line in the contest, compared to 12-of-16 (.750) from Central Connecticut State.

In the first half, the Mount grabbed a 12-9 lead after a Goode three-point basket with just under 13 minutes left in the first half. Goode, however, picked up his second foul and the Blue Devils responded with a 9-0 run, capped by five straight points from Horton, for an 18-12 advantage with 9:37 left in the half. CCSU was able to maintain the lead, 24-20, at the half.

Goode paced the Mount with eight first half points while Horton led the Blue Devils with nine. The Mount shot 39.5 percent from the floor in the opening 20 minutes with CCSU hitting 38.6 percent.

Mount St. Mary's returns to action on Tuesday, December 9, when Navy visits Knott Arena for a 7:00 p.m. game.

Game Notes...Central Connecticut State now holds a 16-10 advantage in the all-time series with the Mount and has won seven of the past eight meetings. The Mount was 7-of-14 (.500) from three-point range.