Apparently, federal law requires that the Mount be described as pesky. It’s likely due to Five-foot-9 Jeremy Goode (16.6 ppg, 4.2 apg). He isn’t Earl Boykins, but he doesn’t give up. Goode’s backcourt partner, Fairfax native Jean Cajou (14.4 ppg), is the team’s second leading scorer. Mount St. Mary’s top five scorers are all juniors and seniors, and they were picked as preseason favorites in the Northeast Conference for the second straight season. Last year they lost in the NEC final to Robert Morris.

Look for Goode to hang out at halfcourt, begging for quick outlets and easy transition buckets on Georgetown misses. Last December, he did just that, and the Mount gave the Hoyas fits. Kelly Beidler also scored 15 of his team-high 16 points after halftime as Mount St. Mary’s cut a 14-point Georgetown lead down to six with under five minutes to play. But Georgetown was too strong, scoring 25 points at the line and getting an all-around game from Chris Wright (19 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals) in a 69-58 victory.