Newburgh, N.Y. – The Mount Saint Mary College Men's Basketball team begins a three-game conference road swing on Sunday when it travels to Farmingdale State. Live Stats and Video will be available for the 1:00 p.m. tip-off Sunday afternoon.
Spectator Policy: Per Skyline Conference policy, NO FANS will be permitted at Sunday's game.
At A Glance: Mount Saint Mary is coming off an 89-49 home loss to #7 Yeshiva, it's fourth straight defeat. After winning five of six contests and moving to within a game of the .500 mark, the Mount enters Sunday's game at 5-10 overall and 3-4 in league action.
Mount Saint Mary has four players averaging at least eight points per game, led by 14.2 from
Chris Yearwood (Red Hook, N.Y.) who is shooting 42-percent overall and nearly 41-percent from three-point range. Yearwood has scored in double-figures 13 times to date and adds 3.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game for the Knights.
Connor Cyran (Garfield, N.J.) shoots 44.9-percent from the floor and contributes 9.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per outing, while
Jayden Figueroa (New Windsor, N.Y.) leads the team with 10.1 rebounds to go along with 9.2 points and just over one block per game.
Paul Sienke (Washington, D.C.) chips in just over eight points per game for the Knights, while
Ryan Graham (Campbell Hall, N.Y.) supports the offense with 7.6 points per outing.
After being held to its second lowest scoring output of the season on Wednesday, Mount Saint Mary enters the weekend averaging 63.1 points per game on 39.6-percent shooting overall, 30.3-percent shooting from behind the arc and 67.2-percent shooting from the free-throw line.
A Look At The Rams: Winners of three straight games and six of their last seven, the Rams open Sunday's contest at 11-7 overall and 7-2 in Skyline Conference play. Farmingdale State's last win came in a tight 63-62 win over Manhattanville on Wednesday.
Dominique Senat is one of four Rams to score in double-figures, pouring in 13.8 points per game on 51-percent shooting to go along with a team-high 8.3 rebounds per contest. Corey Powell checks in with 11.3 points per game, 3.6 boards and just under two helpers for Farmingdale State.
Aaron Davis contributes 11.1 points per game on the offensive end and nearly three assists per contest, while Nick Hurowitz tallies 10.8 points and hauls in just shy of six rebounds per night for the Rams.
Jevon Santos leads the team with 4.5 assists per game and contributes better than eight points and just under two steals per outing.
Farmingdale State averages 73.4 points per game as a unit and is shooting 44.5-percent overall, 36.4-percent from three-point range and 69.9-percent from the free-throw line.
Recent History: In 28 previous meetings since the start of the 2006-07 season, Farmingdale State has produced 21 victories in the series. The Rams have won the last nine meetings with the Knights' last win in the series coming in a tight 68-64 decision on January 10, 2015 at the Kaplan Center.
What's Next: The Knights continue their road swing on February 2 with a trip to Old Westbury.