Box Score WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Monmouth University Men's Basketball played its first ever CAA road contest on Saturday, falling to Drexel University at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, 67-35. Myles Foster led MU with 13 points and nine rebounds.
 
MU led the second half through the first nine minutes, with Amaan Sandhu scoring seven points including a three and a dunk. Drexel used a 7-0 run to halt the Monmouth stretch, and held the Hawks off the rest of the way.
 
Consecutive buckets from Myles Ruth and Myles Foster cut it to a 9-4 game and the Hawks trailed by just nine at the 9:41 mark after a Klemen Vuga turnaround, but Drexel used a 13-2 run to extend the lead, ultimately taking a 35-14 lead to the break.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
 
"Our kids are trying hard but we're a little bit outmatched right now. Their bodies, how big they are and us being down a few guys right now it's harder to compete but our kids are out there trying hard, and we're just trying to get better." – Head Coach King Rice

-Amaan Sandhu netted a career best eight points.
-Myles Foster posted his 11^th 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.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Drexel shot 39% to Monmouth's 27%.
-MU forced 11 Drexel turnovers.
-Amari Williams led the Dragons with 13 points.

UP NEXT
-Monmouth heads to Hofstra on Wednesday night for a 7:00 p.m. tip with the Pride.