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opening tip... Tuesday's game between Mount St. Mary's and Pittsburgh marks the fifth meeting in the all-time series dating back to the 2006-07 season.
• Pittsburgh leads the series 4-0 after defeating the Mount 77-55 on Nov. 17, 2006, 57-47 on Dec. 31, 2009 and 66-30 on Dec. 4, 2010 in the Steel City and also downing the Mountaineers 82-31 at Knott Arena on Nov. 20, 2007.
• The game also marks the eighth meeting between Mount St. Mary's and Pittsburgh head coach Agnus (McGlade) Berenato. Berenato, a 1980 graduate of the Mount, is 5-2 against her alma mater.
• The Mount defeated Berenato's Rider Broncs 67-37 on Dec. 3, 1983 and also downed the Broncs 72-50 on Nov. 30, 1984. Berenato got the best of her alma mater at Georgia Tech with a 102-90 decision on Nov. 25, 2000 and has won the only four meetings against Mount St. Mary's as the Panthers head coach.

about the panthers... Pittsburgh comes into the contest 3-2 after falling 71-50 to Drexel on Saturday.
• Sophomore G Marquel Davis paced the team with 19 points against the  Dragons. The sophomore scored a game-high 26 points in a 77-70 win against Central Michigan on Nov. 20. Davis paces the Panthers with 14.8 points and 2.6 rebounds per game.
• Freshman F Chyna Golden hauled in 14 rebounds against Drexel. Golden is averaging 1.2 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.
• Freshman G Brianna Kiesel added 24 points against the Chippewas thanks to converting 15 of 17 from the free throw line. The sophomore ranks second on the squad with 12.4 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.
• Redshirt sophomore G Ashlee Anderson scored 29 points in a 78-50 victory against Saint Francis (Pa.) on Nov. 15. Anderson is third with 8.2 points and 4.2 rebounds per game.

last time we met... Pittsburgh defeated Mount St. Mary's 66-30 on Dec. 4, 2010. Sandra Andresson led the Mount with nine points and Selina Mann added seven points.Taneisha Harrison paced the Panthers  with 13 points. Asia Logan recorded 12 points, Leeza Burgess added 10 points and Shayla Scott tallied seven points and 12 rebounds.

up against the big east... Mount St. Mary's is 8-26 all-time against Big East teams and 1-23 since switching to Division I in 1988-89.
• The Mount has played Cincinnati (0-1), Georgetown (5-11), Notre Dame (1-0), St. John's (0-2), Seton Hall (0-2), Pittsburgh (0-4), 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.
• Pittsburgh will be the first of two Big East opponents this season. The Mountaineers will travel to West Virginia in their next road game on Dec. 20.
• It marks the fourth time in program history the Mount will compete against two Big East programs in a campaign. In 2006-07, the Mount faced Pittsburgh and Georgetown and took on the Hoyas and West Virginia in 1994-95 before facing the Panthers and Cincinnati last year.

quick hits on the navy game... Mount St. Mary's started the game by scoring 16 of the first 24 points and went on for a 52-45 win against Navy in the home opener on Saturday. The Midshipmen did not get any closer than seven points the rest of the way.
•  Sophomore Ashley Christie scored nine points in the opening run and finished the game with a season-high 16 points. It was the sophomore's second double-figure performance this season.
• Sophomore Jessie Kaufman added 12 points against the Midshipmen. The sophomore has posted double figures three times this season after registering 12 points for the second-straight game.
• Junior Sydney Henderson stuffed the stat sheet with eight points, six rebounds, six assists and four steals.
• The Mount has shot over 40 percent from the field in its last four games. It marks the first time the squad has posted four-straight games shooting over 40 percent since head coach Bryan Whitten's first season (2007-08). The squad shot 40 percent in three-consecutive games twice last season.
• The Mountaineers are now 25-13 in its first home game of the season, including a 13-12 mark at Knott Arena.

next on tap... Mount St. Mary's will play five of its next six games at Knott Arena.
• The Mount will open up Northeast Conference play on Saturday against Long Island.

