Iona Gaels (2-9, 1-1 MAAC) at Monmouth Hawks (4-9, 1-3 MAAC)
Saturday, January 11, 2020 | 2:00 PM
OceanFirst Bank Center | West Long Branch, NJ
Please find full game notes attached.
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LAST TIME OUT
Shooting just 24.1% from the floor, Monmouth was defeated at Fairfield on Thursday morning, 49-38. The Stags took the lead with 3:53 left in the first quarter and never looked back, forcing 17 Monmouth turnovers and getting 33 combined points from sophomore Lou Lopez-Senechal and redshirt junior Callie Cavanaugh. Senior
Akilah Jennings led the Hawks with 12 points, adding five rebounds in the loss. Senior
Alexa Middleton narrowly missed another double-double, registering 10 points and nine rebounds in 21 minutes.
SCOUTING THE IONA GAELS
Iona was selected ninth in the MAAC Preseason Poll after going 3-15 in conference play last season. Sophomore Juana Camilion was named to the Preseason All-MAAC Third Team, and is averaging 8.5 points per game. Senior Morgan Rachu leads the team with 14.4 points and 7.3 rebounds per contest. Sophomore guard Shyan Mwai is adding 9.5 points per game, and is second on the team with 20 three-pointers. The Gaels snapped Quinnipiac's 52-game MAAC winning streak on January 2.
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. IONA
The Gaels have a slight 10-9 all-time series lead, including a 52-51 win in West Long Branch last season. Iona hit the game-winning shot with 2.2 seconds remaining.
