Newburgh, N.Y. – The Mount Saint Mary College Men's Basketball team looks to get back into the win column on Wednesday night when it travels to Skyline Conference rival St. Joseph's-Brooklyn. Live Stats and Video will be available for the those who cannot attend the 7:00 p.m. tip-off.
At A Glance: The Knights are coming off a hard fought 83-76 home loss to Old Westbury on Saturday that dropped them to 9-6 overall and 4-3 in Skyline Conference contests.
Gerard Nocera (Holmdel, N.J.) led five players in double-figures with 16 points, while freshman
Jovin Ramos (Secaucus, N.J.) poured in a career-high 14 points against the Panthers.
Through 15 games, Nocera leads the team's scoring attack with 15.4 points per outing, while junior
Daniel Wolff (Holtsville, N.Y.) is good for 11.5 points and a team-high 8.1 rebounds per game. Nocera leads the team from the field, converting at 47.7-percent overall for the Knights, while
Tyler McDine (Suffern, N.Y.) checks in with team-highs in free-throw percentage (80.6) and assists per game (4.0).
Heading into Wednesday's game, the Knights rank second in the Skyline Conference in scoring defense and three-point field goal percentage defense.
Scouting The Bears: St. Joseph's-Brooklyn enter Wednesday's game at 4-12 overall on the season and 1-7 in league play and are currently on a three game losing skid. The Bears are coming off a tight 65-61 loss to Sage on Saturday in which Aaron Parra led the team in scoring with 15 points. St. Joseph's shot 30-percent from the floor in the game, going 21-for-70 from the field.
Parra is the only player to average double-figures through 16 games, checking in with 12.7 points per game on 42.7-percent shooting. He also the team's leading rebounder with 7.7 caroms per game and paces the squad from the free-throw line, converting at 73.3-percent in 86 attempts.
The Bears head into Wednesday's tilt seventh in the conference in scoring and ninth in scoring defense. Parra ranks 13
th in the league in scoring and 10
th in rebounding.
Recent History: This is the third meeting between the two teams since the start of the 2015-16 season with the home team winning both previous meetings. The Knights fell on the road last season 69-66 before rebounding for a 75-55 win at the Kaplan Center.
What's Next: The Knights will remain on the road Saturday when they travel to the College of Mount Saint Vincent. Tip-off at the Peter Jay Sharp Center is set for 1:00 p.m.