Mount St. Mary’s Men’s Basketball to Host Manhattan on Friday Night

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• Mount St. Mary’s closed out their four-game road swing with a 63-56 loss to Marist last Sunday. dakota refue Leading the Mountaineers with 17 points and 7 rebounds. Jalen Benjamin 15 points deduction. The Mounts closed the first half with him running 13-1 and at the break he took a 28-23 lead. Marist opened a 12-point advantage in the second half and was able to secure the win.
• Mount will face Manhattan for the first time since November 2000. Jaspers holds a 10-6 lead in the best series ever, dating back to 1910. Manhattan won the last meeting between schools. His 57th win on November 21, 2000 in Manhattan. The Mountaineers have his 3–1 wins at home against Manhattan, including his 73–46 victory on December 27, 1997.
• Mount St. Mary’s will play five of their next six games at home, starting with Manhattan. The Mountaineers are 2-3 at home this year, with wins over McDaniel and Loyola.
• Jalen Benjamin He is averaging 18.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.6 assists in MAAC play this year. The 5-10 senior guard has shot 51.6% overall, and in his MAAC games for the year he’s 13-for-25 (.520) out of the 3-point range. Benjamin has scored in double figures in all his five games in his MAAC, surpassing his 28 points at St Peters.
• Mount St. Mary’s have held their opponents below 70 points in all of their last nine matches. Over that span, Mount has allowed him 61.1 points per game and holds opposition to shooting 40.8%. Mount limited his opponents to 63 points or less five times in nine games.
• Mount St. Mary’s have shot 79.2% of foul lines over their last 10 games. The Mountaineers are 95 to 120 in the charity stripe for that span. Jalen Benjamin He took the lead and posted a 16/17 (.941). The Mountaineers have him fifth in the MAAC this season, with him shooting 72.9% for the year.
• The Mount will next host Quinnipiac at Knot Arena on Sunday, January 15th at 2pm.