Mount St. Mary's defeats Cent. Conn. State 85-58

Feb 19, 2010 - 2:11 AM EMMITSBURG, Md.(AP) -- Jeremy Goode scored 26 points and Mount St. Mary's (Md.) shot 64.3 percent from the 3-point line to defeat Central Connecticut State 85-58 on Thursday night.

Goode hit two of his three 3-point attempts to help the Mountaineers (12-14, 9-6 Northeast Conference) go 9-for-14 from beyond the arc and extend their winning streak to seven games.

Mount St. Mary's led 40-35 at halftime, but outscored Central Connecticut State 45-23 in the second half as the Blue Devils (9-17, 6-8) shot 36 percent from the field (9-for-25).

Central Connecticut State scored the first basket of the second half, but the Mountaineers went on an 11-0 run for a 51-37 lead with 15:46 left. They extended the lead to 65-40 on Goode's jumper with 8:39 to play.

Kelly Beidler and Shawn Atupem scored 14 points each for the Mountaineers.

Shemik Thompson scored 22 and Joe Efese had 15 for the Blue Devils.