in the nec... The Mount leads the NEC as a team in field goal percentage (.427) and 3-pointers made (7.20) while ranking third in both 3-point field goal percentage (.360) and free throw percentage (.731).
• Junior Sydney Henderson paces the circuit in minutes (37.20) and ranks second in 3-pointers made (7.20).
• Junior Selina Mann is fifth in steals (2.80), assists (4.20) and minutes (34.00).

second-chance points... Mount St. Mary's has been outrebounded in four of the five games this season.
• The opponent has registered 66 second-chance points to the Mount's 37.
• The only game the Mountaineers outrebounded the opponent was against UMES on Nov. 15. The Mount held a 41-39 rebound edge and also posted 14-13 edge in second-chance points.
• The game against Towson came down to rebounds. The Tigers outrebounded the Mount by 31 boards and held a 20-7 margin in second-chance points.

a fresh start… Junior Sydney Henderson has returned in 2011-12 after suffering a knee injury in the season opener last season.
• Henderson posted 18 points against American on Nov. 18 and a career-high 20 points against Towson on Nov. 22.
• The junior scored 17 points against Virginia in her only action last season and has scored at least 17 points in three of her last six games.

no cough in second year for kaufman... Sophomore Jessie Kaufman ranks second on the team with 10.2 points per game.
• The sophomore has recorded double figures in three of the first five games  this season off the bench.
• Kaufman notched a career-high 19 points against UMES on Nov. 15.
• She has scored 12 points in each of her last two contests.
• Kaufman has registered 51 of the team's 94 bench points this season.
• The sophomore has five double-digit performances in her career.

man oh mann, selina... Mount St. Mary's can pretty much count on getting five from junior Selina Mann every game. The only question is will it be five points, five rebounds, five assists or five steals.
• This season, Mann has posted at a five spot in two categories twice and in four categories once this season.
• Mann has posted a five spot in one of those categories in 46 of the 59 games.
• The junior has posted a five spot in two of those categories 17 times, twice in three categories and three times in four different categories.
• She has scored five points 32 times in her career, including 17 two-digit performances and a career-high 26 at San Jose State on Dec. 29, 2010.
• The 5-4 guard has posted five rebounds 15 times in her career, including two 10-board performances.
• Mann has dished out five assists 15 times in her career including a career-high eight helpers against San Fransisco on Dec. 31, 2010 and against Towson on Nov. 22, 2011.
• The junior has registered five steals in a game five times in her career, including tying a program record with 10 thefts against Sacred Heart on Jan. 24, 2011. She also has eight games of four steal to her credit.
• Mann leads the team with three double-doubles. She has two points-rebounds tricks and one points-steals. She is only the third player in Mount Division I history with a double-double that includes steals. The junior recorded 10 points and 10 rebounds against American on Nov. 18.

mathews from the start... Sophomore Rachel Mathews has started the last four games and has made the most of her starting nods.
• The sophomore posted a career-high 10 points against American on Nov. 18.
• In her first collegiate start, Mathews registered six points and a career-best seven rebounds against UMES on Nov. 15.
• Mathews is averaging 6.5 points and 4.3 rebounds as a starter and 6.0 points and 3.8 rebounds on the year.

i'm a weekend kind of girl... Sophomore Ashley Christie averaged 11.8 points per game on the weekend in 2010-11.
• In Christie's first Saturday game in 2011-12, the sophomore notched a season-high 16 points.
• The sophomore has posted double figures in seven of her last eight Saturday games and is averaging 16.8 points per game in that stretch.
• Christie averaged 13.5 points per game in six Saturday league games last season.
• The sophomore posted nine of her 15 double-digit performances on the weekend. Those eight games also represent her Top-9 performances.  

career highlights... Junior Sydney Henderson scored a career-high 20 points against Towson on Nov. 22.
• Sophomore Rachel Mathews recorded a career-high 10 points against American on Nov. 18.
• Sophomore Jessie Kaufman notched a career-best 19 points against UMES on Nov. 15.
• Sophomore Kelly Guerriero posted a career-high 13 points against Bingamton on Nov. 11.

