WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Monmouth University Men's Basketball (0-6) put four in double-figures, led by freshman Jack Collins' 17 points, but fell to Cornell University (5-1) Friday 81-63.
 
Cornell scored the first five points of the second half to lead by 17 and were able to hold Monmouth off from that point. MU got within 19 on a Klemen Vuga triple, and Tahron Allen netted all 15 of his points in the final period but the Big Red ultimately won the non-conference tilt by 18.
 
With Cornell up 8-4, MU used a 14-1 run that included two Collins triples to take a nine-point lead. The Big Red responded with a push to get it tied, only to see Collins make another triple and Klemen Vuga convert twice inside to push the Hawks lead to seven. Cornell finished the period on a run of their own to lead 39-27 into the locker room.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES

"That wasn't very much fun but you don't make excuses. I want to give Brian Earl all the credit in the world. This whole thing, all the games we've lost, all of it is on me. Please have patience with these young kids." – Head Coach King Rice
 
-Jack Collins scored a game-high and career-best 17 points.
-Tahron Allen's 15 points marked a career-high.
-Klemen Vuga posted his second career game in double digits, scoring a career-best 15 points.
-Myles Foster scored in double figures for the fourth time in six games.
-Collins' four steals is the most by a Hawk in a game this year.
-Jayden Doyle made his first career start for Monmouth.
-MU started its fifth different lineup in six contests.
-This was Cornell's first win ever over Monmouth.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Monmouth outrebounded Cornell, 38-34.
-MU was better off the bench, 49-38.
-Each team scored 30 points in the paint.
-Cornell put four in double figures.

UP NEXT
-Monmouth heads to Lehigh Sunday evening to take on the Mountain Hawks at 7:00 p.m.