Emmitsburg, Md. (November 21, 2009)--Senior point guard Jeremy Goode (Charlotte, N.C./Providence Day) tallied 23 points, seven rebounds and five steals to lead Mount St. Mary's to a 63-44 victory over visiting Loyola on Saturday afternoon at Knott Arena. It was the 165th meeting all-time between the schools.

Leading 24-21 at the half, the Mount used a 24-to-5 run over the first 10 minutes of the second half to take control of the game. Goode scored eight of his game-high 23 points in the run, including a pair of traditional three-point plays.

The Mountaineers (2-1) held Loyola to 27.1 percent shooting (13-of-48) from the field in the game, including just 7-of-29 (.241) in the second half. The 44 points scored by Loyola were fewest against the Mount since Feb. 4, 1978, a 51-41 Mount victory.

Mount St. Mary's jumped to a 13-8 in the opening minutes and survived a stretch of 11:26 in the first half without scoring a field goal to lead 24-21 at the break. Goode scored 12 points in the opening half that saw the teams combine to shoot 13-of-42 (31.0) from the field.

Jean Cajou (Fairfax, Va./Paul VI) had 16 points and seven rebounds in the win while Pierre Brown (Williamsburg, Va./Jamestown) added a season-high seven points off the bench. Sophomore Danny Thompson (Springdale, Md./C.H. Flowers) added career highs of four points and five rebounds for the Mount off the bench as well.

Loyola's Brett Harvey had a team-high 12 points.

The win gives the Mount a 96-69 lead in the all-time series with Loyola, the most played rivalry in the state of Maryland. The Mount is now 57-14 all-time at home against the Greyhounds.

Mount St. Mary's returns to action on Wednesday, November 25, when Niagara visits Knott Arena for a 7:00 p.m. game.

Game Notes...Goode has scored 20 or more points against Loyola in each of the past three seasons...Goode's 15 free throws made are tied the sixth-most in a game in Mount history.