opening tip... Tuesday's game between Mount St. Mary's and Cincinnati marks the first meeting between the two programs.
• Mount St. Mary's is 8-23 all-time against the Big East and 1-20 since switching to Division I in 1988-89.
• The Mount has played Georgetown (5-11), Notre Dame (1-0), St. John's (0-2), Seton Hall (0-2), Pittsburgh (0-3), Villanova (0-3) and West Virginia (2-3).
• The Mount's lone Division I win was a 78-75 decision over West Virginia on Dec. 6, 1994. All five of the Mountaineers wins against Georgetown came prior to 1988-89 and the win against the Irish was in 1981.
• The contest against the Bearcats marks the first time the team will play a game in the state of Ohio. The last time Mount St. Mary's traveled West of Pennsylvania to compete was in 2005-06 when the team participated in the Fun In The Sun Shootout in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico.
• While it will be the first meeting between the Mount and Cincinnati, the Bearcats will be facing Northeast Conference competition for the ninth time in program history. Cincinnati is 4-0 against Saint Francis (Pa.), 2-0 against Robert Morris, 1-0 against Quinnipiac and 1-0 against Sacred Heart. The Colonials lost to the Bearcats 65-50 on Sunday.

about the bearcats... Cincinnati comes into the contest 3-0 after defeating Robert Morris 65-50 on Sunday.
• Freshman G Kayla Cook paced the Bearcats with 15 points against the Colonials. The freshman ranks third on the team with 8.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.
• Freshman G/F Tiffany Turner tallied 10 points and 12 rebounds on Sunday. Turner is fourth on the team with 7.3 points and a team-best 7.7 rebounds per game.
• Senior G Chanel Chisholm added 13 points against Robert Morris. Chisholm ranks second with 9.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game.
• Senior G Shareese Uils leads the team with 14.0 points and 1.3 rebounds per game. The senior posted 15 points in a 55-40 win against Southwest Baptist on Nov. 12 and 18 points in a 61-42 victory against North Florida on Nov. 14.

last time out... Senior Mary Dunn tallied 10 points and 10 rebounds and freshman Ashley Christie added a career-high 14 points to lead Mount St. Mary's past UMES 65-56 on Saturday.

quick hits on umes game... Mount St. Mary's picked up its first win of the year after defeating the Lady Hawks.
• The Mount used a 13-2 run with the game tied at 10 to take the lead for good.
• The Mountaineers attempted 42 free throws on the afternoon, the most attempts since 40 charity tosses against Monmouth on Jan. 30, 2003.
• Senior Mary Dunn posted 10 points and 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the year and the 14th of her career.
• Freshmen Ashley Christie (14 points), Kayla Grossett (13 points) and Rachel Mathews (four points) each notched career highs against UMES.
• Christie went 10-for-14 from the free throw. It was the most made free throws since senior Leah Westbrooks made 10 at Wagner on Feb. 23, 2009. It was the most at Knott Arena since Dita Krumberga made 12 free throws against Monmouth on Feb. 17, 2007.
• Sophomore Selina Mann posted all eight points from the free throw line after converting all eight attempts. Grossett was also perfect, hitting 4 of 4 in the contest.

going back home... Freshman Ashley Christie will return to her home state on Tuesday when the Mount travels to Cincinnati.
• Christie is from Miamisburg, Ohio, which is about 43 miles away from Cincinnati.
• The freshman has posted double figures in two of the Mount's first three games, including a career-high 14 points against UMES on Sunday.
• Christie paces the Mount with 11.7 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. She also leads the team in minutes played (111).

starting 1-2... Mount St. Mary's starts the season 1-2 for the 14th time in program history and the first time since 2007-08.
• The Mount looks to improve to 2-2 for the third-straight campaign and for the 10th time in progra, history.

next on tap... The Mount returns home to Knott Arena to host Towson on Dec. 1.
• The Mountaineers have four of the next five games on the road.

the good and the bad for henderson... Sophomore Sydney Henderson scored a career-high 17 points against Virginia on Nov. 14.
• Henderson scored 13 of her 17 points in the first eight minutes of the second half.
• After establishing a new career-high on her bucket with 12:01 left in the second half, the sophomore left the game with a knee injury.
• Henderson will miss the rest of the season due to the knee injury sustained in the game against Virginia.

that was a career day... Sophomore Sydney Henderson had a career-high 17 points against Virginia on Nov. 14.
• Freshman Ashley Christie posted a career-high 14 points against UMES on Nov. 20.
• Freshman Kayla Grossett notched a career-high 13 points against UMES on Nov. 20.

