Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers @ Saint Francis Red Wolves
Mount St. Mary's downs St. Francis (Pa) 81-62
LORETTO, Pa. -- Elijah Long scored 25 points with a career-high five 3-pointers plus eight assists, Miles Wilson added 20 points with seven rebounds, and Mount St. Mary's used a 24-0 second-half run to beat St. Francis (Pa.) 81-62 on Saturday.
Greg Alexander scored 15 points -- all on 3-pointers -- Mawdo Sallah had 10 points, and Chris Wray had a career- high five steals for the Mountaineers (14-13, 12-2 Northeast), who shot 14 of 31 from behind the arc (45.2 percent) and forced 21 Red Flash turnovers in winning their second straight.
St. Francis tied it at 55 with 11:48 left in the second half on Keith Braxton's layup, but Alexander, Wilson and Long combined for six straight 3-pointers and the Mountaineers pulled ahead for good 79-55 on a 24-0 run capped by Sallah's dunk.
Mount St. Mary's led 42-38 at halftime on 53 percent shooting from the floor after Long and Alexander hit 3s to break a 36-all tie.
Braxton scored 14 for the Red Flash (11-14, 8-6), who shot 5 of 11 from 3-point range in losing their second straight.
Game Information
Loretto, PA
Referee:Jim Bruno
Referee:Martin Herrick
Referee:Jason Mirabito
2025-26 Standings
| Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceMetro Atlantic Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 17-3 | - | 23-11 |
| Saint Peter's | 14-6 | 3 | 17-12 |
| Siena | 13-7 | 4 | 23-12 |
| Marist | 12-8 | 5 | 19-12 |
| Quinnipiac | 12-8 | 5 | 19-13 |
| Fairfield | 11-9 | 6 | 21-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 11-9 | 6 | 15-17 |
| Iona | 10-10 | 7 | 18-14 |
| Sacred Heart | 9-11 | 8 | 14-19 |
| Manhattan | 8-12 | 9 | 12-20 |
| Canisius | 5-15 | 12 | 10-21 |
| Niagara | 5-15 | 12 | 8-22 |
| Rider | 3-17 | 14 | 4-25 |
| Northeast ConferenceNortheast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Island University | 15-3 | - | 24-11 |
| Central Connecticut | 12-6 | 3 | 18-12 |
| Mercyhurst | 10-8 | 5 | 17-17 |
| Le Moyne | 10-8 | 5 | 15-17 |
| New Haven | 9-9 | 6 | 14-17 |
| Wagner | 8-10 | 7 | 14-17 |
| Stonehill | 8-10 | 7 | 12-21 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | 8-10 | 7 | 11-21 |
| Saint Francis | 5-13 | 10 | 7-24 |
| Chicago State | 5-13 | 10 | 7-25 |
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