Newburgh, N.Y. – The Mount Saint Mary College Men's Basketball returns to action at the Kaplan Center on Tuesday when it plays the College of Mount Saint Vincent. Live Stats and Video will be available for the 8:00 p.m. tip-off.
Spectator Policy: Per Skyline Conference policy, NO FANS will be permitted at Tuesday's contest.
At A Glance: The Knights have won five of their last six outings on the season and moved to within a game of the .500 mark on Saturday with a 66-49 victory over St. Joseph's-Brooklyn. With the victory, Mount Saint Mary stands at 5-6 overall and remains unbeaten in league play with three wins in as many outings.
Chris Yearwood (Red Hook, N.Y.) scored an even 20 points for the third straight contest on Saturday and enters the new week as the team leader in scoring at 15.5 points per game. Yearwood is shooting 43.9-percent from the floor overall and an efficient 45.2-percent from three-point range. Through 11 contests, Yearwood adds 3.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.
Jayden Figueroa (New Windsor, N.Y.) leads the Mount on the glass with 10.1 caroms per night and checks in with 8.9 points and 1.5 blocks per contest.
Connor Cyran (Garfield, N.J.) and
Ryan Graham (Campbell Hall, N.Y.) support the offense with 9.4 and 9.3 points, respectively.
Through 11 games, Mount Saint Mary is scoring 65.8 points per game on 40.8-percent shooting overall, 32.7-percent shooting from three-point range and a 71.7-percent effort from the free-throw line.
A Look At The Dolphins: Mount Saint Vincent comes to town on Tuesday sporting a 5-7 overall record and a 3-2 mark in Skyline Conference play. The Dolphins snapped a three-game skid on Saturday with a tight 71-69 victory over Maritime.
Dan Porcic pours in nearly 17 points a game to lead the Mount Saint Vincent scoring attack, shooting just over 45-percent from the floor. Porcic adds a team-high 7.2 rebounds to go along with 1.4 assists per game.
Aaron Darab hands out better than three assists per game for Mount Saint Vincent and chips in 7.6 points and 4.5 rebounds, while Elijah McKenzie and Jeremiah Simmons provide just under nine points apiece for the Dolphins.
Mount Saint Vincent scores just over 69 points per game through 12 tilts and is shooting 41.1-percent overall, 34.7-percent from three-point range and 61.8-percent from the free-throw line.
Recent History: Since the start of the 2006-07 season, the two teams have met 26 times with the Knights holding a slim 14-12 advantage in the series. Mount Saint Vincent, however, has won eight of the last 10 outings.
What's Next: Mount Saint Mary is scheduled to hit the road to St. Joseph's-L.I. for a Saturday afternoon contest with the Golden Eagles on January 22.