Mount St. Mary's heads to Washington, D.C., to face two-time defending Patriot League champion American University on Wednesday night at Bender Arena.

The Mount is coming off a 95-71 loss to Oklahoma on Saturday. Jeremy Goode tallied 18 points and four assists to lead four Mount players in double figures in the game. Jean Cajou added 13 while Shawn Atupem and Kelly Beidler chipped in 10 points each.

The Mount cut a 13-point deficit down to five with just under 15 minutes left in the game, but Oklahoma scored the next seven points (all at the foul line) to regain control.

American is coming off a pair of close losses to open the season. The Eagles fell to Albany, 51-50, on Monday night. Daniel Munoz had a chance to win the game at the buzzer, but his runner in the lane was off the mark. Stephen Lumpkins leads American in scoring (11.0) and rebounding (7.5) while Riley Grafft is averaging 10.0 points per game. The Eagles fell to Northeast Conference member Saint Francis (Pa.), 65-61, in the season opener last Friday.

Last season, the Mount earned a 57-52 win at American on Dec. 1 behind a career-high 29 points from Goode.

Road Warriors...The Mount will be getting use to the road uniforms early in the season. Mount St. Mary's will play 12 of its first 15 games away from home this season. After a brief two-game homestand against Loyola (Nov. 21) and Niagara (Nov. 25), the Mount will have seven straight road games before returning to Knott Arena to face Vermont on Dec. 30.

Next Up...The Mount returns home to face longtime rival Loyola on Saturday, Nov. 21, at 2:00 p.m. It will be the 164th meeting in the most-played rivalry in the state of Maryland. The Mount has won the past two meetings with the Greyhounds, and six of the past eight. Last season, Jeremy Goode tallied 25 points to lead the Mount to an 84-76 victory at Loyola in the season-opening game on November 14.

The All-Time Series...Tonight's game will be the 58th meeting all-time between the Mount and American with the Eagles holding a 30-27 advantage.

 The teams have met in each of the past four seasons with American taking the first three matchups and the Mount winning 57-52 at American last season.

 The Mount is 10-15 all-time against the Eagles in Washington, D.C.

 The first-ever meeting between the teams was a 47-42 win by American on March 5, 1942.

 The Mount is averaging just 52.0 points against American over the past four meetings.

 Last year, Jeremy Goode poured in a career-high 29 points to lead the Mount to a 57-52 victory in Washington, D.C. Trailing 28-19 early in the second half, the Mount went on a 30-11 run to take a 49-39 lead. Goode scored 17 of his 29 points during that decisive run. American did cut the deficit to 53-50 with 20 seconds left and had a chance tie, but Brian Gilmore's three-pointer missed and the Mount sealed the win with four free throws.

Goode Tops 1,300-Point Mark...Senior point guard Jeremy Goode tallied 18 points in the Mount's season-opening loss at Oklahoma to move past the 1,300-point mark for career scoring.

 Goode has 1,301 points in 98 career games for the Mount, placing him 20th on the Mount's all-time scoring list.

 Goode has scored in double figures 71 times during his Mount career.

 The 5-9 senior needs five points against American to move into 19th on the all-time list.

Goode Named Preseason Mid-Major All-America...Senior point guard Jeremy Goode was named to the CollegeInsider.com Preseason Mid-Major All-America team. In addition, he was named honorable mention Preseason Mid-Major All-America by CollegeHoops.net.

Four in Double Figures...The Mount had a balanced scoring effort in the opener at Oklahoma with four players scoring in double figures. Jeremy Goode paced the team with 18 points, Jean Cajou added 13 while Kelly Beidler and Shawn Atupem had 10 each.

Back-to-Back 19-Win Seasons...The Mount has posted back-to-back seasons with 19 wins.

 The 38 combined wins match the school record for a two-year stretch since the move to Division I in 1988-89. The 1994-95 and 1995-96 teams also combined to win 38 games.

 The last time the Mount posted consecutive winning seasons was from 1994-97, when the Mount had three in a row.

 Mount St. Mary's has appeared in back-to-back Northeast Conference Championship games, winning in 2008 and losing 48-46 last year to Robert Morris.

 The Mount has appeared in the postseason in consecutive years for the first time in 13 seasons. The Mount appeared in the 2008 NCAA Tournament and in the inaugural CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) last year.

How About That Schedule...One thing that you can say about the 2009-10 Mountaineers is that they have not shied away from playing a tough non-conference schedule.

 Eight of the 11 non-conference opponents this year were ranked in the top 100 in last season's RPI ratings. All 11 were in the top 200.

 Oklahoma (#16 ESPN/USA Today/#17 AP) and Georgetown (#20 ESPN/USA Today/#19 AP) are ranked in the top 25 while Pittsburgh and Siena are receiving votes in both polls. In their league's preseason polls, Siena (MAAC), Old Dominion (CAA) and Boston University (America East) were picked to win their leagues. In addition, Vermont (America East) and Niagara (MAAC) were both picked to finish second in their league's preseason polls.

Getting Defensive...Head Coach Milan Brown has built the Mount into the top defensive unit in the Northeast Conference.

 Last season, the Mount led the NEC in both scoring defense (63.0) and field goal percentage defense (.419).

 Over the past two seasons, the Mount is allowing just 65.9 points per game, holding the opposition under 70 points in 49 of the team's 67 games.

 Taking out the Mount's 113-74 loss to top-seeded North Carolina in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament, the Mount has held the opposition to 61.5 points and 41.2 percent shooting in eight postseason games over the past two years.

Non-Conference Numbers...Since joining NCAA Division I, the Mountaineers have struggled in non-conference play. The Mountaineers are 57-136 (.295) in non-conference games since the move to Division I in 1988-89.

