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Baltimore, MD - Wagner (1-2) returns to action against Coppin State (1-1) tonight, Monday, November 18, at 7:30 pm. WFAN update anchor Joey Wahler will again have the action for you through Red Zone Media starting at 6:50 pm. Click HERE for the free audio stream.

Top Storylines
#1 - Wagner will be looking to post its second-straight win over Coppin State.

#2 - Senior Latif Rivers averaged 20.0 points per game last week and is shooting  53.8 percent (14-for-26) during that time.

#3 - The Seahawks are 13-3 over the last three seasons following a loss.

QUICK HITS
* Both schools most recently played vs. power conference schools with differing results. The Seahawks lost 73-57 at St. John's while the Eagles posted a 78-73 win at Oregon State

* Tonight's game will be the fourth-straight home opener that the Green & White will be a part of.

* Wagner won last year's meeting between the programs by a score of 77-65 thanks to a dominating 33-point, 17-rebound performance from Jonathon Williams.

* There have been no lead changes in Wagner's first three games.

* Last season, Wagner posted a 77-65 overtime victory over Coppin State after rallying from a nine-point second-half deficit, including four with just 1:29 remaining, to force extra time.

* In overtime, the Seahawks were a perfect 4-for-4 from the field, including making good on both triple attempts, en route to outscoring the Eagles 15-3 in the extra period, led by Marcus Burton's seven points after regulation.

* The game was delayed by 23 minutes due to a light malfunction.

* Wagner has won six of its last seven against schools from the MEAC and is 12-7, all-time, against the conference (5-5 road).

* Coppin State is just 2-12, all-time, vs. the NEC and last posted a victory against the league on December 3, 1988 against Robert Morris.

* Second-year head coach Bashir Mason reached the 20-win plateau for his career in just his 33rd game against Chestnut Hill on Tuesday, November 12, matching Chester Sellitto's 47-year school record.

* For the second season in a row, Mason, who is 29 years and 280 days old, is the youngest Division I coach in America as well as the lone head man under the age of 30. He was profiled last night on Fox Sports 1 and that video can be accessed by clicking HERE.

* In 2012-2013, Mason led the Seahawks to 19-12 record (12-6 NEC) in 2012-2013. Both his overall and NEC win totals represented school-records for a rookie coach. Mason was also a finalist for the CollegeInsider.com Joe B. Hall First-Year and Ben Jobe Minority Coach of the Year awards.

* The Eagles are paced by Ron "Fang" Mitchell, who is 418-398 in this his 28th year at Coppin State. Mitchell, who is 65, has been a college head coach for 36 years and led the Baltimore-based school to arguably the MEAC's biggest win ever, a 78-65 victory over South Carolina as the No. 15 seed in the 1997 NCAA Tournament.

* Mason was born three days after Mitchell turned 36 in 1984.

* Wagner is off to a fantastic start on the defensive end of the court, leading the NEC in field goal percentage defense (.371), rebounding offense (42.0/game), blocked shots (5.7/game) and defensive rebounds (30.5/game) while also ranking second in scoring defense (71.3/game) and 3-point field goal percentage defense (.214).

* The Seahawks held St. John's without a three pointer, marking the first time since January 5, 2012, a 88-64 win at Fairleigh Dickinson.

* Senior Latif Rivers scored a team-best 18 points, on 7-of-12 shooting, against the Red Storm and has now notched double-figures for the 64th time in his career while pacing the squad in scoring for the 27th time.

* When Rivers leads the way in scoring the Green & White are 18-9. He has also recorded at least 20 points 15 times with Wagner going 12-3 in those games.

* Rivers scoring haul at St. John's gives him 1,180 points, good for 24h on the all-time Seahawk scoring list. Next up is Rivers is former teammate Tyler Murray (1,216).

* On the year, Rivers ranks fifth in the NEC in scoring (17.3 ppg), 11th in field goal percentage (.486), 11th in 3-point field goal percentage (.455) and 14th in three pointers per game (1.5).

* Classmate Kenneth Ortiz added 10 points while notching double-figures for the third-straight game to start the year. Junior Jay Harris rounded out the double-digit scorers with 14 points while going 4-for-10 from long range to go along with four assists, four rebounds and two steals.

* The starting backcourt of Rivers, Ortiz and Harris combined to account for 73.7 percent (42/57) of the Wagner scoring. Ortiz is also 11th in the NEC in scoring (14.0 ppg), 10th in assists (3.0 apg) and sixth in steals (1.7 spg).

* Senior Naofall Folahan and junior Mario Moody combined for 15 rebounds and six blocks against the Red Storm. Folahan is second in the NEC in both rebounding (8.7 rpg) and blocks (2.0 bpg) while Moody is fourth on the glass (7.3 rpg) and first in blocks (2.3 bpg).

* Folahan's 147 career rejections are second in school history and 29 blocks behind Frantz Pierre-Louis' school-record total of 176.

* This season, Wagner is averaging 36.3 points per game after halftime, compared to just 28.3 points per game in the first half. Personifying that difference is Rivers, who is averaging 12.0 points per game after halftime, while shooting 60.0 percent (12-for-20) from the field, including 66.7 percent (4-for-6) from deep. In the first half, Rivers is averaging just 5.3 points per game, on 35.3 percent (6-for-17) shooting, including 20.0 percent (1-for-5) from long range.

