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Just over a week removed from playing in the Northeast Conference men's basketball championship game, Mount St.

Mount St. Mary's head coach Jamion Christian directs his players from the bench during the first half of Northeast Conference NCAA college basketball game against LIU Brooklyn, Tuesday, March 12, 2013, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

In the aftermath of Tuesday's loss in the Northeast Conference championship game, Jamion Christian used a perfect analogy to describe what's ahead for the men's basketball at Mount St.

The fifth-seeded Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers are one more upset away from the NCAA Tournament as they are set to square off with the third-seeded Long Island Blackbirds in the Northeast Conference Tournament Championship at the Wellness Center.

Bitter: He was elbowed above his left eye last Wednesday, forcing him to get stitches during halftime of the basketball game against Bryant.