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opening tip... Saturday's game between Mount St. Mary's and Loyola marks the 34th meeting in the all-time series dating back to the 1974-75 season.
• Mount St. Mary's leads the series 21-12 including a 10-6 mark in Emmitsburg.
• The Greyhounds have won all five meetings since the rivalry was renewed in 2006-07.
•The two teams played at least once a year from 1974-1991. They would play four more times before the matchup was halted in 1996. The yearly series returned for the 2006 campaign.
• The Mount lost its first official game in program history to the Greyhounds 60-31 on Dec. 4, 1974.

pack the house... Mount St. Mary's will be participating in the Fifth Annual National Pack The House during its game against Loyola.
• The Mount will be competing against all NCAA Division I schools and members of the Northeast Conference in an effort to help the sport of women's basketball by building upon our successes and preparing for the next generation of women's college basketball players and fans. This is an opportunity to further develop national grassroots programs aimed at increasing attendance and awareness.
• The Mount will be looking to break its attendance mark of 2,468 that was set against Wagner on Jan. 31, 2009.

about the greyhounds... Loyola comes into the contest 3-4 after falling 70-60 at Lehigh on Monday.
• Senior G Miram McKenzie paced the Greyhounds against the Mountain Hawks with 15 points, six rebounds and six steals. McKenzie scored 18 points in a 68-64 win against Army on Dec. 3. The senior leads the team with 14.4 points and 7.0 rebounds per game.
• Freshman G Kara Marshall added 10 points on Monday. The freshman scored 19 points in a 65-59 loss at Pittsburgh on Nov. 18. Marshall is third on the team with 9.0 points and 1.0 rebounds per game.
• Sophomore F Nneka Offidile chipped in 10 points against Lehigh. Offidile posted 10 points in a 62-56 win against Howard on Nov. 27. The sophomore is averaging 4.6 points and 1.7 rebounds per game.
• Junior G Katie Sheahin added 17 points against Army. Sheahin ranks second on the squad with 10.4 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.
last time we met... Loyola defeated Mount St. Mary's 74-58 on Dec. 11, 2010. Mary Dunn paced the Mount with 18 points and six rebounds. Selina Mann added 10 points, four steals and three assists. Erica DiClemente fueled the Greyhounds with 23 points and eight rebounds. Miram McKenzie (16 points), Alyssa Sutherland (15 points) also found double digits while Katie Sheahin tallied 11 points and 11 assists..

quick hits on the st. francis (n.y.) game... Mount St. Mary's defeated St. Francis (N.Y.) 70-48 on Monday. The Mount used an 18-4 in the first half to take the lead for good.
• Junior Sydney Henderson paced the Mount with 18 points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals. The junior posted 12 of her 18 points in the first half. Henderson scored at least 18 points for the third time this season.
• Freshman Mariah Powell notched a career-high nine points and four rebounds in 16 minutes. The freshman has posted a point and a rebound in three out of the four games that she has played.
• Sophomore Kelly Guerriero hit 3-pointers to register nine points in the game off the bench.
• Sophomore Rachel Mathews tallied seven points and a career-high eight rebounds. The Mount is 3-0 when Mathews grabs five boards in a game.
• Mount St. Mary's has won three of its last four games. The squad is 4-4 for the first time since 2008-09.
• The Mount won its first two conference games for the 12th time in program history.

the view from the top... With its wins against Long Island (44-43, Dec. 3) and St. Francis (N.Y.) (70-48, Dec. 5), the Mountaineers are 2-0 in Northeast Conference play for the first time since the 2005-06 season.
• The Mountaineers are 2-0 in the NEC for the 12th time in program history. It marks only third time since the 2001-02 campaign the Mount has won its first two league games.
• Each time the squad won its opening league game, it went on to the participate in the NEC Tournament.
• When the squad opens the season 2-0, the Mount has won the NEC regular season six times.

next on tap... Mount St. Mary's will return to action on Dec. 20 at West Virginia.
• The squad will return to Knott Arena for three games. The Mount will host Rider (Dec. 29), Bucknell (Dec. 31) and Howard (Jan. 3) before restarting NEC play on the road on Jan. 7.

