MOUNT ST. MARY'S (10-15, 7-5 NEC) vs. SACRED HEART (8-15, 7-5 NEC)
Thursday, February 11, 2016, 7 pm
Knott Arena, Emmitsburg, Md.
VIDEO: NEC Front Row (Adam Pohl, Roy Sigler)
AUDIO: WTHU 1450 AM (Adam Pohl, Roy Sigler)
GAME NOTES | LIVE STATS | TWITTER
FIRST FIVE
1. Mount St. Mary's lost to Wagner, 72-51, on Saturday to fall to 10-15 overall and 7-5 in the Northeast Conference. Junior Robinson paced the Mount with 14 points in the loss at Wagner. Mount St. Mary's trailed 37-33 at the half, but Wagner outscored the Mount 35-18 in the second stanza to secure the win. The Mount has now lost three in a row to fall into a tie for fourth place in the NEC standings with Sacred Heart.
2. Mount St. Mary's begins a two-game homestand against Sacred Heart. The Mount is 36-11 at home under head coach Jamion Christian, including 7-2 this season.
3. Junior guard BK Ashe was held to a season-low five points in the Mount's 72-51 loss at Wagner. It is just the fourth time this season that Ashe has been held under 10 points in a game. He had scored 21 points in each of his past two games prior to the Wagner outing. Ashe leads the Mount in scoring at 14.6 points per game this season.
4. Gregory Graves pulled down a team-high nine rebounds at Wagner on Saturday. Graves, who leads the team in rebounding at 5.1 per game, has recorded five or more boards 16 times this season. Graves is now 30th all-time at the Mount with 557 career rebounds. He needs 43 more to become the 27th player in MSMU history to reach 600 boards.
5. Mount St. Mary's hosts Saint Francis U on Saturday, February 13, at 3 pm. The game will air on ESPN3.