Saturday's game between Mount St. Mary's and Robert Morris marks 47th meeting in the all-time series dating back to the 1988-89 season.
• The Mount leads the series 32-14, including a 17-6 mark at Knott Arena.
• Robert Morris has won eight of the last nine games in the series including sweeping the season series last season.
• The Mount's last win in the series was a 57-56 decision on Feb. 28, 2009 when junior Sandra Andresson drilled a 3-pointer as time expired.
• Robert Morris is 11-4 against Mount St. Mary's under head coach Sal Buscaglia. Prior to Buscaglia's arrival, the Mount held a 28-4 margin in the series.

about the colonials... Robert Morris comes into the contest 5-7 overall and 2-0 in Northeast Conference play after defeating Coppin State 55-51 on Sunday.
• Freshman F Artemis Spanou, the current NEC Rookie of the Week, paced the Colonials with 10 points, 14 rebounds and six assists. The freshman registered 22 points in a 66-60 loss against Kent State on Dec. 28. Spanou ranks third on the team with 11.6 points and 8.1 rebounds per game.
• Junior F Mary Durojaye posted 16 points and eight rebounds against the Eagles. Durojaye is fourth on the squad with 9.8 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.
• Senior G Kristine Silaraja added 13 points and eight rebounds on Sunday. The senior is second on the team with 12.0 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.
• Senior G Yohanna Morton leads the team with 12.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. Morton paced the Mount to a 66-52 win against Virginia Tech on Dec. 11. Morton has led the team in scoring in five games this season.

last time we met... Robert Morris defeated Mount St. Mary's 62-42 on Feb. 27, 2010. Sandra Andresson paced the Mount with 10 points. Mary Durojaye and Vega Gimeno-Martinez fueled the Colonials with 11 points apiece. Angela Pace added seven points and nine assists.

1,000 games in program history... Mount St. Mary's will be playing its 1,000th game in program history on Saturday against Robert Morris.
• The Mount is 632-367 in program history.

last time out... Quinnipiac defeated Mount St. Mary's 77-65 on Tuesday. Senior Mary Dunn paced the Mount with 17 points and seven rebounds in the loss.

quick hits on quinnipiac game... Quinnipiac took the lead for good with 12:12 remaining in the second half.
• For the first time this season, the Mount outrebounded its opponent with a 36-35 edge.
• The loss ended the Mountaineers two-game winning streak. The Mount fell to 0-2 in league play for the fifth time in program history and for the third-straight campaign.
• Senior Mary Dunn paced Mount St. Mary's with 17 points and seven rebounds. The senior moves within 33 points of becoming the 25th player in program history to reach 1,000 points in her career. Dunn also moved into third place in team history for career starts with 101 and needs six rebounds to move into ninth place for career caroms with 735. The senior is averaging 14.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game in her last four games.
• Freshman Kayla Grossett posted a career-high 15 points and eight rebounds against Quinnipiac. It was the freshman's third 10-point performances this season.
• Sophomore Tara Lonergan posted 12 points in her second career start. Lonergan has notched a career-high 13 points against San Jose State on Dec. 29 and four points and nine rebounds against San Francisco on Dec. 31 in her last three games. The sophomore is averaging 9.7 points and 4.3 rebounds and has connected on 51.9 percent (14-for-27) of her shots from the floor in that stretch.
• After only posting one game over 60 points in the first 10 games, the Mount has scored 72, 79 and 65 in its last three games. The team is also shooting 44.9 percent (75 of 167) in that span.
• Dunn hit a 3-pointer for the Mountaineers first points of the night, marking the seventh time this season Mount St. Mary's has posted its first points from behind the arc. The Mount is 0-7 when that happens.

it all starts with defense... The opponent has scored 60 points in 10 of the 13 games in 2010-11 and is averaging 68.2 points per game.
• Last season, the Mount allowed 60 points or more 11 times. The Mountaineers also ranked second in scoring defense (58.7 ppg.) in the Northeast Conference and 37th in Division I.
• The Mount has allowed 60 points in a game 53 times under head coach Bryan Whitten.