 Of those 193 non-conference games, 112 have been on the road, 61 at home and 20 at a neutral site.

 The Mount is 18-94 on the road, 32-29 at home and 7-13 at a neutral site in non-conference action since 1988-89.

 Under head coach Milan Brown, the Mount is 17-50 in non-conference games. Breaking the numbers down further, the Mount is 7-33 on the road, 7-12 at home and 3-5 at neutral sites under Brown in non-conference games.

 The Mount has had just one winning season in non-conference play at the Division I level. The 2002-03 team went 5-4 in non-conference action before finishing the season with a 11-16 record.

Last year, the Mount went 5-7 in non-conference games.

November Nuggets... Since joining NCAA Division I in 1988-89., the Mount has not been giving thanks for its games in November, posting an all-time record of 10-54 in the month

 Last year, the Mount snapped a 40-game road losing streak in the month with its 84-76 victory over Loyola in the season opener. Overall, the Mount is 2-43 on the road in November since joining DI.

 The Mount has played just 13 home games in the month of November since joining NCAA Division I. In those games, the Mount has a 6-7 record. The Mount hosts both Loyola and Niagara in November this year.

 Head coach Milan Brown has posted a 5-21 record in the month of November.

 All-time, the Mount is 32-63 in the month of November. The Mountaineers were 22-9 in November games prior to moving to Division I in 1988-89.

 At the Division I level, the Mount is a combined 2-27 in November games against teams from the Atlantic 10, ACC, Big East, Big 10, Conference USA and Southeastern Conferences.

King of Thieves...Not to be left out in the steals category, Goode is currently 10th all-time at the Mount with 183 career steals. He needs 17 steals to become the sixth player in school history to reach the 200-steal mark.

Dishing the Rock...Point guard Jeremy Goode is closing in on the Mount's all-time assist record.

 The 5-9 Goode is currently tied with John Moore (1984-88) for second on the school's all-time list with 471.

 Goode needs 55 assists to move past Gregory Harris (529, 1996-00) for the top spot on the list.

 Goode needs 49 assists to move into the top 10 all-time in Northeast Conference history. If Goode dishes out 129 assists this year, he will reach 600 for his career and finish as the No. 2 all-time assist leader in NEC history behind Drafton Davis (Marist, 1984-88, 804).

Goode at the Line...Point guard Jeremy Goode has shown the knack of getting to the free throw line during his Mount career.

 Goode is currently fifth all-time at the Mount with 566 career free throw attempts and sixth with 375 career free throws made.

 For his career, 28.8 percent (375 of 1,301) of Goode's points have come from the charity stripe.

 In his sophomore season, Goode attempted 256 free throws, the fifth-most in a single season in Mount history.

Home Sweet Home...The Mount enters the season with a 10-game home-court win streak, tied for the 15th-best active streak in the nation.

Three teams on the upcoming Mount schedule are on the list, including Siena (3rd, 22-game), Pittsburgh (T5th, 21-game), and Robert Morris (T12th, 11).

The Mount has not lost at Knott Arena since a 77-70 loss to Robert Morris on Jan. 5 last season.

Starting Lineups...The Mount had a starting five of Jeremy Goode, Jean Cajou, Kelly Beidler, Shawn Atupem and Kristijan Krajina in the opener at Oklahoma.

Last year, head coach Milan Brown used the same starting five in each of the team's 33 games.

The Mount, Butler and North Dakota State were the only three teams in the nation to use the same starting lineup last year.

 The Mount has just six players on the roster this year that have started a collegiate game. Jeremy Goode (95), Will Holland (36), Kelly Beidler (35), Jean Cajou (35), Shawn Atupem (1) and Kristijan Krajina (1).

International Appeal...Freshman Kristijan Krajina is the Mount's first international player since Pat Atangana (Cameroon, 2000-04).

 The Mount has had three other European players in the team's history. Robert Balgac (1996-00, New Belgrade, Serbia), Gerben Van Dorpe (Erembodegem, Belgium, 1994-98) and Matt Meakin (Awsworth, England) are the others.

 Other international players to don the Mount uniform include Rodolpho Ruiz (Tampico, Mexico, 1920-24), Roberto Ruiz (Tampico, Mexico, 1926-27) and Paul Miller (Havana, Cuba, 1920-21).

Cajou at the Stripe...Junior Jean Cajou finished in a tie for 14th in the nation in free throw percentage last year (87.7 percent).

Last season, Cajou had streaks of 25 and 17 consecutive free throws made.

He is a career 84.6 percent free throw shooter, the second-best in Mount history.

Helping Hand...Point guard Jeremy Goode has been consistent in his first two-plus years as the Mount's point guard.

 Goode has dished out five or more assists in 52 of his 98 career games, just three shy of breaking Riley Inge's school mark of 53 five-assist games in the DI era at the Mount.

Doubling Up...Senior forward Kelly Beidler led the Mount with six double-doubles last season. For the year, Beidler averaged 10.9 points and a team-high 6.9 rebounds.

Shawn Atupem in Double Figures...Junior forward Shawn Atupem has been one of the top players off the bench over the past two seasons in the Northeast Conference.

 Atupem tallied 10 points and six boards in his first collegiate start at Oklahoma on Nov. 14.

The Mount and the Northeast Conference...The Mount is 172-187 all-time in NEC regular season games.

The Mount is 102-77 at home and 70-110 on the road during the NEC regular season.

Mount St. Mary's has posted a winning record in seven of the 19 seasons the team has been in the league.

Head coach Milan Brown is 56-52 all-time in NEC regular season games, including 23-31 on the road and 33-21 at home.

Since joining the league in 1989-90, the Mount has had 16 All-NEC selections, including four first-team honorees.

The Mount won NEC Tournament titles in 1995, 1999 and 2008 and won the NEC regular season crown in 1995-96.