Game Notes: Mount St. Mary's| WagnerWatch: (NEC Front Row)Live StatsStaten Island Advance Game Preview Staten Island, NY- The Wagner College men's basketball team begins a three-game homestand tonight at 7:00 p.m. when the Seahawks welcome in the defending Northeast Conference champions, the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers to the Spiro Sports Center.
THE COACHESWagner:
Bashir Mason: 40-34, Third Season
Overall Record: Same
All-time against MSM: 3-2
Mount St. Mary's: Jamion Christian: 38-40, Third Season
Overall Record: Same
All-time against WC: 2-3
LAST TIME OUT FOR WAGNER…- Freshman guard Corey Henson (Upper Marlboro, MD/DeMatha Catholic) tossed in 15 points and junior forward Stedman Allen (Bronx, NY/Labette CC-KS) nearly hit for a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds but it was not enough to offset a balanced Saint Francis U squad, led by Earl Brown's game-high 20 points, as the Red Flash secured an 85-68 victory in the NEC opener on Saturday.
SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS…- The Mountaineers are the defending Northeast Conference champions. After defeating St. Francis Brooklyn in the quarterfinals and Wagner in the semifinals, the Mount secured the automatic NCAA bid by defeating Robert Morris in Moon Township before falling to UAlbany in the NCAA First Four a season ago.
- This season, Mount St. Mary's is 4-8 and 0-1 in conference, after falling to the Colonials in their NEC opener on Saturday in Moon Township, PA.
- Andrew Smeathers is the team's leading scorer at 10.3 points per game, despite playing in just four games this season, after sitting out last season after transferring from Butler University.
- Gregory Graves is the team's leading rebounder at 6.6 per contest while freshman guard Junior Robinson is dishing out 3.4 assists per game, good for third among all NEC rookies.
ALL-TIME AGAINST MOUNT ST. MARY'S…- Tonight's contest is the 52nd all-time meeting, with Wagner holding a 32-19 edge, including a 6-4 mark in the last 10 games against the Mountaineers
UP NEXT…- On Thursday, January 8th, the Seahawks/Colonials contest will be broadcasted on CBS Sports Network at 9:00 p.m. It marks the second time that the Green & White are featured on CBS Sports, after defeating Bryant University last season.
- All Northeast Conference games are streamed live on NEC Front Row, the online digital network of the Northeast Conference.
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