opening tip... Saturday's game between Mount St. Mary's and Loyola marks the 33rd meeting in the all-time series dating back to the 1974-75 season The Mount leads the series 21-11.
• The Mount lost its first official game in program history to the Greyhounds 60-31 on Dec. 4, 1974. "
• The two teams played every year for the first 19 years and then played three more times after taking a year off in 1991-92 before stopping the in-state rivalry after the 1996-97 season.
• Loyola has won all four meetings since renewing the series in 2006 and seven of the last eight matchups, including a 48-45 win last season in Emmitsburg.
• The Mountaineers last win in the series was a 75-67 decision in 1996. Mount St. Mary's won 13-straight in the series and 17 of 18 from 1978-1991.

about the greyhounds... Loyola comes into the contest 2-6 overall after falling 79-61 to No. 22 Maryland on Tuesday.
• Graduate student G Erica DiClemente paced the Greyhounds with a season-high 23 points against the Terapins. DiClemente ranks second on the team with 12.0 points and 2.1 rebounds per game.
• Junior G Miram McKenzie added 12 points and seven rebounds on Tuesday. The junior leads the team with 12.4 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. McKenzie has led the team in scoring in four games this season, including fueling Loyola with 16 points in a 57-54 win against Navy on Dec. 3.
• Sophomore F Alyssa Sutherland chipped in 10 points against Maryland. Sutherland is averaging 7.6 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. The sophomore had 11 points in the win against the Midshipmen.

last time we met... Loyola overcame a 19-point deficit to rally past Mount St. Mary's 48-45 on Nov. 28, 2009. Sandra Andresson notched a career high and her first collegiate double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Mountaineers while Leah Westbrooks added 12 points off the bench in the loss. Kaitlin Grant paced Loyola with 17 points and 12 steals while Miriam McKenzie added 16 points in the winning effort.

last time out... Navy defeated Mount St. Mary's 63-46 on Wednesday. Sophomore Selina Mann paced the Mount with 11 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Freshman Kelly Guerriero added a career-high 10 points and fellow freshman Ashley Christie also had 10 points for the Mount.

quick hits on navy game... Mount St. Mary's held the lead four times in the game. The Mount grabbed a 19-18 advantage, but the Midshipmen closed out the first half on a 17-0 run to take control of the game.
• It was the fifth time this season, the Mount's first basket has been a 3-pointer. The squad also accomplished the feat against Virginia (Nov. 14), Cincinnati (Nov. 23), Towson (Dec. 1) and Pittsburgh (Dec. 4). Freshman Jessie Kaufman has hit a trey to open the Mount's scoring three times. Mount St. Mary's is 0-5 when its first basket is a 3-pointer and 1-1 when the first points scored are inside the arc.
• Sophomore Selina Mann posted season highs in points (11) and rebounds (7) and a career high in assists (7).
• Freshman Kelly Guerriero added a career-high 10 points against Navy. The freshman keyed a 14-2 run with 10 points, including eight-straight in a span of 76 seconds.
• Freshman Ashley Christie also had 10 points in the contest. Christie leads the Mount with three double-figure performances.
• Kaufman added eight points and a career-high three blocks.

next on tap... The Mount returns to action at Knott Arena against Binghamton on Dec. 18.
• After the game against the Bearcats, the Mountaineers hit the road for four games, including two games in Connecticut and two games in California.

on the road... The Mount is 0-4 on the road this season and is averaging 45.2 points per game away from Emmitsburg.
• Freshmen Jessie Kaufman (7.8 ppg., 3.5 rpg.) and Ashley Christie (7.5 ppg., 3.3 rpg.) pace the Mount on the road.
• Christie has two double-figure performances while sophomores Sydney Henderson and Selina Mann along with freshman Kelly Guerriero each have one 10-point game on the road.
• At home, the Mount has posted five double-digit performances in three games. Senior Mary Dunn and freshman Kayla Grossett each have two 10-point games at Knott Arena and Christie has one.

its a shooting and rebounding thing... Mount St. Mary's is 0-6 this season when the opponents have a better shooting percentage than the Mount.
• Under head coach Bryan Whitten, the Mount is 26-10 when it has a better shooting performance, but just 7-52 when the opponents has a better shooting game.
• Rebounds have also been a concern with the opponent holding the edge in all six games and the Mountaineers are currently -12.9 per game in rebounds.

