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Game Notes: Pennsylvania | Wagner

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Staten Island, NY  – After a brief Thanksgiving break, the Wagner College men's basketball team is back in action on Saturday afternoon as they welcome the University of Pennsylvania Quakers to the Spiro Sports Center in a contest that eill tip off at 4:00 p.m.

This afternoon's contest marks just the fourth all-time meeting between the schools, with the Seahawks holding a 3-0 advantage in the head-to-head series.THE COACHES
Wagner - Bashir Mason: 39-27, Third Season
                  Overall Record (Same)
                  2013-2014: 19-12, 12-6 NEC (2nd Place)
Penn –    Jerome Allen; 56-89; Sixth Season
                 Overall Record (Same)
                 2013-2014: 8-20; 5-9 Ivy League (T-6th Place)
               
ALL-TIME AGAINST PENN

• This afternoon's matchup is just the fourth all-time meeting between the schools, with Wagner leading the head-to-head series, 3-0
• This series dates back to the 2011-12 season when the Seahawks defeated the Quakers, 71-65, in overtime at the historic Palestra under then-head coach Dan Hurley
• The Seahawks have won by an average margin of six points in the three meetings
• Two of the three contests between these two teams have gone into overtime

LAST MEETINGS vs. PENN (3-0)
2013-14   75-69 (OT) W
2012-13   68-63        W
2011-12   71-65 (OT) W

ALL-TIME AGAINST THE IVY LEAGUE

• The Green and White are 23-25 all-time against members of the Ivy League
• This afternoon's contest is the second meeting for the Seahawks against the Ivy League this season
• Wagner traveled to Columbia in the second game of the season and was edged, 70-56, at Levien Gymnasium

LAST TIME OUT FOR WAGNER @ HOFSTRA 11/23/14

• Freshman guard and Long Island native Aaren Edmead (Deer Park, NY/Deer Park) was one of three Seahawks to finish in double figures but it wasn't enough as Wagner fell to local rival, Hofstra, 93-71, on Sunday afternoon at the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex.
• The 5-10 Edmead, who was named the 2014 Long Island Player of the Year by Newsday and LongIslandBasketball.Com, led the Seahawks in scoring with a career-best 15 points on 5-of-12 shooting from the field off the bench
• Senior guard Marcus Burton (Charlotte, NC/David W. Butler) tallied 13 points, with 10 coming in the first half of action while junior forward Stedman Allen (Bronx, NY/Labette CC (KS) was the third Seahawk in double-digits, with 10 points, which came on 5-of-7 shooting in 25 minutes of play. 

SCOUTING THE PENN QUAKERS

• Penn was picked to finish seventh in the Ivy League's Preseason Media Poll
• The Quakers are looking for their first win of the season
• In a Philadelphia Big 5 matchup, Penn was defeated by Temple, 76-76, on Tuesday evening
• Tony Hicks led Penn with 17 points, 15 of them coming in the first half.   

UP NEXT FOR WAGNER

• The Seahawks will travel to America East member, Maine, on December 2 as the Black Bears and the Seahawks tip off at 7:00 pm. 

Follow Wagner Athletics on Twitter (@wagnerathletics) for all the latest news and updates on the athletic department and on the men's basketball program and head coach Bashir Mason (@BashirMason) for news on the third-year head coach.