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Women's Basketball And Wagner Battle At Knott Arena On Valentine's Day

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Monday's game between Mount St. Mary's and Wagner marks the 45th meeting in the all-time series dating back to the 1986-87 season.
• The Seahawks have won three straight and five of the last seven meetings, including a 65-54 decision in Staten Island on Saturday.
• The Mount leads the series 29-15. The squad won the season series in 2008-09 before Wagner started its current three-game winning streak.
• The Mountaineers last win in the matchup was a 77-61 decision on Feb. 23, 2009.
• Mount St. Mary's holds a 15-7 margin at Knott Arena, but the Seahawks have won two of the last three in Emmitsburg.
• The Mount will be playing a team in consecutive games in the regular season for the third time in program history and for the second-straight year against the Seahawks. The Mountaineers also played Franklin & Marshall in back-to-back games in the 1975-76 season, but there were 49 days in between contests.
• It will also be the seventh time in program history the Mount will face the same time twice in a seven-day span. The team that wins the first game has completed the sweep in each of the previous six occasions.

about the seahawks... Wagner comes into the contest 11-13 overall and 4-9 in Northeast Conference play defeating Mount St. Mary's 65-54 on Saturday.
• Senior G Megan Mahoney paced the Seahawks with 18 points and seven assists on Saturday. The senior paced the team with 21 points and 11 rebounds in an 83-71 loss to Fairleigh Dickionson on Feb. 7. Mahoney is second on the team with 12.5 points and 6.1 rebounds per game.
• Junior C Kelly Clark narrowly missed a double-double against the Mountaineers and finished the game with 16 points and nine rebounds. The junior added 19 points and 12 rebounds against the Knights. Clark leads the team with 13.1 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.
• Senior G Stephanie McBride, who made herb first start in 11 contests, posted 14 points on Saturday. It was her first double-figure performance since registering 12 points in an 85-72 loss to Quinnipiac on Dec. 4. McBride is averaging 7.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per game.

last time out... Wagner defeated Mount St. Mary's 65-54 on Saturday. Senior Mary Dunn and freshman Ashley Christie paced the Mount with 12 points apiece.

quick hits on the wagner game... Mount St. Mary's only held the lead for one minute and 49 seconds after senior Mary Dunn nailed a 3-pointer at 12:01 for a 14-11 edge. The Seahawks then closed the first half on an 18-8 run and never lost the lead again.
• Dunn paced the Mount with 12 points and seven rebounds. The senior moved into 19th place in program history with 1,116 points and fifth place in career rebounds with 802 boards. She became the fifth player in program history to post 1,100 points and 800 rebounds. Dunn, who became the program's all-time leader in career starts in the game against Monmouth on Feb. 7, moved into 10th place for games started in program history with 112 and will move into eighth place with her next appearance. The senior has registered double figures in 11 of the 13 league games and ranks sixth with 13.7 points per game in league games.
• Freshman Ashley Christie also had 12 points on Saturday. The freshman has tallied double figures in her last five Saturday games and is averaging 17.0 points per game in those contests. Christie is averaging 5.0 points per game in her last five Monday games.
• Sophomore Selina Mann added 10 points, five rebounds and five assists against the Seahawks. Mann has five double-figure games in her last eight games and is averaging 9.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.4 steals per game in that stretch. The sophomore paces the league in steals (2.88 spg.) and ranks second in assists (4.38 apg.).

the state of the mount... Mount St. Mary's sits two games behind Fairleigh Dickinson and one game behind Wagner for the final playoff spot with five games left.
• The Mount needs to win at least two of the remaining five games to have a shot at the postseason.
• The Mountaineers holds the tiebreaker with the Knights so they could finish tied with FDU for the final spot.
• If the Mount beats the Seahawks on Monday, the two teams would split the season series. If two teams split, the next tiebeaker is how teams fared against each team starting with the top of the standings. Wagner has a win against Sacred Heart, which is currently tied for fourth in the league. Both teams still play three of the Top-4 teams in the league in its final four games.
• A split would also give Mount St. Mary's a favorable three-way tiebreaker scenario with the Seahawks and Fairleigh Dickinson if it came down to a three-way tiebreaker for the final spot.

