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| Joe Ecock is averaging just under five points a game off the bench for the Dolphins. |
The Matchup: Mount Saint Vincent travels to West Point, N.Y. for a 4:00 p.m. tip-off with Division I Army on Saturday, December 19. It is the first time the Mount will play a Division I opponent since it played at Marist on November 25, 1989.
The Series: Saturday’s contest will mark the first ever meeting between the Dolphins and the Black Knights.
Who’s next: Following the Army game, the Dolphins will be off until January 5 when they travel to Albany, N.Y. to take on league rival Sage. It is Sage’s first year in the Skyline Conference and will mark the first meeting between the two schools.
New Season, New Home: The Dolphins will move from their old home court into the brand new Peter Jay Sharp Center when they host cross-town rival Lehman on November 17.
Meet The Newcomers: Although the Mount lost just one senior to graduation last season, the Dolphins will welcome nine newcomers for the 2009-10 season. The new group includes freshmen Valentin Arranz, Filipp Bochkov, Sean Caputo, Shaquille Cunningham, Carson Miller, George Naldjieff and Steven Oliver. The other new faces are sophomore James Walker and junior J.R. Downey.
Your 2009-10 Captains: Head Coach Brian Nigro ‘00 has announced that senior Nick DiMaggio and sophomore Keiran Halton will serve as the team’s captains for the 2009-10 season.
Dolphins Travel To West Point: On December 19 Mount Saint Vincent will travel to West Point, N.Y. to take on Division I opponent Army. The game will mark the first game against a Division I opponent for the Mount since it tussled with Marist on November 25, 1989.
All-Skyline Recognition: The Dolphins have had two players garner weekly recognition from the conference this season. Carson Miller was named Skyline Rookie of the Week on 11/23 and on 12/14 and Shaquille Cunningham earned the same honor on 12/7.
Skyline Gets Bigger: The Skyline Conference will welcome Sage to the league in 2009-10 for Men’s Basketball as its 11th member. The Dolphins will square off with the Gators on January 5 on the road and then on February 9 at the Sharp Center.
Why Dolphins?: During the early 1980's, the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics adopted "Dolphins" as the official Mount Saint Vincent mascot with the ideal set forth that our Student-Athletes would exhibit the traits of a Dolphin in their athletics endeavors. Since mythical times, the Dolphin has been considered the most intelligent of water-dwelling animals because of their ability to communicate via a language. On January 29, 2005, at halftime of the Mount Saint Vincent Women’s Basketball game against Manhattanville College, the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics unveiled its new Brand Identity and Logo. The selection of the new Brand was the latest step in the evolution of the Mount Saint Vincent Dolphin.
Skyline against Division I: Four Skyline schools will compete against Division I opponents during the 2009-10 season. Farmingdale St. will travel to Hofstra, Mount Saint Mary will head to Stony Brook, NYU-POLY will take on NJIT0and the Dolphins will tussle with Army on December 19.
91 And Counting: After converting a three-point field goal against Old Westbury the Dolphins have made at least one triple in 91 straight games.
Bench Production: The Mount Saint Vincent bench has outscored that of its opponents in each of its six games. In the season opener the Mount bench outscored Lehman’s 20-7.
FG % Defense: Heading into Saturday’s game the Dolphins have allowed only two teams to shoot better then 40-percent from the field against them. They are currently second in the league in that category (38.6)
Newcomers Stepping Up: In the first three games of the season the Dolphins had a different freshman lead them in scoring. At NYU was the first game in which a newcomer didn’t lead the Dolphins on the score sheet but Shaquille Cunningham converted the game winning basket with five seconds left in the contest.
Glass Work: After outrebounding its opposition only six times last season, Mount Saint Vincent has been on the plus side of the rebounding battle four of its six games this season and holds a rebounding margin of + 3.0.
DiMaggio’s Career Day: Against Staten Island senior Nick DiMaggio exploded for a career-high 35 points. He went 10-15 from the floor, 7-10 from three point range and 8-10 from the free-throw line.
Army Receiving Votes: In the latest AP Top-25 poll Army received one vote for its 7-2 start.
1,000-point Club: Mount Saint Vincent has 13 members in its 1,000 point club, including assistant coach Martin Zivanovic who netted 1,001 career points.
For more information on the 2009-10 Men’s Basketball Season please see complete ARMY GAME NOTES.