the need to dial long distance for 1-2-3... The NCAA changed the three-point line for the 2011-12 women's basketball season to 20 feet, nine inches, which is the same distance men's basketball has been using for several years.
• Last season, the Mount led the Northeast Conference in 3-point field goal percentage (.355) and had three players rank in the Top-10 in the category.  
• The Mount is 36-for-100 this season from behind the arc, including 13-for-23 against Towson on Nov. 22. The 13 made 3-pointers tied a program record. The squad also hit 13 treys against North Carolina on Feb. 27, 1989.
• Through five games, the Mount is shooting better from behind the arc this season. The squad hit 26 of 87through five games  last season.
• Junior Sydney Henderson leads the team with 12 baskets from behind the arc while sophomore Jessie Kaufman has 10.

in their collegiate debut... Freshman Mariah Powell was the lone freshman to make her collegiate debut in the season opener against Binghamton.
• Powell entered the game with 67 seconds left and registered her first career points on a pair of free throws with 52 seconds left and her first collegiate rebound with 19 ticks on the clock.
• Fellow freshmen Jen Carney, Melanie Mocniak and Lindsay Williams are still looking for their first collegiate action.

would the real jessie kaufman please stand up... There are now to Jessica Kaufman's in the Northeast Conference.
• Sophomore Jessie Kaufman is in her second season at the Mount while freshman Jessica Kaufman joined the St. Francis (N.Y.) team this season.

in the month... Mount St. Mary's is 56-53 in the month of November in program history. The Mount is 31-17 at home, 16-30 on the road and 9-6 at a neutral site in the month.
• The Mountaineers are 29-46 in November since switching to Division I in 1988-89. The team is 17-17 at Knott Arena, 9-24 on the road and 2-5 at a neutral site.
• Under head coach Bryan Whitten, the Mount is 9-14 overall, 5-7 at home and 4-7 on the road in the month.
• The Mount is in its 38th 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.

in the non-conference slate... Mount St. Mary's is 76-118 in non-conference games since joining the Northeast Conference in 1989-90.

home sweet home... In its 25th season at Knott Arena, Mount St. Mary's has posted a 209-103 overall mark, including 70-43 in non-conference play and 139-60 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 246 victories.
• The Mount has the third-most wins in league history, trailing only Monmouth (264) and Saint Francis (Pa.) (269).
• The Mount is 246-141 in Northeast Conference play, including 139-58 at Knott Arena and 107-83 on the road.

hearing your name called at the start... Head coach Bryan Whitten has only had 19 players start in his four-year tenure at the Mount.
• Senior Sandra Andresson has started 80 of the 91 games she has played.
• Junior  Sydney Henderson started 20 of the 31 games she has played, including 14- straight games she has played.
• Junior Tara Lonergan has started 11 games in her career.
• Sophomore Ashley Christie has started the first 34 games of her collegiate career.
• Sophomore Jessie Kaufman has started nine games while fellow sophomore Rachel Mathews has started four-straight games and sophomore Kayla Grossett has started two contests.

preseason poll... The Mount St. Mary's women's basketball team has been picked 11th in the Northeast Conference (NEC) Preseason Coaches Poll. Five of the 12 teams in the league garnered first place votes with Saint Francis (Pa.) being tabbed the preseason favorite after picking up four first place nods. Robert Morris, Long Island, Monmouth and Sacred Heart each picked up two first place votes apiece. The Colonials and Blackbirds placed 2-3 in the poll while the Hawks and Pioneers finished tied for fourth. Quinnipiac, Fairleigh Dickinson, Bryant, Central Connecticut State, Wagner, Mount St. Mary's and St. Francis (N.Y.) rounded out the 12-team poll.

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 24-21 when it scores 60 points in a game, but 18-55 when it does not reach 60 points.
• Defensively, the Mountaineers are 32-25 when the opponents are held under 60 points and 9-55 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 33-16 when he holds the lead at halftime, 2-3 when the game is tied, but just 7-61 when trailing at the break.
• The squad is 19-16 when it holds a rebounding edge in a game, but just 21-60 when the opponent has the advantage and 2-4 when the two teams have equal boards.
• Mount St. Mary's is 32-25 when it holds opponents under 60 points.