hearing your name called at the start... Head coach Bryan Whitten has only had 15 players start in his four-year tenure at the Mount.
• Senior Mary Dunn has started 91-straight games in her career.
• Senior Leah Westbrooks started 67 games in her career and 55 of the last 59 games.
• Junior Sandra Andresson has started 50 of the 61 games she has played.
• Sophomore Sydney Henderson started 15 of the 27 games she has played, including 10 straight.
• Freshmen Ashley Christie and Jessie Kaufman have both started the first three games of their collegiate career.

in the non-conference slate... Mount St. Mary's is 72-109 in non-conference games since joining the Northeast Conference in 1989-90.

in the month... Mount St. Mary's is 54-49 in the month of November in program history. The Mount is 30-17 at home, 15-26 on the road and 9-6 at a neutral site in the month.
• The Mountaineers are 28-42 in November since switching to Division I in 1988-89. The team is 17-17 at Knott Arena, 9-20 on the road and 2-5 at a neutral site.
• Under head coach Bryan Whitten, the Mount is 7-10 overall, 4-7 at home and 3-3 on the road in the month.
• The Mount is in its 37th campaign in program history, but did not have a game in November seven times.
• Mount St. Mary's won its first 17 home November games in program history.

1,000-point scorer... Mount St. Mary's has had a player reach the 1,000-point plateau in five of the last seven campaigns.
• Senior Mary Dunn is the closest player to 1,000 points with 862 career points.
• Senior Leah Westbrooks (531 points) is next on the Mount's active point list.

freshmen for one-two-three... Freshmen Jessie Kaufman, Ashley Christie, Rachel Mathews and Kayla Grossett each knocked down their first career shot attempt in the game against Virginia.
• Kaufman gave the Mount a 3-2 lead with a 3-pointer 35 seconds into the game and Christie nailed 3-ball of her own to reclaim the lead for the Mountaineers at 6-4 with 18:28 left in the first half.
• Mathews recorded a 3-point play the traditional way after scoring a layup at 15:55 and then converting the free throw to give Mount St. Mary's a 9-7 advantage.
• Grossett nailed a 3-pointer on her first collegiate attempt at 5:25 in the second half.

in their debut... The five freshmen each saw action against Virginia on Nov. 14.
• Ashley Christie and Jessie Kaufman both made their collegiate debut in the starting lineup. Christie posted 13 points, including 10 in the second half, along with two rebounds and two assists. Kaufman had eight points, three rebounds, an assist and a block.
• Kayla Grossett, Rachel Mathews and Kelly Guerriero each saw time off the bench. Grossett had six points and two rebounds while Mathews had three points, three rebounds and an assist. Guerriero played the final 1:55 and missed her own shot attempt. Guerriero notched her first collegiate point in the second half against American on Nov. 17.

preseason poll... Mount St. Mary's was picked 11th according to the Northeast Conference Preseason Coaches Poll. Long Island, who advanced to the NEC Championship Game last season, received six first-place votes to be tabbed as the preseason favorite while the defending league regular season champions Robert Morris was selected second after garnering three first-place nods. Sacred Heart placed third ahead of the defending NEC Tournament champions Saint Francis (Pa.), who picked up two first place votes while Monmouth nabbed the final first-place vote to finish fifth in the poll. Quinnipiac, Central Connecticut State, Bryant, Fairleigh Dickinson, Wagner, the Mount and St. Francis (N.Y.) rounded out the 12-team field.

we are on defense last year, let's see what we can do this year... Mount St. Mary's ranked second in the NEC with 56.7 points per game allowed last season.
• The squad also ranked 39th in the NCAA Division I for scoring defense.

let's play to 60 points... Mount St. Mary's is most successful under head coach Bryan Whitten when it scores 60 points in a game or holds the opponent under that total.
• The Mount is 19-11 when it scores 60 points in a game, but 14-46 when it does not reach 60 points.
• Defensively, the Mountaineers are 26-21 when the opponents are held under 60 points and 7-37 when the opponent reaches 60 points.

three keys to whitten success... The Mount is most successful under head coach Bryan Whitten when the squad leads at halftime, in rebounding or keeps the opponent under 60 points.
• The Mount is 25-13 when he holds the lead at halftime, 2-2 when the game is tied, but just 6-43 when trailing at the break.
• The squad is 15-14 when it holds a rebounding edge in a game, but just 16-40 when the opponent has the advantage and 2-4 when the two teams have equal boards.
• Mount St. Mary's is 26-21 when it holds opponents under 60 points.

hitting 20 points in a game... Senior Mary Dunn is the only player on the roster that has scored 20 points in a game in her career. The senior accomplished the feat twice last season when she posted a career-high 21 points against Colgate on Nov. 24, 2009 and had 20 points against Long Island on Jan. 16, 2010.
• The Mount has registered 16 20-point performances and two 30-point games under head coach Bryan Whitten. The squad is 9-7 when a player reaches 20 points and 2-0 when a player scores 30 in a contest.

