2023-24 Monmouth Basketball  Preview: Game Twenty-Five

Monmouth Hawks (13-11, 6-5 CAA) at Northeastern Huskies (9-15, 4-7 CAA)
Saturday, February 10, 2024 - 1:00 p.m.
Matthews Arena, Boston, MA

TV
NESN+/FloSports
Play-by-Play: Joe Weil
Analysts: Milton Posner, Danny Young

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

QUICK BULLETS

-Monmouth is coming off its 10th home win in a row, topping William & Mart

-The Hawks blocked 11 shots, their most since February 3, 2007 vs. St. Francis NY

-Jaret Valencia blocked six shots vs. the Tribe, a career best

-Xander Rice had a season-best seven assists against William & Mary

-Xander Rice will make his 100th collegiate start today against Northeastern 

-Cornelius Robinson comes off his first career game scoring in double figures

-This is the second meeting of the year between the Hawks and Huskies

-Xander Rice reached 400 career assissts during Saturday's game at Delaware

-Xander Rice reached 1,500 points in his college career against Hofstra

-King Rice is the 19th active NCAA head coach with 200+ wins at one institution

-The Hawks changed the starting lineup last time out for the first time this year

A MONMOUTH WIN WOULD...

-mark the 14th win of the season for Monmouth

-snap a nine-game road losing skid

-move Monmouth's CAA record to 7-5

-register as the 203rd win of Rice's career, and his second over Northeastern

-secure a regular season sweep of the Huskies

-hand Northeastern its 16th loss of the season

-be MU's seventh win in the calendar year of 2024 and third in February

-propel MU back to three games over .500 overall at 14-11

-be the second CAA weekend sweep for Monmouth this year

MORE INFO ON THE ALL-TIME SERIES

-The all-time series is led by Monmouth, 3-2

-MU defeated Northeastern earlier this season, 81-62 behind 29 points from Xander Rice

-MU is 0-2 all time at Northeastern

-The first ever meeting came on December 29, 1990 at the Albertson's Christmas Classic in Boise, ID, a 66-59 Monmouth victory

-The teams met in a home-and-home in 1991-92 and 1992-93, with each home team winning

-Monmouth's first trip to Matthews Arena as a CAA member came last season

NOTES FROM THE LAST TIME OUT

-Jaret Valencia became the seventh Hawk ever to block six or more shots in a game, pinning six, the most since Chris Brady had six on

1/14/17.

-Monmouth's 11 blocks was the most in a game since February 3, 2007 against St. Francis NY.

-Monmouth beat William & Mary for the first time ever.

-Cornelius Robinson Jr. scored a career-high 12 points, his first career game in double figures.

-Xander Rice posted a season-best seven assists, tied for the most by a Hawk this season.

-Jack Collins posted his 13th double-digit game this season.

-Jakari Spence scored in double digits for the sixth time in his career.

-Robinson made his first career start.

-This was William & Mary's first ever trip to West Long Branch.

-Monmouth outshot William & Mary 44% to 33%.

-The Hawks were better in the paint, 28-20.

-MU topped the Tribe on the move, 21-4.

NEXT UP

-Monmouth will host Campbell on Thursday, 2/15

-Monmouth and Campbell will meet for the first time as league foes and first time overall since 1983

-The all-time series is 1-1, with both meetings coming in 1983-84

-The game will air on FloSports at 7:00 p.m.