MOUNT ST. MARY'S (7-13, 3-6 MAAC) vs. FAIRFIELD (9-10, 5-4 MAAC)
Thursday, January 26, 2023, 7:00 p.m.
Knott Arena | Emmitsburg, Md.
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MOUNT STORY LINES
- Mount St. Mary's topped Marist, 59-55, at Knott Arena on Sunday afternoon to stop a four-game losing streak. Jalen Benjamin led a balanced attack with 15 points while Jedy Cordilia added 13 points and seven rebounds in the win. Deandre Thomas just missed his first career double-double with nine points and a career-high 11 rebounds. The Mount broke a 47-47 tie on a Cordilia jumper and used a late 5-0 run, capped by a Benjamin drive with 1:36 remaining, to seal the win.
- This will be the first meeting between the Mount and Fairfield in 74 seasons. The Mount won the lone all-time meeting between the two teams, 80-68, on Jan. 3, 1949, in a game played in Danbury, Conn. Pete Clark led the Mount with 37 points while bob Kripaitis and Mike Russo each had 13. Joe Kehoe paced the Stags with 25 points.
- Deandre Thomas is shooting 39.7 percent (23-for-58) from three-point range this season, giving him a career three-point percentage of 40.6 percent (86-for-212) in his three seasons at the Mount. That mark is good for fourth all-time at the Mount behind Mark Scallion (.524, 1983-87), Kevin Booth (.459, 1988-93) and Scott Murphy (.428, 198-463).
- Dakota Leffew has scored in double figures in each of the past nine games, averaging 14.8 points over that span.
- Jedy Cordilia recorded 13 points and seven rebounds in the Mount's 59-55 win over Marist on Sunday. Since entering the starting lineup three games ago, Cordilia has given the Mount offense a lift. He is averaging 13.3 points and 8.3 rebounds over the three-game stretch, hitting 16-of-28 (.571) from the field.
- Mount St. Mary's connected on 9-of-13 (.692) from three-point range in the victory over Marist. The Mount is shooting 41.7 percent (28-of-67) from three-point range over the past four games. In the nine MAAC games, the Mountaineers are shooting 40.1 percent (65-for-162) from beyond the arc, averaging 7.2 three-point field goals made per game.
- Up next, the Mount concludes its three-game homestand against Saint Peter's on Saturday, January 28. Tip-off is set for 5:00 p.m.