next on tap... Mount St. Mary's concludes its two-game homestand against Saint Francis (Pa.) on Monday.
• The Mount will head to Brooklyn, N.Y., to face St. Francis (N.Y.) on Jan. 15 and Long Island two days later before returning home to host Quinnipiac (Jan. 22) and Sacred Heart (Jan. 24).

at the knott... Mount St. Mary's returns home for the first time after four games and 21 days on the road. The Mount went 1-3 in non-conference play at Knott Arena and will be hosting Robert Morris in the squad's league home opener on Saturday.
• Mount St. Mary's is averaging 46.5 points per game in Emmitsburg this season.
• Freshman Ashley Christie leads the team with 9.5 points and 3.8 rebounds per game in four home games. The freshman has posted three eight-point performances and a career-high 14 points against UMES on Nov. 20 this season at home.
• Senior Mary Dunn is averaging 9.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game at Knott Arena this season. Dunn posted her only double-double this year at Knott Arena after tallying 10 points and 10 rebounds against the Hawks and 11 points against Towson on Dec. 1.
• Freshman Kayla Grossett has two 10-point performances at home this season. The freshman had 13 points against UMES and 11 points against the Tigers.
• Junior Sandra Andresson is the only other player to reach double figures at Knott Arena when she had 10 points against Binghamton on Dec. 18.

in the last five... The Mount is 2-3 in its last five games and is averaging 61.2 points per game.
• Senior Mary Dunn is averaging 13.0 points and 6.8 rebounds per game in the last five games. The senior scored 12 points against Sacred Heart on Dec. 20, 26 points against San Francisco on Dec. 31 and 17 points at Quinnipiac on Jan. 4.
• Sophomore Selina Mann is averaging 11.0 points and 3.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game in the last five games. The sophomore a career-high 26 points against San Jose State on Dec. 29 and 14 points against the Dons.
• Junior Sandra Andresson is averaging 10.2 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in her last five contests. Andresson recorded 10 points against Binghamton on Dec. 18 and 18 points against San Francisco.

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 (255) and Saint Francis (Pa.) (249).
• The Mount is 241-132 in Northeast Conference play, including 135-54 at Knott Arena and 106-78 on the road.

1,000-point countdown beginning... Senior Mary Dunn needs 33 points to become the program's 25th 1,000-point scorer.
• The senior would become the first Mount player since current assistant coach Brianna Gauthier accomplished the milestone in 2008-09. • Dunn has also moved into the programs Top-10 in rebounds (729) and games started (101).

wins vs. losses... Mount St. Mary's is averaging 72.0 points per game in its three wins compared to 47.6 points per game in the nine loses. The squad is 3-1 when it reaches 60 points.
• The Mountaineers are shooting 43.6 percent when it wins, but just 30.8 percent in a loss.
• Mount St. Mary's was outrebounded in every game this season before the game at Quinnipiac, but are only -5.3 on boards in wins and -10.8 in losses.
• Mount St. Mary's is 3-0 when it leads at halftime and 0-10 when the opponents hold the edge.

board issues... Mount St. Mary's was outrebounded in each of its first 12 games before holding a one board edge against Quinnipiac on Jan. 4. The opponents have held a 10-rebound edge in seven games this season, but the Mount has been trailed by 10 rebounds or less in six games, including five of the last six games.
• Mount St. Mary's has been outrebounded in 66 games under head coach Bryan Whitten, including 31 games with double-digit rebound deficits. The squad is 3-28 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... Freshman Kayla Grossett notched a career-high 15 points against Quinnipiac on Jan. 4.
• Senior Mary Dunn notched a career-high 26 points against San Francisco on Dec. 31.
• Sophomore Selina Mann scored a career-high 26 points against San Jose State on Dec. 29. Fellow sophomore Tara Lonergan also established a career-best against the Spartans with 13 points.
• 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.
• Freshman Ashley Christie posted a career-high 14 points against UMES on Nov. 20.
• Sophomore Sydney Henderson had a career-high 17 points against Virginia on Nov. 14.

a new year, a new start... In January, the Mount is 217-84 and 132-76 since switching to Division I.
• The Mountaineers are 69-28 at home and 64-38 on the road since switching to Division I.
• Once the New Year hits, the Mount has posted a 468-215 overall mark and a 267-144 since turning Division I in the last three months of the season.
• The Mount is 10-18 under head coach Bryan Whitten in the month.
• Mount St. Mary's is 6-8 at home and 4-10 on the road in the month under Whitten.

