MOUNT ST. MARY'S (2-4) vs. PITT-JOHNSTOWN (4-3)
Wednesday, December 7^th | 7 p.m.
Emmitsburg, Md. | Knott Arena
 
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EMMITSBURG, Md. (December 2, 2022) – It has been 34 years since Mount St. Mary's and Pitt-Johnstown have met on the hardwood. That changes Wednesday when the Mountaineers welcome the Mountain Cats to Knott Arena.  
 
MOUNT UPDATE
 
Against Loyola last Saturday, the Mount limited turnovers to single digits for the second time this season. The extra possessions helped overcome a 54 percent shooting clip from the Greyhounds with breakaway layups in the final minutes by Natalie Villaflor in a 73-66 win.
 
Michaela Harrison advanced two places up the all-time scoring chart to seventh position by tying a season high of 19 points in the victory. With 1,491 career points, the graduate student surpassed Vanessa Blair and Sydney Henderson on the list and stands within 11 of Susie Rowlyk for sixth place.
 
Joining Harrison and Villaflor in averaging double figures is junior Jessica Tomasetti. With 52 points over the last three games, the guard saw points per game increase to 10.3 and a shooting percentage greater than 40 percent.
 
The Mountaineers are going for a 3-0 start at home and a two-game win streak. They are also working to close the gap on scoring and rebounding margins, distorted by the opening week's guarantee games.
 
SCOUTING THE MOUNTAIN CATS
 
Competing in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC), Pitt-Johnstown opened their conference schedule over the weekend, defeating Bloomsburg and falling to East Stroudsburg. The Mountain Cats have faced two Division I opponents so far, challenging Virginia in an exhibition November 3^rd and Binghamton November 16^th.
 
Three players are registering double figures, led by Ashley Norling at 14.1 points per game. The senior also leads in rebounds (6.3) and field goal percentage (.541), reaching double figures in the points column in all but one game. Peyton Alazaus is the leading three-point scorer with 15 makes, and Olivia Fasick tallied 29 assists across the team's seven showings.  
 
THE ALL-TIME SERIES
 
Between 1979 and 1988, the Mountaineers and Mountain Cats met 14 times, with eight won by the Mount. This included the Mason-Dixon Conference Championship games in 1986, '87 and '88 – all won by the Mount as the team advanced to the NCAA Tournament. The final game was a 73-72 nail bitter which ended up being the next-to-last game Mount St. Mary's contested in Division II.
 
LOOKING AHEAD
 
UMBC comes to Emmitsburg for the first part of a Saturday (Dec. 10) doubleheader for Mount basketball. Tip off is 4 p.m. at Knott Arena.