2021-22 Monmouth Basketball Game Thirty Preview

Monmouth Hawks (18-11, 10-8 MAAC) vs. Quinnipiac Bobcats (12-14, 7-11 MAAC)
Thursday, March 3, 2022 - 7:00 p.m.
OceanFirst Bank Center, West Long Branch, NJ

TV
ESPN3
Play-by-Play: Eddy Occhipinti
Analyst: Dave Calloway

MONMOUTH COVID-19 POLICIES

Monmouth University has announced its campus-wide indoor event COVID-19 policies.
 
The following policies are in effect until further notice:

1.    All fans 18 and over are required to provide proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test administered by a doctor's office or a clinic within 72 hours of the event time for indoor Athletic events. Home test kit results will not be accepted.
2.    All event audiences must wear a mask that completely covers the nose and mouth of the participant. Face shields are not acceptable. This includes fans from 2-17 years of age.
3.    Athletic events held in the OceanFirst Bank Center will be permitted to have food in the stands as long as masks remain on when the participant is not actively consuming food or beverages. Masks must be worn otherwise.
 
Men's and women's basketball season ticket holders will be mailed (and emailed) instructions on how to obtain a vaccine credential which will require them to show their vaccine cards once and receive a credential to speed up entrance to events. Season ticket holders who are not vaccinated will need to show proof a negative test within 72 hours of the event for every event attended.
 
Additionally, there will be separate entrances for students, season ticket holders and the general public. More information on those locations will be available on MonmouthHawks.com.

QUICK BULLETS

-Monmouth is playing its final home game of the 2021-22 season
-MU is honoring seven seniors tonight as part of a pregame Senior Night ceremony
-King Rice set the program's all-time DI wins record with #179 against Siena
-This marks the final contest of the season between MU and Quinnipiac with MU looking for a sweep of the Bobcats
-The Hawks are locked in to finish either fourth or fifth in the MAAC standings
-George Papas is one of three Hawks ever to make 90 threes in a season
-George Papas is fifth on the program's all-time list for threes made with 215
-MU's four fifth-year seniors are all scoring over 9 ppg
-George Papas has earned two MAAC Player of the Week honors this season while Shavar Reynolds has one

A MONMOUTH WIN WOULD...
-mark Monmouth's 19th win of the season
-mark a win on Senior Night
-be the Hawks ninth win at home this year
-be the Hawks ninth win in the last 14 games
-move the Hawks three games over .500 in MAAC play at 11-8
-make Monmouth the second MAAC team to 19 overall victories (Iona)
-give MU the series sweep this year over the Bobcats
-make Monmouth 1-0 in March
-even the Hawks all-time mark against Quinnipiac to 23-23
-even King Rice's record against Quinnipiac to 10-10 across two leagues 
-lock up a winning record in MAAC play for the fourth straight year and seventh of eight

NOTES FROM THE LAST TIME OUT
-With results across the league, Monmouth has secured a first-round bye in the 2022 MAAC Tournament.
-MU has now had a bye in six of nine seasons in the league.
-Nikkei Rutty posted his eighth game this season with double-digit rebounds.
-George Papas' two threes put him over 90 for the season, the third Hawk in school history to make 90 or more triples in a year.
-Monmouth splits the season series with Siena, with the home team winning each time.
-Monmouth outshot Siena 46.2% to 37.7%.
-MU topped Siena in the paint, 38-10.
-Colby Rogers led all scorers with 26 points.

MORE INFO ON THE ALL-TIME SERIES
-Quinnipiac leads the all-time series 23-22
-The series between the teams as DI opponents is 22-22
-Under King Rice, MU is 9-10 against QU
-The series is 9-8 Monmouth as MAAC foes
-MU is 13-8 against QU in West Long Branch all-time
-Monmouth has won four in a row over QU overall
-This is the final of two meetings this the season between the teams
-MU has won five of the last six over Quinnipiac in West Long Branch 
-This is the 46th meeting all-time between the schools
-Since 2016, MU has won nine of 13
-Monmouth topped QU in Hamden on February 6 by a 76-63 count