Mount St. Mary's wins NCAA tourney opener

DAYTON, Ohio -- The Mount finally got The Win.

Jeremy Goode scored 21 points Tuesday night, and Mount St. Mary's got its first NCAA tournament victory, beating Coppin State 69-60 in an opening-round game with two teams that know a lot about losing.

The Mountaineers (19-14) won their last five games to shed their losing record and make the tournament, then got the one victory that's always been well out of reach. In its two other NCAA appearances, Mount St. Mary's lost to Kentucky by 46 points in 1995 and to Michigan State by 23 in 1999.

No time to savor this one. Tournament reality hits Friday, when the Mount plays top-seeded North Carolina in Raleigh -- virtually the Tar Heels' backyard.

-- AP