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Men's Basketball Concludes Four-Game Road Trip This Afternoon At George Mason

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Wagner College Seahawks (6-3; 0-0 NEC)
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George Mason University Patriots
 (5-7; 0-0 Atlantic 10)
                     
Game DetailsTuesday, December 22, 2015  | Fairfax, VA |
12:00 p.m. | EagleBank Arena (10,000)
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Stream: PatriotVision (A-10 Network) 

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Fairfax, VA - The final game of a season-long four-game road trip finds Wagner in Fairfax, VA as the Seahawks tangle with the George Mason University Patriots of the Atlantic 10 Conference on this afternoon at 12:00 p.m. at the EagleBank Arena. 

The Green & White are coming off of a three-game stretch against Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) schools, in which they posted a 2-1 record, most recently, picking up a 76-64 victory over the Fairfield University Stags on Friday evening from Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT. Wagner (6-3) began its three-game MAAC tour with a 65-64 win at Rider (12/8), which was followed by a 73-54 loss at surging Monmouth (12/13). 

The Patriots (5-7), meanwhile wrap up a two-game homestand against the Seahawks after defeating the Longwood Lancers, 75-70, on Saturday evening.  


WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
  • The contest between the Seahawks and the Patriots is only the second-ever between the schools.  The only other time these two programs met was back on December 29, 1983, as part of the Utica College/Matts Classic in which Mason defeated Wagner, 89-77. 

LAST TIME OUT FOR WAGNER:
  • On the strength of a season-high 13 made three-pointers from five different players, Wagner earned a 76-64 victory over its third and final Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) opponent, the Fairfield University Stags, on Friday evening at Webster Bank Arena.
  • Two Seahawks paved the way, scoring in double figures, led by sophomore guard Corey Henson (Upper Marlboro, MD/DeMatha Catholic), who tallied a game-high 18 points, which included a career-best 6-of-6 from three-point range.  Junior guard Michael Carey (Nassau, Bahamas/Lamar Consolidated [San Jacinto College]) posted his second career "double-double," finishing with 16 points and 13 rebounds, each of which are career highs.
  • Redshirt senior guard Dwaun Anderson (Suttons Bay, MI/Suttons Bay [Michigan State]) and sophomore guard Aaren Edmead (Deer Park, NY/Deer Park) added nine points apiece while graduate forward Henry Brooks (New Orleans, LA/Miller Grove [University of Pennsylvania]) chipped in with eight points. 
  • After a slow start from the Seahawk offense where they converted just 26.6 percent from the field (8-of-30) after the second media timeout at the 10:22 mark, both teams began to heat up. When Edmead drilled a left-wing three-pointer at the 9:51 mark off a feed from classmate Romone Saunders (Temple Hills, MD/Potomac [Mt. Zion Prep]), it was a 16-16 game. Edmead's long-range bucket answered a Fairfield three-pointer.
  • The Stags then went on a 6-0 burst in forging a  22-16 lead with 7:06 left in the first half before the Green & White found their rhythm. Henson was the catalyst as the second-year guard drilled three straight trifectas, igniting the Seahawk offense and giving Wagner a 27-25 lead. Henson's hot hand keyed a 12-0 run, which was capped by another three-point shot, this one from Edmead, as the Seahawks' turned a 25-18 deficit into a 30-25 lead.
  • Over the final 5:32 of the first half, the Wagner defense stifled Fairfield, as the Seahawks concluded the half on a 14-4 run while limiting the Stags to just 1-of-10 shooting from the field, with the lone field goal coming on a three-pointer from Jerry Johnson.
  • For the half, Henson and Edmead combined for 18 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field and a perfect 6-of-6 from outside.  Wagner shot 57.1 percent from beyond the arc in the opening half (8-of-14) while limiting Fairfield to just 21.4 percent from deep (3-of-14). Carey was impressive in the opening stanza, scoring seven points and grabbing nine rebounds, with six coming on the defensive end.
  • Wagner extended its lead to 41-32 at the outset of the second half as Henson hit his fourth three-pointer of the game from the top of the key.  After a 3:30 scoring drought by both teams, Fairfield mounted a comeback, trimming the Seahawks' lead to just four, 41-37, with 12:40 left in the game as Segura drove the lane and banked in the layup chance. This bucket was part of an 11-4 Stag run, and when Kevin Degnan hit a three-pointer, the Seahawk lead was down to three, 43-40, with 10:55 remaining.
  • For the game, Wagner shot 42.6 percent from the field and a season-high 56.5 percent from three-point range while outmuscling the Stags on the boards by a 41-32 advantage.  Fairfield scored 34 of its 64 points in the paint while Wagner's bench outscored Fairfield, 33-26. 


