GAME 22 – Friday, February 5, 2016
Monmouth Hawks (7-14, 5-7 MAAC) at Iona (14-9, 10-2 MAAC)
Location: New Rochelle, NY – Hynes Athletic Center
Tip: 11:00 a.m.
Live Video – ESPN3
Live Stats – MonmouthHawks.com
Live Audio – 89.9 FM WMCX; WMCX.com
Twitter – Twitter.com/MUHawksWBB

The Hawks play the final of five Kids' Day games this season Friday when they travel to Iona. Monmouth is coming off a 72-62 victory over Manhattan on Tuesday morning, while the Gaels have won four straight, including a 79-76 overtime win at Canisius on Monday night.   

SCOUTING THE IONA GAELS
Joy Adams leads Iona at 14.7 points, 11.7 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game, while shooting 43.6 percent from the floor. Marina Lizarazu has added 11.9 points and 4.8 assists per game, while Aaliyah Robinson has chipped in with 9.7 points per game. Philecia Gilmore (8.5 ppg.) and Alexis Lewis (8.1 ppg.) are next in the scoring column before a steep dropoff to the next Gael at 3.6 points per game. Karynda DuPree has rejected a team-best 1.9 shots per game.

ALL-TIME SERIES VS. IONA
Iona owns a 7-5 edge in the all-time series against the Hawks. Monmouth took the first four meetings, but since 2008, Iona has won seven of the last eight. The two teams split a pair of meetings last season, while the Gaels took a 64-49 win at Monmouth on Jan. 24.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Sarah Olson scored a season-high 21 points on 8-of-12 shooting and Jamiyah Bethune added 17 points as the Hawks defeated Manhattan, 72-62, Tuesday morning in West Long Branch. Christina Mitchell also added eight points and a team-high nine rebounds.  

LAST TIME AGAINST IONA
Joy Adams scored 20 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and made four steals as Iona defeated Monmouth, 64-49, Jan. 24 at the MAC. Marina Lizarazu added 13 points and nine assists, while Philecia Gilmore also scored 13 points for Iona. Jasmine McCall scored a team-high nine points for Monmouth, while Christina Mitchell grabbed 10 rebounds. Jamiyah Bethune also added eight points, seven rebounds and five assists.