Game 8 - Saturday, December 5, 2009
Monmouth (2-5) at Sacred Heart (3-3)
Location: Pitt Center - Fairfield, Conn.
Tip: 1:00 p.m.
On the air: 88.9 FM WMCX (www.wmcx.com)

All-Time Series: Tied 9-9
Calloway vs. SHU: 9-9
Last Meeting: SHU, 83-61 (2/21/09)

BLUE & WHITE BITS:
Monmouth head coach Dave Calloway not only opened his 13th season as the head coach of the Hawks' men's basketball program, but helped usher in a new era in Monmouth Athletics with the opening of the $57-million Multipurpose Activity Center, by defeating FIU 99-70 on Friday the 13th.

Monmouth, which opened at home for the first time since 2001-02, welcomed the FIU Golden Panthers to town, winning by 29 points, while connecting on 63.3% from the field as a team.

The Blue and White, in the midst of a seven-game road swing, venture away again this weekend... Monmouth, which is 1-4 on the road so far this year, was 2-15 away from home last year.

The Hawks, selected ninth in the Northeast Conference Preseason Coaches Poll, return 82.8% of last year's offense and 79.0% of the rebounding from a season ago.

Monmouth returns 11 letterwinners from a season ago, 10 of which started a game last year.

Whitney Coleman, who was named to the World Vision Challenge All-Tournament Team, is now 40 points away from joining the 1,000-point club at Monmouth.

At the end of the 2008-09 campaign, forward Travis Taylor and guard Will Campbell were both named to the Northeast Conference All-Rookie Team.

Freshman forward Ed Waite, who started all three games in Wyoming, was named the NEC Rookie of the Week on Monday.

The Blue and White are now 3-9 in season openers during the Calloway era, as head coach.

Junior point James Hett, who dished out a career-high nine assists against FIU in the season opener, now has 265 career assists.