in the nec... The Mount ranks second the NEC as a team in made 3-pointers (6.63) and ranks third in free throw percentage (.725), third in assist-to-turnover ratio (0.77) and third in 3-point percentage (.333).
• Junior Sydney Henderson paces the circuit in minutes (36.75) and ranks second in 3-pointers made (2.13).
rock the knott... Mount St. Mary's has won its first three games of the season at Knott Arena for the first time since the 1997-98  season.
• It marks only the sixth time the squad has opened up by winning its first three games at Knott Arena.
• The squad has won the first four games at Knott Arena five times (1987-88, 1988-89, 1990-91, 1996-97, 1997-98).

at the knott... Junior Sydney Henderson is averaging 12.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game in three home games this season.
• The junior has posted double figures in her last two home games and is averaging 14.5 points in those contests.
• Sophomores Ashley Christie and Jessie Kaufman are both averaging 7.7 points per game at home. The duo has one 10-point performance apiece at home.
• The Mount is averaging 55.3 points per game at while only allowing 45.3 points per game at Knott Arena. The squad is shooting 40.1 percent from the field at home.
• Mount St. Mary's is 3-0 this season in Emmitsburg.

in the last five... The Mount is 3-2 in its last five games and has won three of its last four tilts.
• Junior Sydney Henderson is averaging 11.8 points and 4.4 rebounds per game in that stretch. Henderson has scored double-figures three times in her last five games, including a career-high 20 points against Towson on Nov. 22 and 18 points against St. Francis (N.Y.) on Dec. 5.
• Sophomores Ashley Christie and Jessie Kaufman each have two 10-point performances in that stretch while senior Sandra Andresson, junior Selina Mann and sophomore Kayla Grossett have found double figures once in the last five games.

defense is back baby... After struggling last season defensively, the Mount has returned to its defensive ways under head coach Bryan Whitten in 2011-12.
• The Mount is allowing 54.8 points per game this season after allowing 64.8 points per game last season.
• The Mount has held its opponent under 60 points six times this season, including three times under 50 points.
• The Mountaineers have not allowed more than 58 points in a contest in their last four games.
• Mount St. Mary's is 4-2 when it keeps an opponent under 60 points this season and 4-0 when the opponents are held under 50 points.

bench scoring... Mount St. Mary's has had three different bench players lead the team in scoring in a game.
• Sophomore Kayla Grossett was the latest player to come off the bench to lead the team in points after posting 13 points against Pittsburgh on Nov. 29.
• Sophomore Jessie Kaufman had a career-high 19 points off the bench against  UMES on Nov. 15 and sophomore Kelly Guerriero had a career-high 13 points against Binghamton on Nov. 11.

second-chance points... Mount St. Mary's has been outrebounded in five of the eight games this season.
• The opponent has registered 86 second-chance points to the Mount's 64.
• The Mountaineers are 2-0 when it outrebounds an opponent with wins against UMES on Nov. 15 and against St. Francis (N.Y.) on Dec. 5. Mount St. Mary's held a 41-39 edge against the Hawks and a 28-24 margin against the Terriers. In those two games, the Mount has posted 28 second-chance points to 16.  
• The Mount ended the game against Pittsburgh with the same amount of boards (42).
• 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.
• Junior Selina Mann (4.7 rpg.) is the squad's top rebounder.

i'm a weekend kind of girl... Sophomore Ashley Christie is averaging 11.8 points per game on the weekend.
• In Christie's first Saturday game in 2011-12, the sophomore notched a season-high 16 points against Navy on Nov. 26.
• The sophomore has posted double figures in seven of her last nine Saturday games and is averaging 16.0 points per game in that stretch.
• Christie is averaging 12.7 points per game in nine weekend league games.
• The sophomore posted nine of her 15 double-digit performances on the weekend. Those eight games also represent her Top-9 performances.  

how sydney got her groove back… Junior Sydney Henderson is averaging 11.5 points per game in her last nine games and has led the team in scoring five times in that stretch.
• Henderson posted 18 points against American on Nov. 18  and a career-high 20 points against Towson on Nov. 22. She also had 18 points against St. Francis (N.Y.) on Dec. 5.
• The junior has grabbed four rebounds in each of her last four games and is averaging 4.4 rebounds in that span.
• Henderson scored 17 points against Virginia in her only action last season before suffering a season-ending injury in the contest.

no cough in second year for kaufman... Sophomore Jessie Kaufman ranks second on the team with 8.6 points per game.
• The sophomore has recorded double figures in three of the first eight games this season off the bench.
• Kaufman notched a career-high 19 points against UMES on Nov. 15.
• She has scored at least nine points four times this season
• Kaufman has register 62 of the team's 162 bench points this season.
• The sophomore has five double-digit performances in her career.

career highlights... Freshman Mariah Powell scored a career-high nine points against St. Francis (N.Y.) on Dec. 5.
• Junior Sydney Henderson scored a career-high 20 points against Towson on Nov. 22.
• Sophomore Rachel Mathews had a career-high 10 points versus American on Nov. 18.
• Sophomore Jessie Kaufman notched a career-best 19 points against UMES on Nov. 15.
• Sophomore Kelly Guerriero had a career-high 13 points against Bingamton on Nov. 11.

