WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Monmouth University Men's Basketball got the eighth double-digit effort of the season from Myles Foster, but fell to close out the non-conference portion of the schedule Thursday night to Yale University, 76-44.
 
Foster finished with 17 points, his eighth double-figure game this season. Yale was led by EJ Jarvis' 16 points, topping three Bulldogs in double figures.
 
Monmouth's Myles Foster led the way for Monmouth in the first half with seven points and four rebounds. A balanced Bulldogs effort saw eight players score in the first 20 minutes to take a 40-16 lead to break.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES

"Take your hat off to Yale, they're a much better team than our team right now. It's really not going to get any easier, we're not together right now, we're not a team that tries to help each other have success." – Head Coach King Rice
 
-Myles Foster scored in double-figures for the eighth time this season, the most double-digit games by a Hawk.
-Jayden Doyle's three steals is a career-high.
-The lineup of Ruth, Collins, Allen, Foster and Vuga started for the fifth time this year.
-This marked the conclusion of Monmouth's non-conference schedule this season.
-This was the second game of a four-game homestand for the Hawks.
-Every Hawk to play in the game scored.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
 
-Monmouth shot 32.1 percent from the floor to Yales' 46.7%.
-MU had 13 assists to Yale's 16.

UP NEXT
-Monmouth hosts UNC Wilmington on December 28 at 5:00 p.m. on CBS Sports Network. It will be the first CAA game in program history.