a different kind of year in 2010-11... In head coach Bryan Whitten's first three years success came from its defense.
• This season has been a different story as the Mount has allowed 60 points in 17 of its 24 games and the opponent is averaging 66.2 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.
• Offensively, Mount St. Mary's has scored 60 points 10 times this season, including four 70-point performances and one 80-point game. The Mount is 4-1 when it scores 70 points, but just 5-5 when reaching 60 points this season.
• The squad has scored over 60 points eight times in its last 14 games, including all five contests over 70 points.
• Last season, Mount St. Mary's reached 60 points only five times and over 63 points only three times.
• Under Whitten, the Mount is 23-16 when it scores 60 points in a game in his four seasons.

next on tap... Mount St. Mary's continues its three-game homestand against St. Francis (N.Y.) on Saturday before hosting Long Island in the final home game of the year on Feb. 21.
• The Mount will play its final three games at Knott Arena starting on Monday and will end the regular season with two games in Western Pennsylvania.

i'm a weekend kind of girl... Freshman Ashley Christie is averaging 12.4 points per game on the weekend this season.
• The freshman has posted double figures in her last five Saturday games and is averaging 17.0 points per game in that stretch.
• Christie is averaging 15.6 points per game in five Saturday league games.
• The freshman has posted seven of her 11 double-digit performances on the weekend. Those seven games also represent her Top-7 performances this season.

in the last five... The Mount is 2-3 in its last five games and is averaging 62.6 points per game.
• The Mountaineers have three players averaging double figures in that stretch. Senior Mary Dunn leads the way with 14.0 points per game while freshman Ashley Christie also is averaging double figures with 10.2 points game and junior Sandra Andresson is averaging 10.2 points per game in that stretch.
• Dunn has posted double figures in four of her last five games including 20 points at Bryant on Jan. 29 and 19 points at Central Connecticut State on Jan. 31.
• Christie scored 18 points against the Bulldogs and a career-high 21 points against Fairleigh Dickinson on Feb. 5.
• Andresson scored a career-high 25 points against Monmouth on Feb. 7.

at the knott... Mount St. Mary's is 3-7 at home this season and is averaging 54.4 points per game at Knott Arena. The Mount has won two straight in Emmitsburg.
• Senior Mary Dunn is averaging 11.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game at Knott Arena. The senior has scored double figures seven times at home, including five of the last six games at Knott Arena. Dunn has posted her only two double-doubles of the year in Emmitsburg. Dunn is averaging 13.7 points and 7.3 rebounds per game in her last six home games.
• Freshman Ashley Christie is almost averaging double figures at 9.8 points and 3.0 rebounds per game. The freshman notched a career-high 21 points against Fairleigh Dickinson on Feb. 5 and has registered three 10-point games in her last five home contests.
• Sophomore Selina Mann and freshman Kayla Grossett each have three 10-point games at home while junior Sandra Andresson has two and senior Leah Westbrooks, sophomore Tara Lonergan and freshman Kelly Guerriero each have one double-digit home performance this season.

stat stuffer... Sophomore Selina Mann has done it all on the court this season whether its scoring, rebounding, assisting or thievery.
• Mann has scored double figures in 10 games this season, all in the last 18 games. The sophomore notched a career-high 26 points against San Jose State on Dec. 29 and scored the game-winning basket against San Francisco on Dec. 31.
• The sophomore has grabbed at least five rebounds six times this season, including a season-high eight caroms at Central Connecticut State on Jan. 31. The 5-4 guard has also recorded 10-board game on her career resume.
• Mann has dished out four assists 17 times this season, including a career-high eight helpers against the Dons and seven dimes at Navy on Dec. 8, at St. Francis (N.Y.) on Jan. 15 and at Bryant on Jan. 29. She ranks second in the league with 4.38 assists per game.
• The sophomore has recorded two steals in 20 of the 24 games and four steals six times, including a program-record 10 thefts against Sacred Heart on Jan. 24. Mann currently leads the conference with 2.88 steals per game.

