Mount St. Mary's (0-2) at Howard (1-1)
WHEN: Tue, Sept. 7, 2010, 7 p.m.
WHERE: Greene Stadium, Washington, D.C.

SERIES INFORMATION: Howard leads 9-3-5
LAST MEETING: Howard (2-0) 9-18-09
FIRST MEETING: Howard (5-1) 1958
LAST MOUNT WIN: (5-0) 9-17-08
IN WASHINGTON DC: Howard leads 4-2-2

opening kick... Tuesday's match between Howard and Mount St. Mary's marks the 18th meeting in the all-time series dating back to the 1958 campaign. Howard downed the Mount 2-0 last season to end the Mountaineers six-game unbeaten streak. Mount St. Mary's last win in the series was a 5-0 decision on Sept. 17, 2008.

about the bison... Howard comes into the contest 1-1 after defeating George Washington 1-0 on Saturday. Freshman F Mario Martin scored the decisive goal against the Colonials off an assist from junior D Kashmar Briscoe with 25 seconds left in the match. Sophomore GK Larry Turner made three saves against George Washington and eight stops in a 3-0 loss against American on Wednesday.

last time we met... Howard scored twice in the final 20 minutes to defeat Mount St. Mary's 2-0 on Sept. 18, 2009. Chris Davis made one save for the Mount while Chris Wheeler had a team-high five shots in the Mountaineers 2009 home debut. Phillip Borde scored both goals for the Bison and goalkeeper Victor Thomas registered an assist and four saves in the winning effort.

last time out... Radford scored with 1:36 left in overtime to down Mount St. Mary's 3-2 on Saturday. Eric Detzel dished out two assists for the Mount while Chris Wheeler and Kyle Patrick each scored their first goals of the season. Chris Davis made four saves in the loss.

next on tap... The Mount returns to Waldron Family Stadium on Saturday to host George Washington. The squad heads to Rider on Sept. 14 before completing three-straight home Saturdays against UMBC on Sept. 18.

preseason poll... The Mount St. Mary's men's soccer team has been picked fifth in the Northeast Conference (NEC) Preseason Coaches Poll. Monmouth, who claimed the last four league regular season titles and the 2009 NEC Tournament crown, has been unanimously selected as the preseason favorite in 2010. Quinnipiac, Fairleigh Dickinson and St. Francis (N.Y.) were picked 2-3-4 while the Mount, Sacred Heart, Saint Francis (Pa.), Long Island, Central Connecticut State, Robert Morris and Bryant rounded out the 11-team poll.

aye, aye captain... Seniors Chris Davis and Eric Detzel will serve as team captains for the 2010 campaign.

in the league: The Mount is 71-82-27 in Northeast Conference matches. The Mountaineers are 33-45-15 under head coach Rob Ryerson in the NEC and 6-2-2 in the conference opener, including back-to-back NEC opening wins in 2008 and 2009. The Mount is 10-8-1 in the last two seasons in the league.

wheeling and dealing... Junior Chris Wheeler has scored 21 goals in his first three seasons in Emmitsburg and now sits in 10th place on the program's all-time career goal list and third place in Division I program history. Next on the all-time list are Nana Mensah (22, 1981-84) in eighth place, Barry Stebbin (23, 1973-76) and Simon Hodkin (26, 1996-99) in eighth place. Hodkin is also right ahead of Wheeler in the Mount Division I list in second place. The junior also sits in seventh place in points in Division I history with 46, two points shy of Brad Hiester (48, 1988-90) and Dan Gaertner (48, 1993-96).. Wheeler tied the program's single-season record for goals in a season with 12 in his freshman year, including becoming the seventh player in Division I history to notch a hat trick when he found the twine against Robert Morris on Oct. 10, 2008.

eric in the middle... Senior Eric Detzel also is moving up on the program's Division I charts. The senior sits in seventh place with 14 goals in Mount Division I history with Don Barry (18, 1988-90) next on the list. Detzel also stands right behind teammate Chris Wheeler with 39 points and sits in eighth place with 11 assists after dishing out two helpers against Radford on Sept. 4. Next on the list is Kurt Borel (12, 2001-04) in seventh place and Duncan Gladwin (13, 1996-99) in sixth place.