hearing your name called at the start... Head coach Bryan Whitten has only had 18 players start in his four-year tenure at the Mount.
• The Mount has used three different starting lineups in the last four games.
• Senior Mary Dunn has started 101-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 61 of the 74 games she has played.
• Sophomore Sydney Henderson started 15 of the 26 games she has played, including 10 straight.
• Freshman Ashley Christie has started the first 13 games of her collegiate career.
• Freshman Jessie Kaufman started the first nine games of the season before fellow freshman Kayla Grossett started games against Sacred Heart and San Jose State before sophomore Tara Lonergan made her first career start against San Francisco and has started the last two games.

three-pointer to start scoring is deadly for the mount... Mount St. Mary's registered a 3-pointer for its first field goal of the game six times this season. The Mount is 0-7 in those games.
• The squad has hit a trey to start its scoring against Virginia (Nov. 14), Cincinnati (Nov. 23), Towson (Dec. 1), Pittsburgh (Dec. 4), Navy (Dec. 8), Loyola (Dec. 11) and Quinnipiac (Jan. 4).
• Freshman Jessie Kaufman has hit the squad's opening 3-pointer in four of the six games.
• The Mountaineers are 3-3 when its first field goal comes from inside the arc.

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.

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.

bcs schools on the schedule... The first six games in the 2010-11 campaign could have arguably been 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 marked 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.

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 20-12 when it scores 60 points in a game, but 14-51 when it does not reach 60 points.
• Defensively, the Mountaineers are 26-22 when the opponents are held under 60 points and 8-44 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 27-13 when he holds the lead at halftime, 2-2 when the game is tied, but just 6-51 when trailing at the break.
• The squad is 15-15 when it holds a rebounding edge in a game, but just 18-47 when the opponent has the advantage and 2-4 when the two teams have equal boards.
• Mount St. Mary's is 26-22 when it holds opponents under 60 points.

hitting 20 points in a game... Senior Mary Dunn and sophomore Selina Mann are the only two players on the roster that has scored 20 points in a game in their career.
• Dunn posted a career-high 26 points against San Francisco on Dec. 31. The senior also accomplished the feat twice last season when she recorded 21 points against Colgate on Nov. 24, 2009 and had 20 points against Long Island on Jan. 16, 2010.
• Mann became the first player this season to turn the trick when she posted a career-high 26 points against San Jose State on Dec. 29, 2010.
• The Mount has registered 18 20-point performances and two 30-point games under head coach Bryan Whitten. The squad is 11-7 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 25th place in program history with 967 career points. After she becomes the newest member of the 1,000-point club, the next person on the list is Bernadine Bocus (1,007, 1982-86).
• The senior also ranks seventh in program history in rebounds per game (7.3 rpg.). Dunn moved into 10th place on the program's all-time rebounding list with 729 caroms after grabbing six boards against Loyola on Dec. 11. The senior can moved into ninth place and ahead of Bocus (735, 1982-86) with seven rebounds.
• 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 third on the Mount's games started list with 101 career starts and can move into second place with eight starts to tie former teammate and current assistant coach Brianna Gauthier (109, 2005-09).

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 60th place in program history with 424 points and can move into 59th place with 11 points and 58th place with 15 points.
• Sophomore Sydney Henderson has 160 career points to sit in 85th place. She can move into 84th place with 13 points and 83rd place with 15 points.
• Sophomore Selina Mann has 193 points for her career to rank 81st in team history and can move into 80th place with four points and 79th place with eight points.
• Freshman Ashley Christie has 116 points in her first season and can crack the Top-100 with 13 points.

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.

in the non-conference slate... Mount St. Mary's is 74-115 in non-conference games since joining the Northeast Conference in 1989-90.

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.

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 35-66 overall under Whitten.
• Whitten has defeated all 11 other teams in the NEC.
• The Mount is 15-30 overall at Knott Arena and 10-18 in NEC play under Whitten.
• The Mountaineers fair better on the road with a 20-36 overall mark away from Emmitsburg and 10-17 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).