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SENIOR DAY SET FOR SUNDAY AS MONMOUTH HOSTS QU

Monmouth Hawks (10-19, 9-7 MAAC) vs. Quinnipiac Bobcats (14-12, 9-6 MAAC)
Sunday, February 24, 2019 | 2:00pm ET
OceanFirst Bank Center, West Long Branch, NJ
 
MEDIA INFORMATION
TV: ESPN+
Play-by-Play: Eddy Occhipinti
Analyst: Steve Bazaz
Sideline: Suzi Mellano

SCOUTING THE BOBCATS
The MAAC's top scorer in Cameron Young leads the Bobcats at 23 points per game, and comes in 23 points shy of breaking his own record for single-season scoring at QU. Two other Bobcats score in double figures, and Quinnipiac has won four of six.

QUINNIPIAC HEAD COACH BAKER DUNLEAVY
Baker Dunleavy is in his second season at the helm of the Bobcats after spending seven years on Jay Wright's staff at Villanova. He led Quinnipiac to a pair of MAAC Tournament wins last season en route to the semifinals.

HAWKS AT HOME

Monmouth is 6-2 at home in MAAC play, and have held four opponents under 60 points per game in those contests.

QUINNIPIAC ON THE ROAD
Quinnipiac is 7-5 on the road this season, including a 5-2 mark in MAAC away games. QU has not lost on the road since going to Canisius on 2/1.

MONMOUTH-QU SERIES NOTES
-Quinnipiac leads the all-time series 21-17.
-QU has not won in West Long Branch since January 2015.
-The teams met just once last season, with QU winning in Hamden to open MAAC play.
-MU and Quinnipiac came over from the NEC to join the MAAC together on July 1, 2013.
-Since becoming MAAC foes, QU has won six of the 10 games. Each team won four consecutive contests before the Bobcats snapped MU's streak last season.

SENIOR DAY
Monmouth seniors Diago Quinn and Trevon Gross, Jr. will be honored pregame for their careers in the Blue and White. Quinn is the fourth MU player to ever play in 130+ games for the Hawks, while Gross has played in 16 games and counting for the Hawks.

WILD COMEBACK VS. QU
Monmouth trailed Quinnipiac by 14 with 1:33 to play in regulation, and by 12 inside the final minute, but forced overtime thanks to a 19-5 run to end the game. The Hawks scored 17 points in 51 seconds to tie, doing so in the final 54 seconds of the contest. MU forced four turnovers in the contest, including a back court violation, a five-second call, a ten-second call, and an offensive foul on an inbounds attempt. Ray Salnave's layup with just over three ticks remaining was the tying bucket, and Deion Hammond scored nine points during the comeback.

HAMMOND MAKING LIKE REGGIE MILLER
Deion Hammond scored seven points in 1.2 seconds against Quinnipiac, and nine points in 3.9 seconds to spark the comeback. He nailed a straight on three with 36.2 seconds to play, and after QU failed to get the ball inbounded resulting in a violation, Hammond took the ensuing trigger and banked home a three, plus the foul with 35 seconds exactly to go. Following a Bobcats offensive foul that took no time off, Hammond dropped a baseline runner with 32.3 remaining, capping his remarkable run.

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Players Mentioned

Deion Hammond

#3 Deion Hammond

G
6' 4"
Sophomore
Diago Quinn

#32 Diago Quinn

C
6' 9"
Senior
Ray Salnave

#0 Ray Salnave

G
6' 3"
Redshirt Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Deion Hammond

#3 Deion Hammond

6' 4"
Sophomore
G
Diago Quinn

#32 Diago Quinn

6' 9"
Senior
C
Ray Salnave

#0 Ray Salnave

6' 3"
Redshirt Sophomore
G