St. Francis Brooklyn Game Notes

Riverdale, N.Y. – The College of Mount Saint Vincent Men's Basketball team will look to snap a two game slide on Wednesday afternoon when it travels to Division I St. Francis Brooklyn. Tip-off at the Pope Physical Education Center in Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. is set for 2:00 p.m.
 
Tip-Off: Mount Saint Vincent will play its first road game of the season on November 27 when it travels to Division I St. Francis Brooklyn. Tip-Off at the Pope Physical Education Center is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
 
Last Time Out: The Dolphins were dealt their second straight defeat on Sunday with a 75-71 loss to visiting Penn State Altoona. Brandon Serrano netted a game-high 25 points and blocked three shots. Freshman Christian Giles poured in a career-high 21 points and led the team with six assists.
 
Up Next: Following Wednesday's tilt with the Terriers, Mount Saint Vincent will travel to Sage on December 2 to open Skyline Conference play. Tip-Off in Troy, N.Y. is set for 7:00 p.m.
 
CMSV vs. Division I: When the Dolphins and Terriers square off it will mark the Mount's second regular season contest against a Division I opponent in the last five seasons. On December 19, 2009, the Mount was downed at Army by a score of 62-56. Prior to that, the Dolphins' last game against a Division I opponent was on November 25, 1989 when they tussled with Marist.
 
Call Me Captain: Senior forward Gerard Fraser will serve as the Dolphins' captain for the 2013-14 season. He joined the Dolphins last season after transferring from Division II Adelphi.
 
A Family Affair:?While Gerard serves as the captain for the Men's Team, his sister Kelly is one of four captains this season for the Mount Saint Vincent women's squad. In 2012-13 Kelly was a Second Team All-Skyline Conference and Second Team All-Met selection for the Dolphins.
 
1,000 Point Club: Mount Saint Vincent has had a player join the 1,000 point club in two of the last three seasons. Last year senior Shaquille Cunningham became the 15th member of the club with a 27 point performance against NYU-POLY on January 9. Prior to that, Dino Johnson was the last player to score 1,000 points for the Dolphins on February 10, 2011 at Bard.
 
NCAA Tournament: Mount Saint Vincent has advanced to the NCAA Division III Tournament twice in the program's history. The Dolphins advanced to the National Tournament in back-to-back seasons in 1995-96 and 1996-97.
 
Good First Impression: Brandon Serrano has made a good first impression in his first season with the Dolphins. He opened his career at the Mount with 30 points against Centenary and is averaging 23.7 points and 8.7 rebounds per game over the first three games of the season.
 
In Season Tournaments: The Dolphins hosted the second annual CMSV Tip-Off Tournament on November 15-16 and will travel to Fort Lauderdale, Fla. To take part in the Cruzin' Classic December 18-19.
 
Three-Pointer Streak: Heading into play with St. Francis Brooklyn, Mount Saint Vincent has made at least one three-point field goal in 190 straight games. Throughout the streak, the Dolphins have made at least 10 triples in a game 25 times. The last time the team was held without a three-point field goal was on January 14, 2006 against Mount Saint Mary. 
 
Preseason Prognostications: Mount Saint Vincent was selected eighth in the Skyline Conference Preseason Poll earlier this fall. The Dolphins closed out the 2012-13 season with an 8-17 overall record and a 6-12 mark in league play. 
 
Nigro In The Record Books: Head Coach Brian Nigro ranks second all-time at Mount Saint Vincent in assists with 674. His career mark is also good for 18th all-time in Division III and his career average of 6.81 helpers per game ranks him 17th all-time in the Division III records.
 
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.

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