MOUNT ST. MARY'S (6-11, 2-4 MAAC) vs. QUINNIPIAC (13-5, 4-3 MAAC)
Sunday, January 15, 2023, 2:00 p.m.
Knott Arena | Emmitsburg, Md.
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- Mount St. Mary's saw its offense go cold down the stretch in a 62-57 loss to Manhattan on Friday night. The Mount held a 54-52 lead with 3:30 left after a pair of Xavier Lipscomb free throws, but Manhattan scored the next 10 points over the next 3:08 to rally for the win. The Mount scored just seven points over the final 7:41 of the game. George Tinsley led the Mount with a season-high 18 points while Dakota Leffew chipped in 10 in the loss. Mount St. Mary's was held to 20-of-55 (.364) shooting in the game.
- Mount St. Mary's holds a 14-13 lead in the all-time series with Quinnipiac that began in 1985. The Mount and Quinnipiac were in the Northeast Conference together from 1998-2013. This will be the first meeting between the two schools since a 77-73 Mount victory on January 31, 2013, at Knott Arena. The Mount is 9-3 all-time at home against the Bobcats.
- The Mount's loss to Manhattan began a stretch of five of six games at home for the Mountaineers. The Mount has lost four of its past five home games and is 2-4 at Knott Arena this year.
- Mount St. Mary's has held the opponent under 70 points in each of the past 10 games. Over that span, the Mount is allowing 61.2 points per game while holding the opposition to 41.3 percent shooting. The Mount has limited the opponent to 63 or less points six times during the nine-game span.
- George Tinsley, in his first season at the Mount after transferring from Binghamton, scored a season-high 18 points in the loss to Manhattan on Friday. The 18-point effort is his best scoring game since his career high of 25 set against Hartford on Jan. 29, 2020, while he was a freshman at Binghamton. Tinsley is averaging 10.8 points and 5.7 rebounds over the past six games, shooting 50.0 percent (29-of-58) from the field.
- Mount St. Mary's is shooting 79.8 percent at the foul line over the past 10 games. The Mountaineers are 94-for-118 at the charity stripe over that span. The Mount is averaging 11.8 free throw attempts per game in that stretch.
- Up next, the Mount heads to Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference leader Siena for a 7:00 p.m. matchup on Friday, January 20.
