MOUNT ST. MARY'S (4-6) vs. LOYOLA (4-6)
Saturday, December 10, 2022, 7:00 p.m.
Knott Arena | Emmitsburg, Md.
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MOUNT STORY LINES
- Mount St. Mary's fell to American, 69-61, at Knott Arena this past Tuesday. Deandre Thomas led the Mount with 18 points while Malik Jefferson chipped in 16 points and seven rebounds. The Mount rallied from a 12-point second-half deficit to even the score at 49-49 with six minutes remaining, but the Eagles were able to make the plays down the stretch to pull out the victory. Sophomore Jedy Cordilia added a career-high eight points off the bench in the game.
- Deandre Thomas led the Mountaineers with 18 points in the loss to American on Tuesday night. Thomas has established a new season high in each of the past three games, averaging 14.3 points and 5.0 assists over that stretch, connecting on 9-of-16 (.563) from three-point range. His hot streak has lifted his scoring average to 7.9 points on the year and his three-point shooting up to 38.5 percent.
- Malik Jefferson matched his season high with 16 points against American on Tuesday. Jefferson continues to quickly move up the Mount's all-time scoring chart. He is now tied with Jean Cajou for 40th all-time in program history with 1,036 career points, and he needs seven to move past John Miller for 38th.Â
- This will be the 177th meeting in the all-time series with Loyola that is known as The Catholic Clash. The Greyhounds have won the past three matchups, including a 61-55 win in Baltimore last year. The all-time series began on Jan. 20, 1910, when Loyola posted a 35-24 victory at the Mount's Flynn Hall on campus. Since moving to NCAA Division I in 1988-89, the Mountaineers are 18-16 against Loyola. One of the most exciting games in the all-time series was in the 1955 Mason Dixon Conference Championship game. The Mount defeated the Greyhounds, 99-93, in overtime on Mar. 5, 1955. That was the first season in legendary Mount coach Jim Phelan's 49-year career. There have been 13 overtime games between the two teams.
- The Mount has a week off before welcoming former Northeast Conference rival Robert Morris to Knott Arena for a 2:00 p.m. matchup on Sunday, December 18.
