2014-15 Mount Ida Men's Basketball News

  • Mount Ida’s Return to GNAC Postseason Cut Short at JWU
    February 24, 2015
    PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A youth movement in Mount Ida College men’s basketball took a giant step forward this season by helping the Mustangs qualify for their first Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) tournament in three seasons. Tuesday night’s 81-57 setback to second-seeded Johnson & Wales University in the 2015 GNAC quarterfinals put an end to this season’s work at rejuvenating the program.
  • Men’s Basketball Tournament Preview: Mustangs Head to Providence for Quarters
    February 23, 2015
    NEWTON, Mass. – The Mount Ida College men’s basketball team has earned a trip back to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) tournament after a two year absence, and will travel to Johnson & Wales University tomorrow night for their quarterfinal matchup.
  • Mustangs Clinch GNAC Playoff Berth with Senior Day Victory
    February 21, 2015
    NEWTON, Mass. – Mount Ida College is on its way back to the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) men’s basketball tournament after an 82-76 victory over Rivier University on Senior Day Saturday afternoon at Mount Ida Athletic Center.
  • # 7 Ranked Falcons Cruise Past Mustangs
    February 19, 2015
    The Mount Ida College men's basketball team fell to the 7th ranked Falcons of Albertus Magnus on Thursday evening by a final score pf 97-68.
  • Mount Ida on the Brink of Postseason Return after Win at Norwich
    February 17, 2015
    NORTHFIELD, Vt. – Mount Ida College took care of business again on Tuesday night, collecting a third straight victory and a second consecutive Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) men’s basketball road win with a 60-54 triumph over host Norwich University.
  • DeFillippi’s Buzzer Beater Lifts Mount Ida Past Suffolk 72-69
    February 14, 2015
    BOSTON, Ma. – Freshman Joey DeFillippi (Bristol, Conn.) hit a buzzer beater to lift the Mount Ida College Mustangs to a 72-69 victory over the Suffolk University Men’s Basketball team in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) action on Saturday afternoon.
  • Mustangs Ride Dujon to GNAC Win Over Raiders
    February 12, 2015
    Nashua, N.H. – Mount Ida College got 27 points from sophomore Ethan Dujon (Warwick, R.I.) and earned a 72-63 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) men’s basketball victory over host Rivier University on Wednesday evening.
  • Mustangs Answer the Bell Against #6 Falcons
    February 10, 2015
    NEWTON, Mass. – Mount Ida College faced their stiffest competition of the season on Tuesday night when they hosted sixth ranked Albertus Magnus College, and the Mustangs played with energy and confidence before the Falcons pulled away for a 95-59 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) men’s basketball victory before a packed house at Mount Ida Athletic Center.
  • Men's Basketball On Today, Pushed Back to 7:00 PM
    February 10, 2015
    NEWTON, Mass. -- Despite the closure of Mount Ida College, today's men's basketball game against Albertus Magnus College will be played.
  • Mustangs Fall Victim to Red-Hot Lasers
    February 07, 2015
    NEWTON, Mass. – Lasell College made twelve of the twenty-four three-pointers they attempted on Saturday afternoon, which helped them to a 71-55 victory over host Mount Ida College in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) men’s basketball rivalry game at Mount Ida College Athletic Center.
  • Late Rally Pushes Emmanuel Past Mount Ida, 70-64
    February 04, 2015
    BOSTON, Mass. – The Mount Ida College men’s basketball team did not trail through the first 25 minutes and took an 11 point lead in the second half against Emmanuel College before the Saints pulled back into the game with a 13-2 run and handed the Mustangs a heartbreaking 70-64 loss in what became an entertaining back and forth Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) contest on Wednesday evening in the Jean Yawkey Center.
  • Mustangs Deliver Emphatic GNAC Victory over Rams
    January 31, 2015
    NEWTON, Mass. – Mount Ida played stifling defense and got 21 points from freshman point guard Joey DeFillippi (Bristol, Conn.) to hold down Suffolk University and collect a convincing 73-52 victory in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) men’s basketball action on Saturday afternoon at Mount Ida Athletic Center.
  • Blistering Second Half Propels Mustangs Past Lynx
    January 29, 2015
    NEWTON, Mass. – Mount Ida College shot 60.5% from the field in the second half and overcame a ten point deficit to defeat Lesley University 81-67 in non-conference men’s basketball action on Thursday evening at Mount Ida Athletic Center.
  • Weather Forces Cancellations and Rescheduling of Mustangs Hoops
    January 24, 2015
    NEWTON, Mass. -- There are several changes to the Mount Ida basketball schedule due to the oncoming winter storm.
  • Mustangs Shut Down by Sharp Shooting Monks
    January 19, 2015
    NEWTON, Mass. – Mount Ida College made twelve three-pointers in their Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) men’s basketball game against Saint Joseph’s College of Maine on Monday afternoon at Mount Ida Athletic Center, but that was not enough to match the lights-out shooting of the Monks, who fired their way to a 75-64 victory.
