MAAC Report: Takeaways from my trip to the Mount, its win over Iona, and more

EMMITSBURG, Md. — I never actually thought that I would make the trip down to Mount St. Mary’s for a game. Over the last three four years that the Mount has been in the MAAC, as I’ve made my schedule, I don’t even write their home games down on the list of games to choose from. I’ll probably continue to do that. It took a pretty extravagant effort to go in the first place on Monday, but I’m extremely pleased that I did.

While the rest of the schools in the conference are in urban or suburban settings, the Mount is plopped down a few miles from town on either side of Highway 15. There’s nothing around. On one side, the athletic complex. On the other side, all of the academic buildings. If you stand in just the right spot on the side of the athletic complex, you see the golden twinkle of the Statue of Blessed Mother, nestled amongst the hilly backdrop, rising high above the blue triangular facade of Knott Arena in the foreground. It’s a view unlike any other in the conference.

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The arena itself transports you to a different era. Its unique architecture and wooden bleachers give it an energy that exudes historical importance, even though it’s merely a 38-year old building. Then you look up and see the massive new videoboard in one end zone, and the balcony-style hospitality seating in the other end zone.

Mount St. Mary’s athletic director Brad Davis has pushed renovations and changes to many parts of the building since he took over, but he also takes pride in the charm that it offers. He said that people tell him that Knott Arena is “the Hinkle of the MAAC.” I can’t say whether they’re right or not, but there’s an aura of mysticism that other venues in the conference just don’t have.

I’ve made the trip. I successfully battled the cutting gusts attempting to sweep my Nissan Kicks off of its wheels to make it and watch a basketball game between the Mount and Iona. The Mountaineers grabbed a 66-59 victory – their first MAAC win of the…

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