2022-23 Monmouth Basketball Game Seventeen Preview

Monmouth Hawks (1-15, 0-3 CAA) at Hofstra Pride (10-7, 3-1 CAA)
Wednesday, January 11, 2022 - 7:00 p.m. ET
David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex, Hempstead, NY

TV
FloSports
Play-by-Play: Dan Savarino
Analyst: Max Milstein

Radio
Monmouth Digital Network
Play-by-Play: Joe Vasile

QUICK BULLETS

-Monmouth is playing in its second CAA road game ever
-Amaan Sandhu comes off a career-best eight points at Drexel
-Jakari Spence had a career-high three steals at Drexel
-Andrew Ball had career highs in points (13) and rebounds (9) vs. Stony Brook
-After Andrew Ball started vs. UNCW, every Hawk has a start this season
-Monmouth is seeking its first CAA win
-Myles Foster had his second double-double of the season against UNCW
-Jack Collins was the CAA Rookie of the Week after MU topped Manhattan
-Myles Foster is the only Hawk to start every game this season
-Eight of the 10 Hawks that have seen action this season have a double-digit scoring game

A MONMOUTH WIN WOULD...
-be Monmouth's first win as a member of the CAA
-snap a five-game losing streak to Hofstra
-be MU's first win over Hofstra since 2013
-be Monmouth's second road win this season
-Snap a seven-game skid for the Hawks
-be the Hawks 22nd program win over a current CAA school
-be Monmouth's first win of the calendar year of 2023
-be the Hawks second win of the season
-register as the 184th win of Rice's career
-move MU to 1-3 in the CAA

NOTES FROM THE LAST TIME OUT...
-Amaan Sandhu netted a career best eight points.
-Myles Foster posted his 11th game scoring in double-digits this season.
-Foster notched his sixth game with eight or more rebounds.
-Jakari Spence swiped a career-high three steals.
-Sandhu netted his second three of the season, and first since November 21 at Colgate.
-This marked Monmouth's first ever CAA road game.
-This was MU's first visit to Drexel since the 2015-16 season, a Hawks win.
-Drexel shot 39% to Monmouth's 27%.
-MU forced 11 Drexel turnovers.
-Amari Williams led the Dragons with 13 points.

MORE INFO ON THE ALL-TIME SERIES
-The all-time series is knotted at six wins apiece
-In those 12 meetings, the teams are separated by just five total points (Hofstra leads, 891-886)
-Monmouth and Hofstra are meeting for the 13th time ever
-The teams are meeting for the sixth consecutive season, the prior five as non-league opponents
-Hofstra has won five in a row, with four of them decided by a combined 17 points, including a one and two-point game
-MU opened the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons with wins over Hofstra
-The teams met first in 1984, the Hawks first season as a Division I program
-Last season was the first meeting between King Rice and Speedy Claxton