Emmitsburg, Md. (January 25, 2025)--Mount St. Mary's fell to Manhattan, 74-64, on homecoming on Saturday afternoon at Knott Arena.  Dola Adebayo paced the Mount with 20 points while Dallas Hobbs added 13 in the game.  The Mountaineers have dropped four consecutive games to fall to 11-9 overall and 4-5 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Trailing 35-25 at the half, the Mountaineers opened the second half on a 12-to-4 run to cut the deficit to two with just over 16 minutes remaining.  All 12 points during the run came on three points as Hobbs and Carmelo Pacheco hit two each.  The Jaspers (9-9, 4-5 MAAC) responded with a 15-to-1 run to take control of the game with a Devin Dinkins lay-up capping the spurt for a 54-38 advantage midway through the second half.

Down by 12 with 6:46 on the clock, the Mount made a final push, scoring the next seven points to make it a five-point game.  Abdou Khadre Kebe started the run with a three-pointer with Pacheco and Hobbs each hitting a pair of free throws to make it 62-57.  The Mount got a stop and had a chance to cut into the deficit again, but Hobbs was off the mark on a drive.  Dinkins then sealed the win with back-to-back three-pointers, the second giving his team a 68-57 lead with 1:51 remaining.

Adebayo hit 7-of-14 from the field while adding seven rebounds to his team-high 20 points.  Hobbs finished with 13 points and three boards while Pacheco added eight in the loss.  Point guard Xavier Lipscomb had four points, eight rebounds, two assists and two steals in the game.  Dinkins led all scorers with 23 points for the Jaspers with Masiah Gilyard adding a double-double with 12 points and 13 boards. 

GAME NOTES

• The teams split this year's season series with each winning on the road.  The Mount earned a 75-66 win at Manhattan on January 10.  Manhattan now holds a 13-9 advantage in the all-time series.
• Adebayo scored 20 or more points for the second consecutive game, and third over his past four contests.  He is averaging 18.5 points over the four-game span.
• The Mountaineers shot 33.3 percent in the opening half, hitting just 1-of-11 (.091) from beyond the arc.
• Jedy Cordilia led the Mount with nine rebounds.

UP NEXT:  The Mount plays at Merrimack on Friday, January 31, at 7:00 p.m.