Iona Gaels (0-18, 0-7 MAAC) at Monmouth Hawks (4-13, 2-4 MAAC)
Monday, January 22, 2018 | 7:00 PM
OceanFirst Bank Center, West Long Branch, NJ
 
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Holding the Hawks to just 15-54 (27.8%) from the floor, Canisius defeated Monmouth on Saturday, 60-48. After the Hawks took a 10-3 lead to open the game, the Golden Griffins outscored Monmouth 16-3 to close the quarter and never looked back. Senior Rhaiah Spooner-Knight scored 12 points with six rebounds in the loss, and leads the team with 11 games in double-figures this season. Junior Erica Balman grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds, and has at least 10 rebounds in five games this year. Monmouth dropped to 4-13 (2-4 MAAC) on the season, and will host its third home game in five days on Monday against Iona.
 
SCOUTING THE IONA GAELS
Iona fell to 0-18 (0-7 MAAC) on the season with a 70-48 loss to Siena on Saturday. Alexis Lewis leads the team with 14.4 points per game and 8.4 rebounds per game. Lewis dropped 19 points with 14 rebounds when Iona played Monmouth nine days ago. Freshman Tyosi Abiola is second on the team with 12.6 points per game, while Treyanna Clay contributes 10.7 points per game and 4.6 rebounds per game.
 
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. IONA
Although Iona holds the 9-7 series lead, Monmouth earned the 62-56 victory in New Rochelle nine days ago. Monmouth outscored the Gaels 15-5 in the fourth quarter, while McKinzee Barker scored a career-high 17 points in the win. Rhaiah Spooner-Knight scored 13 points to go along with six rebounds, while sophomore Rosa Graham scored 10 points, including two late free throws. Junior Erica Balman added nine points and five rebounds in the win, while also matching a career high of four blocks.