hitting 20 points in a game... Senior Sandra Andresson, juniors Sydney Henderson and Selina Mann and sophomore Ashley Christie are the only four players on the roster that has scored 20 points in a game.
• Henderson became the first player this season to reach 20 points when she scored a career-best 20 points against Towson on Nov. 22.
• Mann scored a career-high 26 points against San Jose State on Dec. 29, 2010.
• Christie posted a career-high 21 points against Fairleigh Dickinson on Feb. 5, 2011.
• Andresson registered a career-best 25 points against Monmouth on Feb. 7, 2011.
• The Mount has registered 25 20-point performances and two 30-point games under head coach Bryan Whitten. The squad is 13-12 when a player reaches 20 points and 2-0 when a player scores 30 in a contest.

players on the move... Senior Sandra Andresson currently sits in 49th place in program history with 584 points and can move into 47th place with five points and 46th place with seven points. Andresson needs 18 points to become the 46th place in program history to score 600 points.
• Junior Selina Mann has 373 points for her career to rank 62nd and can move into 61st place with 47 points.
• Sophomore Ashley Christie has 316 points to rank 68th in program history. The sophomore can move into 67th place with 15 points, 65th place with 20 points and 64th place with 22 points.
• Junior Sydney Henderson has 216 career points to sit in 81st place. Henderson can move into 80th place with three points, 79th place with five points and 77th place with 23 points.
• Junior Tara Lonergan sits in 88th place with 174 points  and she can jump into 87th place with five point, 86th place with eight points, and 85th place with 12 points.
• Sophomore Jessie Kaufman jumped into the program's Top-100 with 19 points against UMES on Nov. 15 and now stands in 87th place with 179 points. She can move into 86th place with three points, 85th place with seven points, 84th place with 14 points and 83rd place with 18 points.
• Sophomore Kayla Grossett ranks 91st place with 158 points, 15 points away from 90th place and 16 points from 89th place.
• Sophomore Kelly Guerriero (118 points) will be the next players to crack the program's Top-100, needing 26 points.

big east showdowns, at least for now... Mount St. Mary's will play Pittsburgh on Nov. 29 and West Virginia on Dec. 20.
• It will be the fifth meeting against Pittsburgh in the last six years and the two teams will play each other for the third-straight year. The Panthers have won the four previous matchups.
• Pitt head coach Agnus (McGlade) Berenato is a Mount graduate.
• West Virginia returns to the schedule for the first time since 2002-03. West Virginia leads the series 3-2.
• The Mount's lone win against a BCS opponent since switching to Division I was a 78-75 win against West Virginia on Dec. 6, 1994.
• Both Pitt and West Virginia made news earlier this year by announcing that it would be leaving the Big East. The Panthers are slated to join the Atlantic Coast Conference and West Virginia is heading to the Big 12.

new to the mountain... Head coach Bryan Whitten added four players to his 2011-12 team. Freshmen Jen Carney, Melanie Mocniak, Mariah Powell and Lindsay Williams all joined the team this season.
• Sophomore Jacqueline Brewer also joined the team, but will have to sit out this season due to NCAA transfer regulations. Brewer comes to the Mount after playing at Virginia Commonwealth last year.

northeast conference history... Prior to the last two seasons, the Mount had advanced to 20-straight NEC 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 fifth season at the Mount. The Mount is 42-80 overall under Whitten.
• The Mount is 20-35 overall at Knott Arena and 14-23 in NEC play under Whitten.
• The Mountaineers fair better on the road with a 22-45  overall mark away from Emmitsburg and 11-22 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 two international players on the roster in 2011-12.
• Senior Sandra Andresson (Estonia) became the fourth international player in Emmitsburg and sophomore Kayla Grossett (Canada) became the fifth international player at the Mount.
• The trio follows Katie Walton (Canada, 1998-02), Dita Krumberga (Latvia, 2004-07), and Leah Westbrooks (Ireland, 2007-11.

out of africa... Former women's basketball player Leah Westbrooks was named the recipient of the Shooting Touch Inc. Sabbatical Program grant.
• Westbrooks received $25,000 to help with travel cost and expenses on her 10-month international independent study in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Westbrooks is currently in South Africa to work with the Hoops for Hope group and Western Zimbabwe with the Matilda Project.
• Check out this video of Westbrooks: http://www.nba.com/video/channels/nba_tv/2011/09/24/20110924_shooting_touch.nba