2022-23 Monmouth Basketball Game Twenty-Eight Preview

Monmouth Hawks (6-21, 5-9 CAA) at Northeastern Huskies (8-17, 4-10 CAA)
Thursday, February 16, 2023 - 7:00 p.m. ET
Matthews Arena, Boston, MA

TV
NESN+/FloSports
Play-by-Play: Adam Giardino
Analyst: Milton Posner, Daniel Young

RADIO
Monmouth Digital Network
Play-by-Play: Matt Harmon

QUICK BULLETS

-MU has won five of its last six
-Monmouth scored a season-high 85 points the last time out
-Monmouth completed a season sweep of North Carolina A&T, its first CAA sweep
-Klemen Vuga comes off a career best 29 points on 10 FG's, most by a Hawk this yr
-Jack Collins netted a career best 22 points vs. NC A&T on five triples
-This is Monmouth's first trip to Northeastern since 1992
-This is the only meeting between MU and Northeastern this season
-Monmouth is in a four-way tie for seventh place in the CAA standings
-Foster has started every game this season, the only Hawk to do so
-10 of 11 players to see action this season have started at least one game 

A MONMOUTH WIN WOULD...
-be Monmouth's sixth win as a member of the CAA
-register as Monmouth's sixth win in the last seven games
-be MU's first win over Northeastern since 1991
-be Monmouth's fourth road win this season
-be the Hawks 27th program win over a current CAA school
-be the Hawks seventh win of the season
-register as the 189th win of Rice's career
-move Rice's career record back over .500
-move MU to 6-9 in the CAA
-secure the season's only matchup with Northeastern

NOTES FROM THE LAST TIME OUT...
-Klemen Vuga's 29 points are a career high and the most in a game by a Hawk this season.
-Vuga's 29 points are the most since George Papas' 30 against Colgate on December 19, 2021.
-Jack Collins scored a career-high 22 points.
-Collins tied a career-mark with five made triples.
-MU posted its seventh game with a positive assist-turnover ratio.
-Monmouth matched its highest-scoring half of the season with 45 points in the second.
-Monmouth's 85 points is the most this season, and most since an 86-85 OT defeat to Iona on January 18, 2022. The last time MU got to 85 points in regulation was in a win at Saint Joseph's on November 20, 2021.
-Monmouth completes a season sweep of North Carolina A&T, the program's first CAA season sweep.
-MU has won five of its last six games.
-Myles Foster notched his 18th double-figure scoring game this season.
-Monmouth shot 51% to the Aggies' 40%.
-MU was better in the paint, 46-24.
-The Hawks limited NC A&T to 29% from three.
-The game featured four ties and six lead changes.

MORE INFO ON THE ALL-TIME SERIES
-This is the fourth all-time meeting between Monmouth and Northeastern
-This is the first ever CAA matchup between the programs, and the first since 1992
-Tonight is the only meeting this season between the schools
-The teams first met on December 29, 1990, a 66-59 Monmouth win in Boise, ID as part of the Albertson's Christmas Classic
-The teams split a home-and home in 1991 and 1992, with MU winning the first one 92-55 and Northeastern taking the second 47-46.

WINNING WAYS
Monmouth has won five of its last six, including a four-game winning streak. After that was snapped against Hofstra, MU bounced right back to roll over North Carolina A&T behind 29 points from Klemen Vuga.

BREAKOUT NIGHT FOR VUGA
Klemen Vuga posted a breakout game for Monmouth against North Carolina A&T, scoring a career-high 29 points, the most by a Hawk this season. He also set career-bests in field goals made with 10, free throws made and taken in going 9-for-10, and minutes with over 38.

COLLINS TOPS CAREER HIGH
Monmouth freshman guard Jack Collins netted a career-best 22 points against North Carolina A&T while tying a career mark with five made threes, accomplished previously this season at Syracuse.

OFFENSIVE OUTBURST
Monmouth scored a season high 85 points against North Carolina A&T, the first time this season the Hawks have broken 80. MU shot over 50% for the third time this season, with three scoring in double figures.