2022-23 Monmouth Basketball Game Fifteen Preview

Monmouth Hawks (1-13, 0-1 CAA) vs. Stony Brook Seawolves (5-9, 1-0 CAA)
Thursday, January 5, 2022 - 7:00 p.m. ET
OceanFirst Bank Center, West Long Branch, NJ

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

QUICK BULLETS

-Monmouth is playing its final home game as part of a four-game homestand
-After Andrew Ball started vs. UNCW, every Hawk has a start this season
-Monmouth is seeking its first CAA win
-Jack Collins had a career best four steals in the CAA opener vs. UNCW
-This marks the first game of the calendar year of 2023 for Monmouth
-Myles Foster had his second double-double of the season against UNCW
-Klemen Vuga notched his fifth double-digit scoring game 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
-be MU's first ever win over Stony Brook
-be Monmouth's first home win this season
-snap a five-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
-mark the first home victory in the career of four Hawks (Ball, Collins, Sandhu, Doyle)
-register as the 184th win of Rice's career
-even MU to 1-1 in the CAA

NOTES FROM THE LAST TIME OUT...
-This marked the first Colonial Athletic Association game in program history.
-Myles Foster notched the second double-double of his season and third of his career.
-Klemen Vuga scored in double digits for the fourth time this year.
-Jack Collins matched his career high with four steals.
-MU shot its best percentage of the season from the foul line at 93.3% (14-15).
-The Hawks are now 1-2 all time in their first game in a new conference.
-Every Hawk to appear in a game this season has now made a start, as Andrew Ball made his first career start.
-Monmouth made its first eight free throws, not missing until the 11:50 mark of the second half.
-Monmouth was better on the fast break, 7-6.
-Each team had eight steals.
-Monmouth limited UNCW to 26% from three.
-MU had 13 turnovers to the Seahawks 14.

MORE INFO ON THE ALL-TIME SERIES
-Monmouth and Stony Brook are meeting for the second time ever
-Stony Brook leads the all-time series, 1-0
-The first meeting was Monmouth's 2010-11 season opener, a 51-49 Stony Brook win
-The first meeting was played in West Long Branch in The MAC at 6:00 a.m. as part of ESPN's 24-Hour Tipoff Marathon
-Monmouth was led in that November 16, 2010 contest by nine points from Will Campbell and 13 rebounds by Ed Waite
-Stony Brook took the lead in that game from the foul line with 22 seconds left, and Monmouth's Marcus Ware's bid for the tie at the horn fell short
-Monmouth is competing in its second ever CAA game, and the Hawks are 21-24 against current members of the league

SEEKING FIRST CAA WIN
This marks Monmouth men's basketball's second ever game as a member of the CAA after announcing plans to join the league last January. The Hawks debuted on national television last week in the CAA with a tight defeat to UNCW. This marks MU's third league as a Division I program, joining the Northeast Conference (NEC) from 1985 to 2013 and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) from 2013 to 2022.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE FOR FOSTER
Monmouth's leading scorer and rebounder, Myles Foster, notched his second double-double of his career and first since opening night in the CAA opener against UNCW. He is the only Hawk with double-digit rebounds in a game this season.

FREE THROWS
Monmouth comes off its best game from the foul line all season, shooting 93.3% (14-15) against UNCW. The Hawks didn't miss from the stripe until the 11:50 mark of the second half when Foster split a pair.

EVERY HAWK HAS STARTED
With freshman Andrew Ball earning a start against UNCW, the Hawks have now started every player that has seen action this season, totaling 10 players overall.