no fins to slow him down... Senior Scott Phinith sits in 10th place for assists in Mount Divisoion I history with 10 assists. Next on the list is teammate Eric Detzel (11) and former teammate Vinnie Berry (11, 2005-08) in eighth place and Kurt Borel (12, 2001-04) in seventh place. The senior has five goals and 10 assists for 20 points in his career.

the man protecting the pipes... Senior Chris Davis sits in fourth place for all-time minutes played (4745) at the Mount. Next on the list is Mark Murphy (5070, 2002-06) in third place. Davis is also fourth in career shutouts with 12 while Larry Howley (16, 1984-87) and Rob Ray (16, 1997-00) are tied for second on the all-time list. Davis recorded eight shutouts as a sophomore to notch the most shutouts in a campaign since 1999.

local rivalries... Mount St. Mary's will play four teams from the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area this season. The squad will host Towson (L, 0-2), George Washington (Sept. 11) and UMBC (Sept. 18) and will travel to Howard (Sept. 7) this season.

new to the mountain... Head coach Rob Ryerson has added eight players to his 2010 roster. Freshmen Zoncher Dennis (Abijam, Ivory Coast), Jimmy Ockford (Yardley, Pa.), Connor Waraksa (Media, Pa.) and Patrick Wheeler (Newcastle, Australia) were signed to National Letters of Intent while junior transfer Peter Steve (Dallas, Pa.) also signed a scholarship. Steve went to Cincinnati for two years, but did not play in a game with the Bearcats. Freshmen Steve Hamilton (Manchester, Md.), Mike Molloy (Baltimore, Md.) and sophomore Koudzo Komlan (Lome, Togo) also joined the team.

players from down under... Junior Chris Davis (Townsville, Australia), the first men's soccer player to hail from Australia, was joined by fellow countrymen Chris Wheeler (Newcastle, Australia) in 2008. Wheeler's brother Patrick Wheeler (Newcastle, Australia) joined the team in 2010.

the family continues to grow... Head coach Rob Ryerseon has coached five of the eight brother combos in Mount men's soccer history. Freshmen Jimmy Ockford and Patrick Wheeler join the team this season to join their brothers sophomore Alex Ockford and junior Chris Wheeler. In addition, freshman Connor Waraksa becomes the third member of his family to play Division I athletics and the second at the Mount. Connor's sister, Breana, was a four-year letterwinner on the women's lacrosse team and still holds the single game and career record for assists.

home sweet home emmitsburg... Under head coach Rob Ryerson, Mount St. Mary's is 32-28-3 at home, including 4-2-1 in 2000 (Ryerson's first season) and 5-1 in 2003.

foreign flavor... Head coach Rob Ryerson has six international students on the team in 2010. Senior Chris Davis (Townsville, Australia) , junior Chris Wheeler (Newcastle, Australia) and sophomore Will Jagger (Crowsborough, England) return in 2010 while sophomore Koudzo Komlan (Lome, Togo) and freshmen Zoncher Dennis (Abijam, Ivory Coast) and Patrick Wheeler (Newcastle, Australia) joins the fray this season.

waldron family stadium... Mount St. Mary's is 13-14-1 at the Waldron Family Stadium. The squad moved into the state-of-the-art 1,000-seat Waldron Family Stadium for a full season in 2007. The Mount played three games in the venue in 2006, posting a 2-1 record. The Mountaineers lost their inaugural match at the stadium to Monmouth 3-0 on Oct. 15, 2006 before ending the season with wins against Sacred Heart (2-1) and Northeast Conference Tournament bound Fairleigh Dickinson (1-0 2OT).

friday night lights... Mount St. Mary's played its first two night games at Waldron Family Stadium last season and have posted a 1-2 mark under the lights. The Mount will host Towson (L, 0-2), Bryant (Oct. 22) and Robert Morris (Oct. 29) under the lights in 2010.

about the coach... Head coach Rob Ryerson is entering his 11th season at the helm of the men's soccer team at the Mount, posting a career record of 56-97-22. He has led the Mount to a 34-45-14 mark in NEC regular season games. Ryerson was named the Northeast Conference Coach of the Year after guiding the Mountaineers to a 9-10-1 overall mark and a 5-4 record in league play and the squad's first NEC Tournament appearance since 1999 in the 2008 campaign.