queen of thievery... Sophomore Selina Mann tied the single-game program record for steals in a game with 10 against Sacred Heart on Jan. 24.
• The sophomore became the third player in program history and the second player in Mount Division I history to record 10 steals in a game. She joins Karla Green (at Richmond, Feb. 20, 1983) and Kim Rhock (St. Francis (N.Y.), Feb. 13, 1990) as the only players in program history to reach double-digit thefts.
• Mann becomes the second player to record a double-double with points and steals, although Rhock finished her game against the Terriers with a triple-double (19 points, 14 rebounds and 10 steals).

wins vs. losses... Mount St. Mary's is averaging 71.5 points per game in its six wins compared to 52.2 points per game in the 18 loses. The squad is 4-5 when it reaches 60 points.
• The Mountaineers are shooting 43.5 percent when it wins, but just 33.4 percent in a loss.
• Mount St. Mary's has been outrebounded in every game except Quinnipiac (Jan. 4), St. Francis (N.Y.) (Jan. 15), Monmouth (Feb. 7) and Wagner (Feb. 12), but are only -2.2 on boards in wins and -10.1 in losses.
• Mount St. Mary's is 4-1 when it leads at halftime and 2-16 when the opponents hold the edge and 0-1 when the game is tied at the break.

board issues... Mount St. Mary's has been outrebounded in 19 of its 24 games this season. All five games have come in league play and in the last 12 games. The opponents have held a 10-rebound edge in 10 games this season, but the Mount has been trailed by 10 rebounds or less in 11 games, including 10 of the last 14 games.
• Mount St. Mary's has been outrebounded in 75 games under head coach Bryan Whitten, including 34 games with double-digit rebound deficits. The squad is 3-31 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.

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 244 victories.
• The Mount has the third-most wins in league history, trailing only Monmouth (260) and Saint Francis (Pa.) (266).
• The Mount is 244-140 in Northeast Conference play, including 137-58 at Knott Arena and 107-82 on the road.

that was a career day... Junior Sandra Andresson posted a career-high 25 points against Monmouth on Feb. 7.
• Freshman Ashley Christie posted a career-high 21 points against Fairleigh Dickinson on Feb. 5.
• Freshman Kelly Guerriero had a career-best 13 points against Bryant on Jan. 29.
• Freshman Jessie Kaufman recorded a career-high 14 points against Long Island on Jan. 17.
• Fellow freshman Kayla Grossett also had a career day against the Terriers with 16 points.
• 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.
• Sophomore Sydney Henderson had a career-high 17 points against Virginia on Nov. 14.

a new year, a new start... In February, the Mount is 213-103 and 115-66 since switching to Division I.
• The Mountaineers are 70-25 at home and 42-41 on the road since switching to Division I.
• Once the New Year hits, the Mount has posted a 471-223 overall mark and a 270-152 since turning Division I in the last three months of the season.
• The Mount is 11-15 under head coach Bryan Whitten in the month.

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 four different starting lineups this season.
• Senior Mary Dunn has started 112-straight games in her career to establish the all-time start record at the Mount.
• Senior Leah Westbrooks has started 72 of her 89 games played, including starts in the last three games.
• Junior Sandra Andresson has started 70 of the 81 games she has played.
• Sophomore Sydney Henderson started 15 of the 26 games she has played, including 10 straight games she has played.
• Freshman Ashley Christie has started the first 24 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 10 of the last 13 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 10 times this season. The Mount is 2-8 in those games and has won its last two games it hit a trey to start a game.
• 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), Quinnipiac (Jan. 4), Saint Francis (Pa.) (Jan. 10), St. Francis (N.Y.) (Jan. 15) and Monmouth (Feb. 7).
• Freshman Jessie Kaufman has hit the squad's opening 3-pointer in four times, senior Mary Dunn has three opening treys while junior Sandra Andresson has two and freshman Ashley Christie has one.
• The Mountaineers are 4-9 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.