SCOUTING THE GEORGE MASON PATRIOTS:
  • Two Patriots are averaging double-figures in scoring, led by Jaire Grayer, who checks in at 11.0 ppg while shooting 43.0 percent from the field and 80.0 percent from the free-throw line. Otis Livingston, who is one of two Patriots to start in every game this season, follows at 10.9 ppg while averaging a team-best 33.4 minutes per game. 
  • Shevon Thompson is the team's leading rebounder, averaging 10.6 caroms a contest, which leads the Atlantic 10 as of 12/18/15. 
  • The Patriots are without the services of Marko Gujanicic (9.5 ppg.), who was suspended on December 10 for violation of team and university academic policies, and Patrick Holloway (5.3 ppg.), who has has voluntarily left the program,   
  • After dropping its first two games of the season, against Colgate and at Mercer, the Patriots defeated Ole Miss (68-62) and Oklahoma State, 71-68, in overtime to advance to the championship game of the Gildan Charleston Classic. The Patriots earned back-to-back wins for the second time this season after defeating the Longwood Lancers, 75-70, at EagleBank Arena on Saturday evening.
  • Three Patriots finished in double figures, led by DeAndre Abram's game-high 24 points on 8-of-14 shooting from the field. Marquise Moore chipped in with 15 points and fell one rebound short of a double-double, pulling down a team-best nine rebounds.  Livingston, the team's leading scorer, added 12 points and five assists in the victory.  


GEORGE MASON HEAD COACH DAVE PAULSEN:
  • Paulsen was named Mason's 10th head coach back on March 30, 2015, after guiding Patriot League member, Bucknell, to a 134-94 record during a seven-year tenure.
  • At Bucknell, Paulsen was a three-time Patriot League Coach of the Year, including his final season in 2015, after the Bison finished with a 19-15 mark.
  • Paulsen led Bucknell to three straight regular season titles while earning four postseason berths - two NCAA and two National Invitational Tournament (NIT) appearances.


SERIES HISTORY:
  • This afternoon's contest is only the second meeting between Wagner and George Mason, with the Patriots leading the head-to-head series, 1-0.
  • These two programs last met back on December 29, 1983, at Utica College for the Utica College/Matts Classic in which the Patriots defeated the Seahawks, 89-77.
  • Wagner's head coach was Neil Kennett, and George Mason was led by the late Joe Harrington, who holds the third-highest win total for the program, trailing only current University of Miami head coach Jim Larranaga (273) and John Linn (130).


WAGNER ALL-TIME VS. THE ATLANTIC-10 CONFERENCE:
  • Wagner holds a 9-29 record all-time against schools that currently make up the Atlantic 10 conference.
  • Wagner has yet to face four schools (Davidson, Duquesne, Massachusetts, and Saint Louis).
  • The Seahawks have seen Fordham the most, 25 times (3-22)m and hold victories over George Washington, Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure and Virginia Commonwealth. 


WAGNER ALL-TIME VS. VIRGINIA DIVISION I SCHOOLS:
  • Wagner holds an all-time mark of 5-11 against Division I programs from the Commonwealth of Virginia.
  • The Seahawks have faced half of the 14 Virginia Division I schools, having met George Mason (0-1), Norfolk State (2-1), Old Dominion (0-2), Richmond (0-1), Virginia Commonwealth (2-0), Virginia (0-3) and William & Mary (1-3). 


