Newburgh, N.Y. – Coming off a season opening road loss at Penn State-Abington, the Mount Saint Mary College Men's Basketball team will take the floor at the Kaplan Center for the first time this season on Tuesday when it plays host to Potsdam. Tip-off with the Bears is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. with Live Stats available for those who cannot attend the contest.
A Look At MSMC: The Knights dropped 84-68 road decision on November 15 at Penn State-Abington and enter Tuesday's tilt with the Bears at 0-1 overall on the season. The Knights shot 38.9-percent from the floor in the season opener, including 8-for-22 from three-point range.
A trio of Knights scored in double-figures against the Nittany Lions, led by a team-high 21 points from
Daniel Wolff (Holtsville, N.Y.). Wolff finished the game 7-for-19 from the floor, including a pair of triples, and went a perfect 5-for-5 from the free-throw line. He led the team in the game with seven rebounds and added a pair of assists and two steals.
Senior
Gerard Nocera (Holmdel, N.J.) netted 12 points in the season opener to go along with six rebounds and a team-high three assists. Classmate
Tyler McDine (Suffern, N.Y.) rounded out the trio in double-figures with 11 points, hitting two three-pointers, and 11 assists.
Scouting The Bears: Potsdam comes calling on Tuesday with a 2-0 record on the season after topping Bridgewater State in the championship game of the North Country Tip-Off on Saturday afternoon. Nosa Onabor led the scoring attack with 26 points and finished off a double-double effort with 12 rebounds.
Potsdam features three players scoring in double-figures through the season's first week, led by 23.0 points per outing from Onabor, who is also good for a team-high 12.0 rebounds per outing. Danny Delsol-Lowry is averaging 13.0 points per game and Serigne Kane is posting 10.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per tilt. Aaron Armstrong is handing out better than three assists per game for the Bears and is chipping in 6.0 points per night.
Through two games, Potsdam is shooting 46.7-percent from the floor overall and is converting at nearly 42-percent from three-point range. The Bears are hauling in 43.0 rebounds per game heading into Tuesday and hold a 4.5 edge in rebounding margin over their opponents.
History: Tuesday contest will be the first on record between the two programs.
What's Next: The Knights will be off until after Thanksgiving when they open Skyline Conference play against Purchase on November 28.
