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Stony Brook Seawolves
Head Coach: Steve Pikiell, sixth season
Career Record: 58-92
Record at Stony Brook: same

Mount Ida Mustangs
Head Coach: Rico Cabral 

About the Game: Stony Brook seeks its first victory of the season Sunday as it hosts Division III Mount Ida in the Seawolves home opener at Pritchard Gymnasium. This game comes in the midst of a stretch of four games in seven days for Stony Brook. It's the second all-time meeting between the two teams. In 2008-09, the Seawolves came away with a 95-40 victory at Pritchard. 

Scouting Mount Ida: The Mount Ida Mustangs compete in Division III's Great Northeast Atlantic Conference and are located in Newton, Mass. Last season, Mount Ida went 15-11, 10-8 in conference. The Mustangs return three starters, but not their leading scorer Keith Jones, who averaged 19.3 points. 6'2 junior forward Travis Hillery is the leading returner, and he averaged 11.0 points and 6.7 rebounds a game.

Last time vs. Mount Ida: On Dec. 7, 2008, Stony Brook coasted to a 95-40 win over the Mustangs on the strength of 22 points from Muhammad El-Amin, who was 8-for-9 from the field and 4-for-4 from three-point range. Thirteen Seawolves got into the game, and 12 of them scored. The team shot 48.5 percent from the field and 47.6 percent from behind the arc.  Johrone Bunch was the lone Mount Ida scorer in double figures (12 points). The Mustangs shot just 25.5 percent from the field.

Last Time Out: Stony Brook struggled with a physical Connecticut team and lost its season opener 79-52 at Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Conn. Bryan Dougher led the Seawolves with 19 points. Stony Brook was outrebounded 59-33, including 23-13 on the offensive glass, which led to 24 second-chance UConn points.