Mount St. Mary's Heads to Fairfield on Sunday Afternoon

MOUNT ST. MARY'S (11-14, 7-7 MAAC) at FAIRFIELD (15-10, 9-5 MAAC)
Sunday, February 18, 2024, 2:00 p.m.
Leo D. Mahoney Arena | Fairfield, Conn.

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Mount St. Mary's saw its four-game win streak snapped in a 61-57 loss at Rider on Friday night. Dallas Hobbs hit a three-pointer with 52 seconds left to put the Mount on top, 57-55, but Rider scored the final six points, all at the free throw line, to secure the win. The Mount held a 13-point second half advantage, but was unable to hold on for the win. Jedy Cordilia paced the Mount with 14 points and seven rebounds while De'Shayne Montgomery added 11 points in the game. Leading scorer Dakota Leffew was held to eight points on 4-of-18 shooting in the game.
Fairfield won a pair of close games against the Mount last season, giving the Stags a 2-1 lead in the all-time series. Fairfield notched a 63-60 win in Emmitsburg before prevailing, 76-72, in overtime at home. The Mount's lone win in the series was an 80-68 win over Fairfield on January 3, 1949.
Dakota Leffew was named the Hercules Tires MAAC Player of the Week on Monday. The senior guard averaged 20.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.5 steals in the Mount's wins over Manhattan and Quinnipiac. It is the second time this season Leffew has won MAAC Player of the Week.
Jedy Cordilia scored 14 points while adding seven rebounds in the Mount's 61-57 loss to Rider on Friday. It is the first time he has reached double figures since scoring 10 in the Mount's win over LIU on Dec. 23. Cordilia went 7-for-11 from the field against the Broncs, and he leads the team in field goal percentage this year (.557). He averages 7.0 points and 4.5 rebounds.
Mount St. Mary's was held to 57 points in the loss to Rider on Friday, the second-lowest scoring output of the season. The Mountaineers opened the season with a 68-53 loss at Maryland on November 7.
Dakota Leffew finished with eight points in the Mount's loss to Rider, ending his consecutive games streak in double figures at 23. Leffew scored eight points in the season opener at Maryland.
Mount St. Mary's returns home for a pair of games next week, hosting Saint Peter's on Friday, Feb. 23, and Iona on Sunday, Feb. 25.