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All-time record: Mount Vernon Nazarene leads 1-0, 0-0 home record, 0-1 away record

Last meeting: 10/26/2019, Mount Vernon won 76-52

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The Crusaders will open up their home campaign with their first-ever game at the new Alliance Catholic Credit Union Arena. Mount Vernon took the only ever meeting between the two schools last season. 

WHAT TO WATCH FOR

Mount Vernon is looking for their first win of the young season after opening up against another two WHAC schools in Rochester University and No. 22 Indiana Tech University, respectively. Leading the Cougars are Rylee Pireu with 19 points per game and Maggie Coblentz bringing down nine rebounds per game.

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All-time record: Series tied 1-1, 1-1 home record, 0-0 away record

Last meeting: 11/7/2012, Madonna won 79-59

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This will be one of two meetings this season between Madonna and MVNU, the second of which will be at the ACCU Arena on December 16. Junior Mark Mettie is averaging 18.0 points a game with five blocks already this year. Mettie is also coming off a double-double game in the 76-67 win over Judson on Friday. Senior Noah Campbell is also coming off a career-high 22 points as well in the game over JU, going 100% (5-5) from the free throw line. 

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The Cougars were picked sixth in the Crossroads League preseason poll after a 20-11 record in 2019-20 while finishing in a tie for sixth in the Crossroads League standings. MVNU is lead by senior Jevon Knox who was an NAIA All-American last season as he averaged 19.9 points per game going 51% from the field all while shooting 45% from three. Mount Vernon Nazarene will be coming off its first game on November 12 against Rio Grande University (Ohio).