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 three times and in four categories once this season.
• Mann has posted a five spot in one of those categories in 49 of the 62 games.
• The junior has posted a five spot in two of those categories 18 times, twice in three categories and three times in four different categories.
• She has scored five points 34 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 16 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 six 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.

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 53-for-159 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 eight games, the Mount is shooting better from behind the arc this season. The squad hit 46of 147 through seven games  last season.
• Junior Sydney Henderson leads the team with 17 baskets from behind the arc while sophomore Jessie Kaufman has 11.

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 and Melanie Mocniak  made their collegiate debut after entering the game against Pittsburgh with 1:50 left on Nov. 29.
• Carney notched her first collegiate basket in the second half against Long Island on Dec. 3 and finished with a career-high five points.

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 107-90 in the month of December in program history. The Mount is 52-25 at home, 43-48 on the road and 12-17 at a neutral site in the month.
• The Mountaineers are 53-80 in December since switching to Division I in 1988-89. The team is 24-21 at Knott Arena, 20-44 on the road and 9-15 at a neutral site.
• Under head coach Bryan Whitten, the Mount is 7-20 overall, 2-5 at home, 5-13 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 77-119 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 211-103 overall mark, including 70-43 in non-conference play and 141-60 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 247 victories.
• The Mount has the third-most wins in league history, trailing only Monmouth (264) and Saint Francis (Pa.) (272).
• The Mount is 248-142 in Northeast Conference play, including 141-58 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 83 of the 94 games she has played.
• Junior  Sydney Henderson started 23 of the 34 games she has played, including 16- straight games she has played.
• Junior Tara Lonergan has started 11 games in her career.
• Sophomore Ashley Christie has started the first 37 games of her collegiate career.
• Sophomore Jessie Kaufman has started nine games while fellow sophomore Rachel Mathews has started seven-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 25-21 when it scores 60 points in a game, but 19-56 when it does not reach 60 points.
• Defensively, the Mountaineers are 34-26 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 34-16 when he holds the lead at halftime, 2-3 when the game is tied, but just 8-62 when trailing at the break.
• The squad is 20-16 when it holds a rebounding edge in a game, but just 22-60 when the opponent has the advantage and 2-5 when the two teams have equal boards.
• Mount St. Mary's is 34-26 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 became the 46th player in program history to reach 600 points in her career and now has 601 points. She can move into 45th place with two points, 44th place with 15 points and 43rd place with 21 points.
• Junior Selina Mann has 388 points for her career to rank 62nd and can move into 61st place with 32 points.
• Sophomore Ashley Christie has 327 points to rank 68th in program history. The sophomore can move into 67th place with four points, 66th place with nine points, 65th place with 11 points, 63rd place with 13 points and 62nd place with 19 points. .
• Junior Sydney Henderson has 247 career points to sit in 77th place. Henderson can move into 76th place with nine points and 75th place with 28 points.
• Junior Tara Lonergan sits in 89th place with 177 points  and she can jump into 87th place with five points, 86th place with nine points, and 85th place with 13 points.
• Sophomore Jessie Kaufman jumped into the program's Top-100 with 19 points against UMES on Nov. 15 and now stands in 85th place with 190 points. She can move into 84th place with three points, 83rd place with six points, 82nd place with 14 points.
• Sophomore Kayla Grossett ranks 88th place with 181 points, two points from 87th place, five from 86th place, nine from 85th place and, 12 from 84th place and 16 from 83rd place.
• Sophomore Kelly Guerriero (130 points) will be the next players to crack the program's Top-100, needing 14 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 44-81 overall under Whitten.
• The Mount is 22-35 overall at Knott Arena and 15-23 in NEC play under Whitten.
• The Mountaineers on the road are 22-46  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