STATS COMPARISON (2015-16 stats)
CategoryWagnerGeorge Mason
Points66.462.8
Opponent Points64.165.6
Rebounds40.640.7
Opponent Rebounds33.933.6
Field Goal Pct.38.540.8
Opponent Field Goal Pct.41.441.2
Three-Point Field Goal Pct.31.428.7
Opponent Three-Point Field Goal Pct.35.234.1
Three-Point Field Goal Made Per Game6.65.3
Opponent Three-Point Field Goal Made Per Game6.46.2
Free Throw Pct.72.162.0
Opponent Free Throw Pct.70.672.1
Free Throws Made13.210.3
Opponent Free Throws Made14.112.1
Assists11.610.6
Opponent Assists12.211.3
Turnovers15.312.6
Opponent Turnovers16.68.1
Blocked Shots2.93.8
Opponent Blocked Shots3.73.8

    
HOMECOMING, OF SORTS, FOR COACH WEBB:
  • Fourth-year Seahawk assistant coach Marquis Webb will experience a homecoming of sorts. Prior to arriving on Staten Island as a part of head coach Bashir Mason's coaching staff, Webb served as the Director of Player Development at George Mason under former head coach, Paul Hewitt.
  • During the 2011-12 campaign, his lone season with the Patriots, Webb helped guide George Mason to 24 wins, the third most in school history, while providing a pivotal role in the emergence of Ryan Pearson, who became just the third Patriot student-athlete to earn Associated Press (AP) All-America honors.


BROOKS COMPLETES ONE MILESTONE, NEXT UP ANOTHER:
  • Graduate forward Henry Brooks (New Orleans, LA/Miller Grove [University of Pennsylvania]) scored his 500th career point against the Fairfield University Stags on Friday, December 18.
  • Brooks, who spent his first three years at the University of Pennsylvania, recorded the milestone with 2:40 left in the contest as he swooped into the lane for a layup.
  • One more milestone is up for Brooks as the next game he plays in will be the 100th of his career. The 6-8 post player has 61 career starts between Pennsylvania and Wagner with seven of those coming as a Seahawk. 
  • Two Seahawks are on the verge of joining Brooks in the 500-point club, redshirt senior guard Dwaun Anderson (Suttons Bay, MI/Suttons Bay [Michigan State]) is 88 points away from this mark, while sophomore guard Corey Henson (Upper Marlboro, MD/DeMatha Catholic) is 90 points away from joining the club. 


CAREY SEEING "DOUBLE-DOUBLE":
  • Junior transfer guard Michael Carey (Nassau, Bahamas/Lamar Consolidated [San Jacinto College]) posted his second career "double-double" as the junior swingman scored a career-best 16 points while pulling down a new career-best, 13 rebounds, in the Seahawks win over Fairfield back on December 18.  
  • Carey recorded his first career "double-double" back on December 6, when he finished with 12 points and 11 rebounds in a home victory over American.
  • The 6-5 Carey has pulled down at least five rebounds in every game so far this season for Wagner and is the team's leading rebounder, pulling down 8.4 caroms a contest so far in 2015-16. 


THREE-BALL GALORE:  
  • Against the Fairfield University Stags on December 18, the Wagner knocked down a season-high 13 three-point field goals, the most since converting 13 at Patriot member, Lafayette, on December 6, 2014. 
  • Corey Henson and fellow classmate Aaren Edmead (Deer Park, NY/Deer Park) led the onslaught from three-point range, combining to finish a perfect 9-for-9 from the outside.


LAST FIVE GAMES FOR WAGNER:
  • Wagner sports a 4-1 record over the last five games, including that 2-1 mark against MAAC schools Rider (Won, 65-64), Monmouth (Lost, 73-54) and Fairfield (Won, 76-64).
  • As a team, Wagner is out-rebounding its opponents, 192-to-169, including a 66-to-50 advantage on the offensive glass.
  • During this five-game stretch, three Seahawks are averaging double-figures in scoring, led by sophomore guard Corey Henson (Upper Marlboro, MD/DeMatha Catholic), who is pouring in 14.2 ppg while averaging 30.8 minutes a contest.  
  • Redshirt senior guard Dwaun Anderson (Suttons Bay, MI/Suttons Bay [Michigan State]) is tallying 11.2 ppg in these five games while going 11-for-11 at the free-throw line in 32.4 minutes a contest.  
  • Junior guard Michael Carey (Nassau, Bahamas/Lamar Consolidated [San Jacinto College]) is nearly averaging a "double-double," scoring 10.0 ppg and pulling down a team-leading 9.4 rebounds a contest. 


