WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Monmouth University Men's Basketball tied a program record with its 13^th straight home win, as the Hawks put four in double figures in a Senior Day victory over North Carolina A&T Saturday, 83-67.
 
Monmouth gradually built a second half lead, using a 7-0 run that included an Abdi Bashir Jr. triple to go up 21, and Jaret Valencia knocked in a three at 5:39 to keep that lead. MU won the second half and took a 13^th straight home victory, 83-67.
 
MU opened the game on an 8-0 run, with Jack Holmstrom hitting two threes in the opening minute to spark the Blue and White. The Aggies answered with a 12-0 run, leading by as many as six, but Monmouth came back with their own 12-0 push to restore the lead. Up one with 4:37 to go in the half, Monmouth scored 14 of the next 18 points to lead by 11 before Rice capped the period with a banked-in buzzer-beating three to make it 41-30 at the intermission.

NOTES AND QUOTES

"Senior Day was great for the kids and the families. Credit to these kids today, they really pulled together and settled down and we were able to have a solid game. Our defense picked up and we were able to get away from them a little bit." – Head Coach King Ricer
 
"Today's going to be something I'm going to remember for the rest of my life, just coming here and having this family this whole time has been incredible." – Senior Jack Holmstrom
 
-Monmouth won its 13^th straight home game, tying a program record set by the 2003-04 Hawks, who were an unbeaten 13-0 at home.
-MU had a season-best 20 assists.
-Jack Holmstrom scored a season-high nine points on three triples.
-Klemen Vuga scored a season-best 12 points, his first double-figure game of the year and 16^th of his career.
-Jakari Spence dished out a career-high nine assists.
-Nikita Konstantynovskyi had 12 rebounds, his seventh double-digit rebounding game of the season.
-Braedan Allen made his first career start, and scored a career best four points.
-Corey Miller made his first career basket.
-MU finishes the home CAA slate at a perfect 9-0.
-Monmouth is now 4-0 all time against North Carolina A&T.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Monmouth outshot the Aggies 46% to 28%.
-The Hawks dominated off the bench, 45-14.
-Monmouth had 38 paint points to North Carolina A&T's 12.
-The Hawks led for 35:22 of the game.

UP NEXT
-Monmouth visits Hampton Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. That game will air on FloSports and on the radio via the Monmouth Digital Network.