MOUNT ST. MARY'S (4-9, 0-2 MAAC) vs. IONA (9-4, 1-1 MAAC)
Monday, December 29, 2025 | 7 p.m.
Knott Arena | Emmitsburg, Md.
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MOUNT STORY LINES
- Mount St. Mary's topped Penn State Brandywine, 73-42, on December 21. The Mount forced 28 turnovers while holding the Lions to 28 percent shooting in the victory. Abdou Khadre Kebe and Justin Amadi each scored 12 points to pace the offense. The Mount outscored the Lions 23-4 over the first 13:23 of the second half to build a 32-point advantage.
- This will be the 11th all-time meeting between the Mount and Iona with the Gaels holding a 7-3 advantage in the series. Iona holds a 2-1 record at Knott Arena, including a 70-67 win in overtime last year on a DeJour Reaves three-pointer at the buzzer.
- The last meeting between the two teams was the 2025 MAAC Championship game with the Mount prevailing, 63-49. Dallas Hobbs led the way on offense with 18 points and seven assists. Dola Adebayo was named Tournament MVP, completing his run in Atlantic City with a 15-point, three rebound effort. Arlandus Keyes was superb off the bench, supplying 14 points. DeJour Reaves led Iona with 19 points and seven boards.
- Mount St. Mary's is 2-2 at Knott Arena this season, and is 12-6 (.667) at home over the past two seasons.
- Mount St. Mary's used its eighth different starting lineup over the first 13 games in the win over Penn State Brandywine on December 21. Mason So has started every game this season, and is the lone Mountaineer to play in all 13 games this year. Injuries have been the main factor for the lineup shuffling as the Mount has lost 56 man-games due to injury this season.
- Trey Deveaux had 11 points and 11 rebounds against PSU Brandywine for his first double-double as a Mountaineer. It is the second double-double of Deveaux's career at the NCAA Division I level. He had 17 points and 11 rebounds for Western Illinois against Morehead State on Feb. 15, 2025.
- Mount St. Mary's dished out a season-high 26 assists on 30 made field goals in the win over Penn State Brandywine. The 26 assists are the most by a Mount team since recording 26 in a 100-75 loss at Tulane on Dec. 30, 1995. It is just the ninth time since the Mount moved to NCAA Division I in 1988-89 that the team has recorded 26 or more assists in a game. Â
- Up next, the Mount embarks on a two-game road trip with matchups at Merrimack (January 2) and Quinnipiac (January 4).