RPI RANKINGS:
  • As of 12/20/15, Wagner brings a 6-3 record into Tuesday's contest with two of the setbacks coming against teams in the top 60 RPI rankings (#11 Monmouth and #43 Seton Hall). 
  • Wagner has another loss against #179 St. John's.
  • Among Northeast Conference (NEC) schools, the Seahawks are the highest ranked team at #152, followed by #161 Fairleigh Dickinson, #237 Saint Francis U and #271 St. Francis Brooklyn. 


NATIONAL STATISTICS:
  • Through games 12/18/15, the Seahawks rank among the top 100 in NCAA Division I in eight different statistical categories and are among the top 25 in two categories. Wagner ranks ninth in the nation in Offensive Rebounds Per Game, pulling down 15.44 a contest, while the Seahawks' defense is 25th in the land in Turnovers Forced, averaging 16.56 per contest. The Green & White are also 29th in Steals Per Game, at 8.4 per contest.
  • Wagner's Scoring Defense (64.1 points allowed per contest), tops the NEC and ranks 47th nationally.


THROWBACK NOTES:
  • Dwaun Anderson's last-second, one-handed put-back slam in Wagner's thrilling 65-64 win over Rider back on December 8, reached No. 5 on ESPN's Sportscenter #SCTop10. For Anderson, it was his fifth appearance on the countdown in his career.
  • At Fairfield, Anderson's double-digit scoring streak was halted at eight games as he finished with nine points in the Green & White's, 76-64, victory over the Stags. Prior to Friday, Anderson had hit for double figures in all nine season-opening games.
  • Through nine games of the 2015-16 season, Wagner has scored 256 of its 598 total points in the paint and are outscoring their opponents, 256-to-234 from the painted area.
  • The 2015-16 Seahawk guards have accounted for 71.23% percent of the team's total points this season, led by sophomore Corey Henson, who paces the program at 22.91% 
  • According to the latest KenPom.com statistics, junior guard Michael Carey ranks 64th in the entire NCAA in Defensive Rebounding Percentage at 24.5 percentage. This statistic measures the percentage of possible defensive rebounds a player gets and computed PlayerDR [%Min * (Team DR + Opp. OR)]. 
  • According to KenPom, the lineup of Corey Henson-Romone Saunders-Dwaun Anderson-Michael Carey-and Henry Brooks has been the most frequently used lineup for fourth-year head coach, Bashir Mason, as this lineup is used 16.6 percent of the time so far this season.


NEXT UP:
  • The Seahawks close out the non-conference portion of their schedule when they welcome the UMass Lowell River Hawks on December 30. 
  • Tip-off from the Spiro Sports Center is slated for 7:00 p.m. and will be streamed live on NEC Front Row (www.necfrontrow.com) with Joey Wahler providing the call live from courtside.


Follow Wagner Athletics on Facebook (facebook.com/WagnerAthletics), Twitter (@wagnerathletics), Instagram (@wagnerathletics) and YouTube (@WagnerSeahawks) for all the latest news and updates on the athletic department. Follow Wagner MBasketball on Twitter (@Wagner_MBB) for the latest news and updates on the 2015-16 Wagner Men's Basketball team and head coach Bashir Mason (@BashirMason) for news on the fourth-year head coach.  
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Aaren Edmead

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Romone Saunders

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Henry Brooks

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Aaren Edmead

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Corey Henson

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Romone Saunders

#11 Romone Saunders

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Sophomore
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Michael Carey

#23 Michael Carey

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Henry Brooks

#3 Henry Brooks

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