Monmouth Hawks (4-8, 0-0 MAAC) at Quinnipiac Bobcats (3-9, 0-0 MAAC)
Thursday, December 28, 2017 | 7:30pm ET
TD Bank Sports Center, Hamden, CT
 
Please find PDF of full notes attached
 
MEDIA INFORMATION
TV: ESPN3/WatchESPN
Play-by-Play: Bill Schweizer
Analyst: Bill Mecca
 
RADIO
Shore Sports Network 1160/1310am
Play-by-Play: Eddy Occhipinti
Analyst: Steve Bazaz

TILGHMAN POSTS A TRIPLE-DOUBLE
Monmouth guard Austin Tilghman posted the second triple-double in program history at Yale, scoring 11 points to go along with 15 assists and 14 rebounds. He is the first guard in school history to post a triple-double, joining former center John Bunch as the only Hawks to accomplish the feat. Bunch went for 11 points, 11 rebounds and 10 blocks against St. Francis (NY) on 2/3/07 at Boylan Gym.

TILGHMAN'S ASSISTS AND REBOUNDS THE MOST SINCE...
-Tilghman's 15 assists were the most since Derric Thomas had 17 on 1/17/86 against LIU Brooklyn
-The 15 assists were the second most in a single game in school history (Derric Thomas 2x, 2/24/86 vs. Loyola & 2/5/86
vs. Wagner, Greg McLaughlin 2/9/85 vs. Vermont)
-His 14 rebounds were the most for a Hawk since Diago Quinn had 16 on 2/28/16 vs. Niagara
-The 14 boards were the most by an MU guard since Deon Jones posted 13 at Siena on 3/1/15

FIRST PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONOR
Austin Tilghman was named MAAC Player of the Week after his triple-double at Yale, his first career Player of the Week honor and the first MAAC award given to a Hawk this season.

LOUIE PILLARI DIDN'T MISS MUCH
Louie Pillari netted career highs in points with 23, field goals made with nine, and three pointers with five in Monmouth's win over Yale. He was 9-13 from the field and 5-7 from deep, scoring 14 of his points in the first half and nine more in the second. His previous career high came last season in the MAAC quarterfinals vs. Niagara with 17, and it was his second double-digit game of the season (14 points at Virginia).

HAWKS IN MAAC OPENERS
Monmouth is 2-2 in MAAC openers, including 2-1 in road openers with a win at Quinnipiac last season and a victory at Marist in 2014. This marks the second time in a row that MU opens the conference slate at Quinnipiac, winning 91-72 last season in Hamden.

MU POSTS STRONG NUMBERS FROM DEEP
Monmouth shot 62.5% (10-16) from beyond the arc at Yale, marking the third time in the King Rice era that the Hawks have topped 60% from deep. It is the second highest percentage from three since Rice took over, and the best since MU shot 73.3% (11-15) from the outside at FDU on 2/8/12. The Blue and White also shot 60% (6-10) from downtown vs. Niagara on 2/28/14.

HAWKS TURNING IT AROUND FROM THE LINE
For the eighth time in the King Rice era, MU shot over 90% from the foul line against Yale. It was the second highest percentage since Rice took over as the Hawks shot 94.4% on 17-18 from the stripe, not missing until there were 27 seconds remaining in the game. It was the best percentage since the Blue and White shot 19-of-20, 95% at St. Francis Brooklyn on 12/10/13.

HAMMOND ONE OF THE TOP ROOKIES
Deion Hammond is one of five MAAC rookies averaging in double figures, and his 11.1 points per game ranks him third amongst conference freshmen. He trails only Rider's Jordan Allen and Frederick Scott in rookie scoring, and is second in three pointers made by a freshmen behind Allen, who leads the conference overall.