CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – Monmouth University Men's Basketball (0-2) was defeated on Friday night at the 18
th-ranked University of Virginia (2-0), 89-42.
Myles Foster led MU with 10 points, scoring in double-figures for the second consecutive game.
Myles Ruth and
Klemen Vuga scored early second-half baskets for Monmouth, but a 17-0 run for UVA extended the lead.
Jayden Doyle made his first career basket later in the half, and
Jack Holmstrom and
Andrew Ball netted triples for the second game in a row in the second half as Virginia's lead held.
Monmouth led or was tied through the first seven minutes of the game, with Foster making his first five shots. MU scored the first four points of the game and
Jack Collins' first three of his career gave the Hawks a 13-10 lead at the 13:23 mark. Monmouth trailed by just a pair, 19-17 after Foster netted his fifth basket at 10:27, but a 12-0 Virginia run gave the home team a 14-point lead which eventually grew to 42-21 at the half.
NOTES AND QUOTES
"Virginia is really, really good. Tony Bennett helped me years ago with our defense and he's always been so, so good to me. Their team is a team and they're not going to do things that aren't team like. If you try to shortcut it, it could get ugly, and tonight I thought we were good for 10 or 11 minutes. Unfortunately, we had to sub and our subs are young and they turned up the heat." – Head Coach
King Rice
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Myles Foster scored in double figures for the second straight game to open the season, his first ever back-to-back double-digit efforts.
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Andrew Ball and
Jack Holmstrom made a three for the second game in a row.
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Jayden Doyle and
Jakari Spence scored their first career points.
-Every Hawk to play in the game scored.
-MU started the same lineup for the second game in a row to open the season.
-This marked the first nationally ranked opponent Monmouth played since November 15, 2019 at #5 Kansas.
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Monmouth shot 39% from the floor.
-MU scored 24 points in the paint.
-The Cavaliers netted 52% from deep and 56% overall.
UP NEXT
-Monmouth will head to #23 Illinois for a matchup Monday night in Champaign, IL.
