MOUNT ST. MARY'S (0-6) vs. No. 20 DREXEL (3-3)
Saturday, March 15, 2014, 12:00 p.m.
Waldron Family Stadium, Emmitsburg, Md.

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MOUNT UPDATE:  Mount St. Mary's saw its rally fall short in an 8-7 loss at Manhattan on Sunday.  The Mountaineers rallied from an 8-3 deficit to cut the margin to one with just under four minutes left, but could not complete the comeback.  Mike Pascali and Bubba Johnson each had two goals and an assist for the Mountaineers in the loss.  The mount outshot Manhattan 25-to-5 in the second half, and 35-to-16 in the game.   

ABOUT THE DRAGONS: Drexel fell to 3-3 on the year with a 12-6 loss at Bryant in their last game.  Ben McIntosh had three goals and an assist to pace the Dragons in the game.  The Bulldogs outscored Drexel 5-to-1 in the third quarter to break open a 5-5 game.  Cole Shafer leads Drexel with 27 points (16g, 11a) while Nick Trizano has 23 points (16g, 7a) and McIntosh 22 points (17g, 5a).  In goal, Will Gabrielsen has started all six games and has an 11.05 goals against average and a .556 save percentage. 

THE ALL-TIME SERIES:  This will be the sixth meeting all-time between the Mount and Drexel with the Dragons holding a 5-0 lead in the series.  This is the fourth consecutive year the two teams will play.  Last year, the Mount lost 14-11 at Drexel.  Mount St. Mary's is 0-2 all-time at home against the Dragons.

LAST YEAR'S GAME:  Brett Schmidt scored five goals, but Drexel rallied for a 14-11 win over the Mount last season.  Schmidt's fifth goal of the game put the Mount ahead 10-8 with 1:47 left in the third quarter.  The Dragons, however, rattled off the next five goals of the game to earn the victory.  Andrew Scalley added a goal and three assists for the Mount in the loss.  Robert Church had four goals and three assists while Ben McIntosh finished with four goals and an assist to lead Drexel to the win.

THE MOUNT VS. RANKED OPPONENTS:  The Mountaineers are 5-51 all-time against ranked opponents since the move to NCAA Division I in 1989.  Mount St. Mary's is 0-2 against ranked foes this year, falling to then No. 6 Maryland, 16-3, in the season opener and then No. 4 Virginia, 14-6, at home on Feb. 25.  The last time the Mount played the No. 20 team in the country was a 16-15 overtime win over Robert Morris in the Northeast Conference Tournament semifinals on May 4, 2012.  The Mount is 5-12 against ranked teams since 2010.

BALANCED SCORING:  The Mountaineers have had balanced scoring this season as 14 different players have found the back of the cage.  Robert Jones, Bubba Johnson, Mike Pascali and Clayton Wainer are tied for the team lead with three goals each. 

SCORING WOES:  The Mount offense has struggled to open the 2014 season, averaging just 4.33 goals per game.  The team is averaging 24.2 shots per game, but is coming off a season-high 35 shots and seven goals in the loss at Manhattan on Sunday.

PRESEASON POLL:  The Mount was tabbed to finish in sixth place in the annual Northeast Conference Preseason Poll.  Defending champion Bryant was picked to finish first with Robert Morris and Hobart in a tie for second.  Saint Joseph's, Sacred Heart, the Mount and Wagner round out the poll.

THE NORTHEAST CONFERENCE:  The Mountaineers are in the Northeast Conference, which will be in its fourth season of play.  The NEC has a new look this year as Hobart and Saint Joseph's join the league, which includes the Mount, Bryant, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart and Wagner.  Mount St. Mary's won the inaugural NEC title in 2011, while Bryant has won the league the past two years.

UP NEXT:  The Mount hosts UMBC on Saturday, March 22, at 12:00 p.m. at Waldron Family Stadium on campus.