* Ortiz, who is aiming to be the first ever three-time NEC Defensive Player of the Year, is first among active players in the conference with 125 steals and fourth with 308 assists while Rivers is fourth among active players with 1,180 points.

* Since the start of the 2011-2012 season, Wagner, which was picked to win the 2014 NEC Championship by the league's coaches, is 45-20, including 27-9 during conference play and 16-9 in non-conference action.

* By The Numbers (70) ... Since the start of the 2011-2012 season, the Seahawks are 30-4 when scoring at least 70 points and 34-2 when limiting the opposition to less than 70 points.

* By The Numbers (40) ... Also, the Green & White is 35-6 when shooting 40 percent or higher and 26-7 when limiting opposing teams to less than 40 percent shooting. Additionally, since the start of last season Wagner has held 16-of-34 opponents to less than 40 percent shooting.

Scouting Coppin State
Coppin State (1-1) is averaging 71.0 points per game, but allowing the opposition to scored 78.0 points each time out while shooting 43.7 percent from the field. Sophomore guard Sterling Smith leads the Eagles in scoring at 18.5 points per game while junior forward Arnold Fripp is second with 14.0 points and a team-best 8.0 rebounds per game.

Against The MEAC
In three career games against MEAC competition, Rivers is averaging 14.0 points and 4.7 assists per game. Ortiz, meanwhile, is averaging 7.6 points, 5.0 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game.

New York State Of Mind
Seven of Coppin State's 15 players are from the state of New York.

First-Half Dominance
Wagner picked up their first win of the year against Chestnut Hill thanks to opening up a 21-point halftime lead. The advantage was the largest at intermission by a Seahawk team since the Green & White posted a 23-point halftime advantage against Union on December 15, 2006.

At The Break
With its win over Chestnut Hill, Wagner also improved to an eye-popping 43-1 when leading with five minutes to play over the last three years, 33-2 when leading at the break and 23-11 in games decided by five points or less or in overtime.

Defensive State Of Mind
The Seahawks have won 22-straight games when limiting teams to less than 60 points, including going 20-0 over the last three seasons.

Closing It Out
Wagner has also won 36 straight games dating back to 2011-2012 when leading with five minutes to play and were a perfect 17-0 last year.

High Flyer
Moody, who led the Seahawks with 34 dunks a year ago, has recorded six in the first three games and has 54 in just 56 career games.

No Time To Dwell
Wagner's win over Chestnut Hill moved its record to 13-3 following a loss since the 2011-2012 season.

Seniors Step Up
The senior foursome of Folahan, Ortiz, Orlando Parker and Rivers have combined to account for 61.3 percent of the Seahawks' scoring (119/194) this season. The Green & White is an impressive 58-37, including 36-18 during league play, since the four descended on Staten Island. This turnaround comes the heels of a 2009-2010 campaign that saw the Green & White go 5-26 and 3-15 in the NEC.

Long Solid Thus Far
Freshman Nolan Long is averaging 4.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game over just over 11.7 minutes each time out this season.

Wagner Picked To Reign Supreme
For the first time in 21 years Wagner was picked in the annual NEC Coaches Poll to stand atop the summit at the end of the season as The Seahawks received seven of the 10 first place votes. Robert Morris and Bryant tied for second with the Colonials earning two first place nods. Three-time defending champion LIU Brooklyn garnered the final first place vote and was tabbed fourth. Central Connecticut was fifth, followed by last year's runner-up Mount St. Mary's, St. Francis Brooklyn, Sacred Heart, Saint Francis U and Fairleigh Dickinson.

NEC Television Package Announced
For the third-straight year Wagner will play at least two regionally televised games at home, including one on national television as part of the Northeast Conference package. Before playing the aforementioned two games on television, the Seahawks will play before a Fox College Sports (FCS) audience at Mount St. Mary's on Thursday, January 16 at 7:00 pm. Exactly one month later, the Green & White will host Bryant on Sunday, February 16 at 12:00 pm on the national CBS Sports Network before welcoming FCS to the building on Senior Day, March 1 at 6:00 pm against Robert Morris.

Seahawks Heading South For Gulf Coast Showcase
Wagner is one of eight schools that will descend upon Southwest Florida to participate in the inaugural Gulf Coast Showcase at the Germain Arena in Estero, FL. The eight-team tournament, designed to showcase the top mid-major programs from across the country will take place from Monday, November 25 to Wednesday, November 27. The Seahawks along with Louisiana Tech are among the headliners in the eight-team field which also includes St. Bonaventure, San Diego, UNC Greensboro, Illinois-Chicago, Southern Illinois and Stetson. The Green & White will lock horns with Stetson on Monday night at 6:00 pm before playing either St. Bonaventure or Southern Illinois on the second day of the tournament.

Mason Profiled By New York Times
While being the youngest coach in Division I is a story in itself, it may not be the most unique regarding Wagner's second-year head man Bashir Mason. The Jersey City native was recently profiled by the New York Times and Zach Schonbrun due to the fact that Mason is believed to be the only Division I men's head coach that is also student-teaching in the mornings in order to attain his master's degree in education.

Up Next
Wagner hosts Vermont on Thursday, November 21 at 7:00 pm.

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