AP Photo/Jeff DeanMount St. Mary’s forward Jedy Cordilia (14) drives against American University forward Eric Michaels during the first half of a First Four college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)
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Mount St. Mary’s beats American in 2025 NCAA Basketball Tournament to advance to First Round
Mountaineers advance to face Duke in NCAA Tournament’s First Round
Updated: 8:46 PM EDT Mar 19, 2025
The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers dominated American University Wednesday night in the First Four of the NCAA Basketball Tournament.The team from Emmitsburg, Frederick County, led 48-38 at halftime and held onto a dominating lead through the second half to beat American, 83-72. This was Mount St. Mary’s third-ever NCAA Tournament win.The Mountaineers finished the season with a 22-12 record, and moves on as the 16 seed to play No. 1 seed Duke in Raleigh, North Carolina, at 2:50 p.m. Friday in the NCAA’s First Round.American’s leading scorer, Matt Rogers, was ruled of the game with a right knee injury. Rogers, a fifth-year senior who has already graduated, initially tweaked his knee four minutes into the game between No. 16 seeds seeking to advance to the main March Madness bracket. He went to the locker room, got it wrapped and was able to return. But he seemingly made the injury worse while trying to defend the post.The Mountaineers’ record in MAAC action is 15-8. Mount St. Mary’s is 5-3 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 14.5 turnovers per game.
DAYTON, Ohio (WBAL & AP) —The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers dominated American University Wednesday night in the First Four of the NCAA Basketball Tournament.
The team from Emmitsburg, Frederick County, led 48-38 at halftime and held onto a dominating lead through the second half to beat American, 83-72. This was Mount St. Mary’s third-ever NCAA Tournament win.
The Mountaineers finished the season with a 22-12 record, and moves on as the 16 seed to play No. 1 seed Duke in Raleigh, North Carolina, at 2:50 p.m. Friday in the NCAA’s First Round.
American’s leading scorer, Matt Rogers, was ruled of the game with a right knee injury. Rogers, a fifth-year senior who has already graduated, initially tweaked his knee four minutes into the game between No. 16 seeds seeking to advance to the main March Madness bracket. He went to the locker room, got it wrapped and was able to return. But he seemingly made the injury worse while trying to defend the post.
The Mountaineers’ record in MAAC action is 15-8. Mount St. Mary’s is 5-3 when it turns the ball over less than its opponents and averages 14.5 turnovers per game.