  • Men’s Basketball Tamed by Wildcats as Clark Sets Free-Throw Mark
    January 17, 2015
    NEWTON, Mass. – Mount Ida College dropped an 85-62 decision to visiting Johnson & Wales University on Saturday afternoon at Mount Ida Athletic Center in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) men’s basketball game filled with foul shots, some of them of the historic variety.
  • Mustangs Clawed by AMCATS
    January 14, 2015
    The Mount Ida College men's basketball team saw four players in double digits but were unable to figure out the AMCATS for the second time in three games as they dropped the GNAC contest by a final score of 75-64.
  • Mustangs Go Wire to Wire for First GNAC Win
    January 10, 2015
    NEWTON, Mass – Mount Ida College scored the first seven points and never trailed on Saturday afternoon as they defeated Norwich University 70-63 for their first Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) win of the 2014-15 men's basketball season.
  • Mustangs Can’t Catch Amcats Despite Clark’s Game-High 17
    January 08, 2015
    NEWTON, Mass. – Mount Ida College freshman guard Jayson Clark (Austin, Texas) poured in a game-high 17 points, including shooting 4-7 from behind the three-point line, but the Mustangs could not run down visiting Anna Maria College, who left Mount Ida Athletic Center with a 74-60 victory Thursday night in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) men’s basketball.
  • Mustangs Can’t Complete Comeback Effort in Maine
    January 06, 2015
    STANDISH, Maine – Mount Ida College cut their deficit to just four points with eight minutes to play in their Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) men’s basketball contest at Saint Joseph’s College of Maine on Tuesday night, but saw the host Monks rip off a 14-0 run and emerge with an 82-65 victory at the Harold Alfond Center.
  • Mustang’s Return to the Court Spoiled by Wildcats
    January 03, 2015
    CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – In their first game of 2015, Mount Ida College held a four point lead at halftime, but Wheelock men's basketball pulled away in the second half to beat the Mustangs, 76-67 Saturday afternoon at Brunelli Court at Pine Manor College.
  • Mustangs Can’t Complete Comeback over Emerson
    December 08, 2014
    NEWTON, Mass. – Freshman Jayson Clark (Austin, Texas) scored a season-high 18 points, and Mount Ida shot 10-19 (52.6%) from the three-point line, but could not complete a comeback effort over visiting Emerson College, falling 74-63 in non-conference men’s basketball action on Monday evening at Mount Ida Athletic Center.
  • Mustangs Nipped by Saints in Pursuit of First GNAC Win
    December 06, 2014
    NEWTON, Mass. – With both teams looking for their first Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) win of the season, Mount Ida College erased a 12-point second half deficit but could not hold off visiting Emmanuel College, who left Mount Ida College Athletic Center on Saturday afternoon with a 68-64 men’s basketball victory.
  • Visiting Mustangs Can’t Keep Up with GNAC Rival Lasell
    December 04, 2014
    NEWTON, Mass. – Mount Ida College headed across town to Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) foe Lasell College on Thursday evening, but were unable to hold down the Lasers and suffered an 85-65 defeat in men’s basketball action.
  • Men’s Hoops Downed in Tough Test for GNAC Opener
    December 02, 2014
    Providence, R.I. – Mount Ida College had a big task ahead of them on the road in their Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) men’s basketball opener and despite a hearty effort, suffered a 66-51 defeat to Johnson & Wales University at Wildcat Center on Tuesday evening.
  • Men’s Basketball Heads to Thanksgiving Break after Clash with D1 Riverhawks
    November 25, 2014
    LOWELL, Mass. -- The Mount Ida College men’s basketball team dropped a 102-57 decision to Division 1 team UMass Lowell on Tuesday evening at the Costello Athletic Center.
  • Mustangs are Ken Wright Invitational Runners-Up after Pushing #2 Amherst
    November 22, 2014
    AMHERST, Mass. – Mount Ida College showed tremendous fight against the second ranked team in the nation, eventually finishing as runners up at the 2014 Ken Wright Invitational after a 100-72 loss to the host Amherst Lord Jeffs at LeFrak Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.
  • Mustangs into Amherst Tournament Title Game after First Win
    November 21, 2014
    AMHERST, Mass. -- Mount Ida College held off Hunter College 70-68 on Friday night at LeFrak Gymnasium to collect their first win of the season and advance to the championship game of the Amherst College men's basketball Tip-Off Tournament.
  • Mustangs Clipped by Gators in Season Opener
    November 18, 2014
    NEWTON, Mass. – The youthful Mount Ida College men’s basketball team was on display on Tuesday night at Mount Ida Athletic Center in the 2014 season opener against Pine Manor College, but despite some sparkling performances by the Mustangs, the visiting Gators emerged with an 89-75 non-conference victory.