West Long Branch, N.J. (February 14, 2009)—Jeremy Goode (Charlotte, N.C./Providence Day) scored 21 points to lead Mount St. Mary's to a 72-62 win at Monmouth in Northeast Conference action on Saturday night.

Mount St. Mary's (16-10, 11-4) used a 20-4 run that closed the first half and began the second half to take control of the game. Trailing 24-21 with 8:19 left in the first half, the Mount closed the half on a 13-to-4 run to take a 34-28 lead at the half.

The Mountaineers then scored the first seven points of the second half for a 41-28 advantage. Jean Cajou (Fairfax, Va./Paul VI) hit a jumper, Goode added a traditional three-point play and Sam Atupem (Newport News, Va./Woodside) a rebound lay-up in the run.

The Hawks (6-21, 4-10 NEC) cut the lead to 55-47 with 6:01 left in the game after a pair of free throws by Mike Myers-Keitt, but the Mount used a 9-2 spurt to push the margin to 15. Will Holland (Houston, Texas/Lamar) capped the streak with a three-pointer.

"We knew they would make a run," said Mount St. Mary's head coach Milan Brown. "It was just a matter of how we would respond. Any time you can get a win on the road, it is a good thing."

The Mount has won three straight games and is 11-1 over its past 12 games to maintain second place in the Northeast Conference.

Goode finished with 21 points, four rebounds, three assists, one steal and one block to pace the Mount in the victory. He hit 7-of-10 from the field in the game. Kelly Beidler (Virginia Beach, Va./Tallwood) tallied 13 points and 11 rebounds for his sixth double-double of the season for the Mount while Cajou added 13 points and five boards.

Travis Taylor paced Monmouth with 23 points and five boards while Will Campbell chipped in 15 points.

In the first half, the Mount jumped to a 5-0 lead on a Beidler jumper and a Goode traditional three-point play. The Hawks, however, responded by scoring 14 of the next 16 points to grab a 14-7 advantage. Turnovers keyed the Monmouth run as the Hawks scored 10 points off of five Mount giveaways during the streak.

Goode hit back-to-back three-pointers on the Mount's next two possessions and Cajou's bucket with 11:02 left in the half gave the Mount a 17-16 lead. Cajou scored seven points during a 13-to-4 run by the Mount to close out the first half for a 34-28 lead at the break.

The Mount shot 13-of-24 (54.2 percent) from the field and held a 25-to-10 advantage on the boards in the first half, but 12 turnovers kept the Hawks in the game. Monmouth converted 11-of-31 (35.5 percent) from the field in the opening half.

Goode paced the Mount with 13 points on 4-of-5 shooting in the first half while Cajou added nine points. Campbell tallied nine points in the opening 20 minutes for the Hawks.

Mount St. Mary's returns to action on Thursday, February 19, with a 7:00 p.m. game at Wagner.

Game Notes...The Mount is now 21-19 all-time on Valentine's Day...The Mount has won the past four against Monmouth and is 28-21 all-time against the Hawks.