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 22-16 when it scores 60 points in a game, but 15-54 when it does not reach 60 points.
• Defensively, the Mountaineers are 28-24 when the opponents are held under 60 points and 9-50 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 29-14 when he holds the lead at halftime, 2-3 when the game is tied, but just 7-57 when trailing at the break.
• The squad is 17-16 when it holds a rebounding edge in a game, but just 19-54 when the opponent has the advantage and 2-4 when the two teams have equal boards.
• Mount St. Mary's is 28-24 when it holds opponents under 60 points.

hitting 20 points in a game... Senior Mary Dunn, junior Sandra Andresson, sophomore Selina Mann and freshman Ashley Christie are the only four players on the roster that has scored 20 points in a game in their career. All six 20-point performances have come in the last 13 games.
• Dunn posted a career-high 26 points against San Francisco on Dec. 31, had 21 points against Robert Morris on Jan. 8 and scored 20 points against Bryant on Jan. 29. 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.
• Christie became the third player this season to reach 20 points after coming up short by one or two points twice this season. The freshman posted a career-high 21 points against Fairleigh Dickinson on Feb. 5.
• Andresson joined the 20-point club with a career-high 25 points against Monmouth on Feb. 7.
• The Mount has registered 22 20-point performances and two 30-point games under head coach Bryan Whitten. The squad is 13-9 when a player reaches 20 points and 2-0 when a player scores 30 in a contest.

notes on dunn's 1,000 point game... Senior Mary Dunn became the 25th player in program history to reach 1,000 points with her layup at 17:05 in the second half against Saint Francis (Pa.) on Jan. 10.
• Dunn is the first player to reach the milestone since current assistant coach Brianna Gauthier joined the club against Fairleigh Dickinson on Feb. 7, 2009.
• Dunn is the 15th player to reach 1,000 points at home. The Mount is 11-3 in those games.
• The senior is the third 1,000-point scorer head coach Bryan Whitten has coached at the Mount, joining Gauthier and Tiffany Green (2007-08).
• Dunn is the eighth player in program history to have 1,000 points and 700 rebounds in her career.

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 19th place in program history with 1,116 career points. Next on the list is former teammate and current assistant coach Brianna Gauthier (1,128, 2005-09).
• The senior also ranks seventh in program history in rebounds per game (7.3 rpg.). Dunn moved into fifth place on the program's all-time rebounding list with 802 caroms after grabbing seven boards against Wagner on Feb. 12. The senior can move into fourth place and ahead of Karla Green (844, 1980-84) with 42 rebounds.
• Dunn also ranks seventh in Mount Division I history with 15 career double-doubles. She can move up a spot with two double-doubles.
• The senior became the program's all-time career leader in starts against Monmouth on Feb. 7 and now stands at 112.
• Dunn also cracked the Top-10 for games played with 112 and will move into eighth place with her next appearance.

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 559 career points to rank 48th in program history and can move into 47th place with 29 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 57th place in program history with 471 points and can move into 56th place with four 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 302 points for her career to rank 69th in team history and can move into 68th place with six points and 67th place with nine points.
• Freshman Ashley Christie has 231 points in her first season to rank 79th in program history. The freshman can move into 76th place with eight points.
• Sophomore Tara Lonergan became the seventh player on the team to join the Top-100 in scoring and stands at 146 career points. The sophomore can move into 95th place with one point, 94th place with two points, 92nd place with five points, 91st place with six points and 89th place with 10 points.
• Freshman Kayla Grossett has 127 points for her career and can be the eighth member of the 2010-11 team in the Top-100 with 13 points.

1,000 games in program history... Mount St. Mary's played its 1,000th game in program history on Jan. 8 against Robert Morris.
• The Mount is 635-375 in program history.

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.
• Mount St. Mary's also played three big conference schools in 1988-89 and 1994-95.

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 206-102 overall mark, including 69-43 in non-conference play and 137-59 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 38-74 overall under Whitten.
• Whitten has defeated all 11 other teams in the NEC.
• The Mount is 17-34 overall at Knott Arena and 12-22 in NEC play under Whitten.
• The Mountaineers fair better on the road with a 21-40 overall mark away from Emmitsburg and 11-20 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).

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