Mount St. Mary's Welcomes Saint Peter's to Knott Arena on Friday Night

Mount St. Mary's was lost at Quinnipiac, 80-69, on Sunday afternoon to fall to 5-11 overall and 1-4 in the MAAC. Arlandus Keyes paced the Mount with 17 points while Luke McEldon added 14 points and five rebounds. The Mount led 35-32 at the half, but the Bobcats used a 12-3 run early in the second half to build a nine-point lead. The Mount cut the deficit to 60-57, but would get no closer the rest of the way. Xavier Lipscomb chipped in 11 points, five rebounds and five assists for the Mount in the game.
Mount St. Mary's swept the series last year to even the all-time series at five wins each. Mount St. Mary's is 2-2 all-time at home against the Peacocks, and 3-3 in MAAC regular season matchups. The Mount's first-ever MAAC game was a 73-58 victory at Saint Peter's on December 1, 2022.
Xavier Lipscomb had 11 points, five rebounds and five assists in the loss at Quinnipiac, the second time this season and the fourth time in his career that he has recorded 10+ points, 5+ rebounds and 5+ assists in a game.
Mount St. Mary's is 3-2 at home this season, averaging 72.0 points per game while shooting 47.2 percent from the field. Luke McEldon (14.8 ppg, 71.1 FG%) and Justin Amadi (14.4 ppg, 66.7 FG%) have been the Mount's top performers at Knott Arena this season.
Mount St. Mary's has four players averaging double figures in scoring this season in Luke McEldon (11.4), Arlandus Keyes (11.2), Trey Deveaux (11.2) and Xavier Lipscomb (10.0). The Mount has had four players average double figures in a season just four times since joining NCAA Division I in 1988-89. The Mount had four double figure scorers last year for the first time since the 1990-91 campaign.
Luke McEldon is averaging 14.0 points over the past three games, hitting 21-of-30 (.700) from the field. McEldon leads the Mount in scoring (11.4), rebounding (5.7) and field goal percentage (.607) this season. He also tops the MAAC in field goal percentage this year.
Arlandus Keyes scored a team-high 17 points in the Mount's loss at Quinnipiac on Sunday. Keyes went 5-of-15 (.333) from three-point range in the game, the fifth time this season he has made four or more three-pointers in a game. Keyes is averaging 11.2 points per game on the year, and has made a team-high 38 three-pointers.
Up next, the Mount hosts Siena on Sunday, January 11, at 2 pm.

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Players Mentioned

#2 Arlandus Keyes: G; 6' 2"; Senior

#45 Xavier Lipscomb: G; 6' 2"; Graduate Student

#5 Trey Deveaux: F; 6' 5"; Graduate Student

#11 Justin Amadi: F; 6' 7"; Redshirt Senior

#21 Luke McEldon: F; 6' 10"; Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

#2 Arlandus Keyes
: 6' 2"; Senior
: G

#45 Xavier Lipscomb
: 6' 2"; Graduate Student
: G

#5 Trey Deveaux
: 6' 5"; Graduate Student
: F

#11 Justin Amadi
: 6' 7"; Redshirt Senior
: F

#21 Luke McEldon
: 6' 10"; Redshirt Sophomore
: F