HARRISONBURG, Va. - The Saints men's basketball team took on the Royals of Eastern Mennonite on Sunday in their first game on the road.

MU ultimately fell in the contest by a final tally of 80-to-67, putting their record at 3-3 on the young season. 

Notable

• Marcus Stubbs led the offense for the Saints, dropping 20 total points while going 6-for-12 from three point range. 
• Ra'Shawn Cook put up 16 for MU, adding seven assists.
• Jack Bifano led the Saints on the glass with seven total rebounds.
• The Saints shot 50% from three-point range as a team.

How It Happened

• EMU started off the game with five points out of the gate, but the Saints answered by scoring 12 unanswered points, capped off by a Cook three pointer.
• The first half continued to go back-and-forth between the two teams, but the Saints managed to put together a strong 6-0 run to go up by six with just over six minutes left in the half. 
• Stubbs sank a three in the final seconds of the first half to give MU a 40-to-32 lead heading into intermission.
• Eastern Mennonite outscored the Saints 48-to-27 in the second half to take the advantage and the game. 

Up Next

• The Saints will come back to the Converse Family Fieldhouse for a Pope's Cup matchup against Catholic on Wednesday, Nov. 30th. Tip off is scheduled for 7:00 PM.
• MU will go back-to-back at home, playing host to Mary Washington on Saturday, Dec. 3rd with a start time scheduled for 3:00 PM.