dunn on the all-time lists... Senior Mary Dunn is making a mark on the program's all-time list.
• The senior currently sits in 29th place in program history with 862 career points. She can pass Diana Matula (870, 1989-92) with nine points to move into 28th place.
• The senior also ranks seventh in program history in rebounds per game (7.3 rpg.). Dunn can move into the program's all-time career rebounding Top-10 with 28 caroms.
• Dunn also ranks seventh in Mount Division I history with 14 career double-doubles. She can move up a spot with three next double-double.
• The senior is also ninth on the Mount's games started list with 91 career starts and can move ahead of former teammate Hassanah Oliver (93, 2006-10) with three starts.

other players on the move... Along with senior Mary Dunn, the Mount has several players making a move on the program's all-time scoring chart.
• Senior Leah Westbrooks has 531 career points to rank 50th and can move into 49th place with six points and into 48th place with 16 points. Westbrooks also ranks 13th in Mount Division I history with six double-doubles and can move into eighth place with four double-doubles.
• Junior Sandra Andresson currently sits in 62nd place in program history with 343 points and can move into 61st place with three points.
• Sophomore Sydney Henderson has 160 career points to sit in 85th place. She can move intp 84th place with 13 points and 83rd place with 15 points.
• Sophomore Selina Mann has 114 points for her career and can move into the program's Top-100 with 12 points.

home sweet home... In its 24th season at Knott Arena, Mount St. Mary's has posted a 204-97 overall mark, including 69-42 in non-conference play and 135-55 in league play since moving across Route 15 from Memorial Gym.

tops in the league... Mount St. Mary's has posted the most wins in the Northeast Conference since joining the league in 1989-90 with 241 victories.
• The Mount has the third-most wins in league history, trailing only Monmouth (253) and Saint Francis (Pa.) (247).
• The Mount is 241-131 in Northeast Conference play, including 135-54 at Knott Arena and 106-77 on the road.

northeast conference history... Prior to last season, the Mount had advanced to 20-straight Northeast Conference Tournaments.
• Mount St. Mary's is 17-17 in the NEC Tournament.
• The Mountaineers have not won a tournament game since a 50-45 win against Sacred Heart on Mar. 4, 2001.
• Mount St. Mary's won tournaments in 1992-93, 1993-94 and 1994-95, including earning the league's first two NCAA Division I bids.

the underlining whit... Head coach Bryan Whitten is in his four season at the Mount in 2009-10. The Mount is 33-58 overall under Whitten.
• Whitten has defeated all 11 other teams in the NEC.
• The Mount is 15-28 overall at Knott Arena and 10-18 in NEC play under Whitten.
• The Mountaineers fair better on the road with an 18-30 overall mark away from Emmitsburg and 10-16 in league play.
• Whitten picked up his first Mount win with a 55-51 decision at Lafayette on Nov. 17, 2007 and earned his 25th career in at Lafayette on Nov. 30, 2009.
• Whitten earned his 250th win of his career against Quinnipiac on Jan. 30, 2010.

foreign flavor... Mount St. Mary's has three international players on the roster at the same time for the first time in program history.
• Senior Leah Westbrooks (Ireland) was the third international player at the Mount, junior Sandra Andresson (Estonia) became the fourth international player in Emmitsburg and freshman Kayla Grossett (Canada) became the fifth international player at the Mount.
• The trio follows Katie Walton (Canada, 1998-02) and Dita Krumberga (Latvia, 2004-07).

new to the mountain... Fourth-year head coach Bryan Whitten added freshman Ashley Christie, Kayla Grossett, Kelly Guerriero, Jessie Kaufman and Rachel Mathews to the roster in 2010-11. Each player signed a National Letter of Intent last season.

coaching changes... For the third-straight season, head coach Bryan Whitten has made changes to his coaching staff. Denise King and Lisa Steele both moved up a chair while Whitten added Mount alumni Brianna Gauthier this season.
• King is in her second season at the Mount after serving as an assistant coach at her alma mater, Rhode Island, for the last four years.
• Steele is also in her second season at the Mount after ending her four-year career at George Washington in 2008-09 after registering 206 points and 107 rebounds with the Colonials.
• Gauthier returns to the Mount after serving as an assistant coach under former Mount assistant Mark Zacher at Norwich, a Division III school in Vermont. A 2009 graduate of the Mount, she finished her career 18th in program history in all-time career points (1,128), second in 3-pointers made (164), second in 3-pointers attempted (490) and ninth in assists (335). Gauthier briefly played professionally in Sweden before joining the Norwich coaching staff last season.