RIVERDALE, NY – Monmouth University Men's Basketball (1-8) got a career-high 21 points from guard Myles Ruth, topping three in double figures as the Hawks downed Manhattan College (3-4) Sunday at Draddy Gymnasium, 76-69.
 
Jack Holmstrom's three at 15:36 put MU up 17, 55-38 into a media stoppage. The Jaspers trimmed the deficit to seven before Jack Collins hit a three to push it back to 10 at 9:33. The Jaspers didn't go quietly, and after Tahron Allen made a runner at 6:02 to make it an 11-point MU lead, the home team used an 11-3 run to trim it to three on Marques Watson's jumper with under a minute left. Ruth had a shot blocked but MU corralled the rebound and Ruth converted a pair, and Monmouth got a stop before Jakari Spence made two more free throws to ice the win for MU.
 
After Jack Collins hit a three and converted a three-point play to open the game, MU led by 10 after Myles Foster finished twice in a row at the rim. Jayden Doyle's runner made it a 12-point lead at 12:23, and MU led by as many as 14 down the stretch in the half. Up 41-29 and with possession for the final shot, Ruth drilled a straight-on three to send MU to the break leading 44-29.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
 
"I'm excited for my kids and I'm excited for our fans. We needed this badly. We're happy to get this one." – Head Coach King Rice
 
"We stuck together, kept winning four-minute segments, and trusted in each other to get the ball moving and get to work on defense. My teammates trust me to get me into my spots, everyone working together helps everything flow properly." – Sophomore Tahron Allen
 
-Myles Ruth topped his career high for the second game in a row, scoring 21 points.
-Ruth's 21 points matched Myles Foster for the most in a game by a Hawk this season.
-Jayden Doyle grabbed a career-best seven rebounds.
-Monmouth has beaten Manhattan nine times in a row.
-The Hawks have won their last six visits to Draddy Gymnasium.
-The win marks the first on the floor for Doyle, Collins and Amaan Sandhu.
-Tahron Allen scored in doubles for the third time in four games.
-Allen has 31 second-half points the last four games, the most on the team.
-MU's 51% from the floor is a season high.
-Every Hawk to play scored and made a field goal.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
-The Hawks outshot Manhattan 51% to 41.5%.
-Monmouth limited Manhattan to 30.4% from downtown.
-Monmouth was better off turnovers, 16-13.
-MU topped Manhattan in the paint, 38-24.

UP NEXT
-Monmouth visits Princeton next Saturday for a 7:00 p.m. tip with the Tigers on ESPN+.