BULLDOGS LOOK FOR BACK-TO-BACK WINS IN ROAD FINALE SATURDAY NIGHT AGAINST MOUNT ST. MARY'S (7 P.M.)

February 20, 2010

BULLDOGS LOOK FOR BACK-TO-BACK WINS IN ROAD FINALE SATURDAY NIGHT AGAINST MOUNT ST. MARY'S (7 P.M.)

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SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- The Bulldogs wrap up their 2009-10 road schedule Saturday night at 7 p.m. when they look for their second win in as many games in Emmitsburg, Md. This is the first and only meeting of the year between the Mountaineers and the Bulldogs, who have just three games remaining. Bryant enters the game fresh off its first victory of the season, a 53-51 down-to-the-wire win over Wagner College Thursday night on the road.

SCOUTING THE MOUNT
Mount St. Mary's enters Saturday's contest riding a seven-game winning streak and will look to double-digit point scorers Jeremy Goode (14.1 ppg), Kelly Beidler (10.5 ppg) and Jean Cajou (10.5 ppg) to carry the Mount to its eighth-straight victory. Beidler paces the team on the boards, pulling down 7.3 rebounds per outing, while Goode has kicked out 115 assists on the year and made 67 thefts, both team highs. Beidler adds 36 blocks to his list of team bests and Tayvon Jackson posts another 29 rejections on the year for the Mountaineers, who shoot better than 42 percent from the floor on the season.

THE SERIES
The Mount holds a 3-0 edge over the Bulldogs in the all-time series, dating back to the 1982-83 season. The last time the two teams met, Mount St. Mary's took a 68-44 victory at home on Dec. 29, 2008. Nick Pontes (New Bedford, Mass.) led the team with 12 points while sophomore Sam Leclerc (Fayette, Maine) chipped in nine more in the loss as the Bulldogs shot just 24.5 percent at Knott Arena. Another series note: the teams have played all three matchups in the month of December.

UP NEXT
Bryant rounds out 2009-10 action with a pair of home games next week. The Bulldogs close out league play with the same opponents against whom they opened NEC action this season, welcoming St. Francis (NY) and Long Island to the Chace Athletic Center for a pair of rematches. The Bulldogs will play the Terriers on Thursday, Feb. 25 at 7:30 p.m. before hosting the Blackbirds on Saturday, Feb. 27 for the 3:30 p.m. season finale.