3/2/2009 10:44:41 AM
Somerset, NJ - Needing a win to qualify for the NEC Tournament, Mundweiler rose to the occasion with perhaps the greatest shooting performance in league history in Wagner’s 91-60 win over Monmouth on Saturday.
The Olathe, KS native established an NCAA single-game season-high, as well as a school and NEC record with 11 three-pointers in the victory en-route to a career-high 39-point performance. The 39 points were the most by a Wagner player since Dean Borges hit for 39 on December 9, 1987. It also represented an NEC single-game season-best and marked the highest output in an NEC game since Tristan Blackwood dropped 40 against Robert Morris on February 22, 2007. I
Ironically, Mundweiler broke the single-game NEC three-point record of 10 that Blackwood matched in that very game. The Mount’s Scott Murphy also hit 10 trifectas in a game back on February 7, 1991. Coupled with an 18-point effort in the Seahawks’ 75-66 victory at Quinnipiac on Thursday, Mundweiler averaged 28.5 points and shot 57.1 percent from the field on the week, including a blistering 55.1 percent (16-29) from long range.
He leads the NEC with 91 three-pointers and 3.1 per game, and also ranks 11th in 3PFG percentage (.397) and scoring (14.0 ppg). Mundweiler has moved into second place on the NEC’s career list with 305 treys. Among active league players, Mundweiler is third in career scoring with 1,259 points. He also sits 19th on Wagner’s all-time scoring list.
Seeded seventh, Wagner will travel to second-seeded Mount St. Mary’s in an NEC quarterfinal matchup on Thursday at 7:00 pm.