Mount St. Mary's University NCAA News

Two teams with high expectations clash in Norman today, as the 17th-ranked Oklahoma Sooners host the Mount St.

Mount St. Marya s junior forward Tayvon Jackson looks to pass during the first day of practice last month at Knott Arena.

INITIALLY IT DIDN'T look like Jeremy Goode would ever play basketball at Mount St.

Defending Northeast Conference regular season and playoff champion Robert Morris earned two first-place votes was picked to finish third in the conference by the coaches.

Emmitsburg - There was a point in time last season when Mount St. Mary's senior Will Holland just had to let it go for the ball to go in.

The Northeast Conference is one of the smaller conferences in the country. The fight for an NCAA Tournament berth and the chance of a lifetime for many of these teams brings out the excitement even in the smaller conferences like the NEC.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: The Mountaineers lost 6-8 freshman Raven Barber, who failed to qualify, and redshirt freshman Jacolby Wells, who will sit out the first semester because of grades.

Mount St. Mary's head coach Milan Brown gives instructions to his team during its practice on Saturday at Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, Md.

Siena came one step closer to completing its 2009-10 non-conference schedule Tuesday when it finalized an agreement to play Mount Saint Mary's on Jan.

No matter how many schools lined up to fetch her basketball services, Taylor Palmer decided her final decision could wait.