board issues... Mount St. Mary's has been outrebounded in each of its first seven games this season. The Mount's opponent has held a 10-rebound edge in the Mountaineers' six losses while UMES only held a six-carom margin in the squad's only win.
• Mount St. Mary's has been outrebounded in 60 games under head coach Bryan Whitten, including 30 games with double-digit rebound deficits. The squad is 3-27 when the opponent holds a 10-board advantage.
• Last season, the Mount won the rebound battle in 50 percent of its games and had seven games when the opponent had a 10-carom margin.

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.
• Freshman Kelly Guerriero had a career-best 10 points at Navy on Dec. 8.
• Freshman Jessie Kaufman each recorded a career-high nine points against Cincinnati on Nov. 23.

in the month... Mount St. Mary's is 103-87 in the month of December in program history. The Mount is 50-24 at home, 41-46 on the road and 12-17 at a neutral site in the month.
• The Mountaineers are 49-77 in December since switching to Division I in 1988-89. The team is 22-20at Knott Arena, 18-42 on the road and 9-15 at a neutral site.
• Under head coach Bryan Whitten, the Mount is 3-17 overall, 1-4 at home, 2-12 on the road and 0-1 at a neutral site in the month.
• Mount St. Mary's played its first-ever contest in program history in the month of December, falling to Loyola 60-31 on Dec. 4, 1974.

in the non-conference slate... Mount St. Mary's is 72-113 in non-conference games since joining the Northeast Conference in 1989-90.

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.

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 884 career points.
• Senior Leah Westbrooks (532 points) is next on the Mount's active point list.

bcs schools on the schedule... The first six games in the 2010-11 campaign could have arguably be the toughest start in program history.
• The Mount faced Atlantic Coast Conference member Virginia in the season opener and Big East affiliates Cincinnati on Nov. 23 and Pittsburgh on Dec. 4.
• It marks the first time since the 2000-01 season the Mount will play three BCS schools when the squad faced Virginia (ACC), Georgia Tech (ACC) and Seton Hall (Big East).
• Mount St. Mary's also played three big conference schools in 1988-89 and 1994-95.

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 95-straight games in her career.
• Senior Leah Westbrooks started 67 games in her career and 55 of the last 60 games.
• Junior Sandra Andresson has started 54 of the 67 games she has played.
• Sophomore Sydney Henderson started 15 of the 26 games she has played, including 10 straight.
• Freshmen Ashley Christie and Jessie Kaufman have both started the first seven games of their collegiate career.

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.

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 14-51 when it does not reach 60 points.
• Defensively, the Mountaineers are 26-21 when the opponents are held under 60 points and 7-41 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 6-47 when trailing at the break.
• The squad is 15-14 when it holds a rebounding edge in a game, but just 16-44 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 28th place in program history with 884 career points. She can pass Paula Balkonis (907, 1987-91) with 26 points to move into 27th place.
• The senior also ranks seventh in program history in rebounds per game (7.3 rpg.). Dunn, who currently has 689 rebounds, can move into the program's all-time career rebounding Top-10 with four 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 sixth on the Mount's games started list with 95 career starts and can move into fifth place with two starts and tie Amy Langville (97, 1993-97).

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 533 career points to rank 50th in program history and can move into 49th place with four points and into 48th place with 14 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 61st place in program history with 366 points and can move into 60th place with 53 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 143 points for her career to rank 95th in team history and can move into 94th place with one point, 93rd place with two points, 92nd place with four points and 91st place with five points, 89th place with eight points, 88th place with nine points and 86th place with 13 points.

home sweet home... In its 24th season at Knott Arena, Mount St. Mary's has posted a 204-98 overall mark, including 69-43 in non-conference play and 135-55 in league play since moving across Route 15 from Memorial Gym.

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.

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 33-62 overall under Whitten.
• Whitten has defeated all 11 other teams in the NEC.
• The Mount is 15-29 overall at Knott Arena and 10-18 in NEC play under Whitten.
• The Mountaineers fair better on the road with an 18-33 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.