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2020-21 @MONMOUTHBBALL GAME NOTES Monmouth University Athletics Communications // 400 Cedar Ave. West Long Branch, NJ 07764 Men’s Basketball Contact // Gary Kowal // [email protected] // 732-263-5557 // #FlyHawks schedule & GAME SEVEN at SIENA results 5:00pm // JANUARY 4, 2021 // ALUMNI RECREATION CENTER Date Opponent Time/Result (EST) December (3-2) Tues. 15 HOFSTRA L, 88-96 SIENA SAINTS Fri. 18 SAINT PETER’S* W, 78-76 Head Coach: Carmen Maciariello (2nd season at Siena) Sat. 19 SAINT PETER’S* L, 76-78 Sun. 27 CANISIUS* W, 84-66 Record at Siena: 21-10 // Career Record: 21-10 Mon. 28 CANISIUS* W, 97-69 Saints Record: 1-0 (1-0 MAAC) January (0-1) Sun. 3 at Siena* L, 77-78 VS Sun. 4 at Siena* 5:00 PM Sat. 9 MARIST* 2:00 PM Sun. 10 MARIST* 2:00 PM MONMOUTH HAWKS Fri. 15 QUINNIPIAC* 5:00 PM Sat. 16 QUINNIPIAC* 5:00 PM Head Coach: King Rice (9th season at Monmouth) Fri. 22 at Manhattan* 6:00 PM Record at Monmouth: 152-149 // Career Record: 152-149 Sat. 23 at Manhattan* 6:00 PM Fri. 29 at Iona* 7:30 PM Hawks Record: 3-3 (3-2 MAAC) Sat. 30 at Iona* 7:30 PM February (0-0) Fri. 12 at Niagara* 4:00 PM Sat. 13 at Niagara* 4:00 PM Fri. 19 FAIRFIELD* 5:00 PM Sat. 20 FAIRFIELD* 5:00 PM March (0-0) Fri. 5 at Rider* 7:00 PM TV // ESPN3/WatchESPN Radio // Monmouth Digital Network Sat. 6 at Rider* 7:00 PM PxP // Robert Lee PxP // Eddy Occhipinti Analyst // Kelly O’Donnell Analyst // Steve Bazaz 2021 MAAC Tournament - Atlantic City, NJ (March 9-13) Home Games is BOLD CAPS *-Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference games HAWKS QUICK NOTES Last Game: Starters Pos. # Name Class Ht. 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Notes G 25 Samuel Chaput Jr. 6’0” 175 Has opened season with 17a-9to G 3 Deion Hammond Sr. 6’4” 200 Led MU in scoring in last five games G 5 George Papas Sr. 6’5” 175 Tied MU 3-point record w/9 vs. Hof; 17 3’s in 4 games F 2 Melik Martin Sr. 6’6” 200 Career-high eight boards and five steals vs. Hofstra F 21 Nikkei Rutty Jr. 6’8” 225 Opened season 10-10 from foul line Last Game: Off the Bench F 0 Myles Foster Fr. 6’7” 230 Netted eight points on 4-5 FG in win over Griffs G 1 Gob Gabriel So. 6’7” 175 Topped career-best with eight points vs. Siena G 4 Donovann Toatley So. 5’9” 185 Scored 16, his MU high, on 12/28 vs. Canisius F 10 Jarvis Vaughan So. 6’9” 225 Knocked in FT line jumper in season debut ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS G 11 Mateo Delmoral Jr. 6’0” 170 Junior walk-on; made MU debut vs. Canisius 12/27 Assistant AD/Communications & New Media/ G 13 Marcus McClary Sr. 6’3” 195 11 points in eight minutes vs. Canisius Men’s Basketball Contact: Gary Kowal G 14 Jack Holmstrom Fr. 6’5” 200 Knocked in first FG, a 3, vs. Griffs on 12/28 Kowal phone: 732-263-5557 G 15 Mike James, Jr. Jr. 6’0” 170 Walk-on guard that saw nine games as Fr. Kowal email: [email protected] G 24 Myles Ruth Fr. 6’0” 150 Topped career-high with seven pts. last two games Press Row Phone: 732-571-3677 F 30 Klemen Vuga Fr. 6’9” 230 5-6, 10 pts. vs. Canisius; first FR. in doubles since 2019 Athletics Website: MonmouthHawks.com FOLLOW MONMOUTH BASKETBALL FACEBOOK // MONMOUTH BASKETBALL INSTAGRAM // @MONMOUTHMENSBBALL TWITTER // @MONMOUTHBBALL ATHLETICS // @MONMOUTHHAWKS 2020-21 MONMOUTH BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 1 MORE ON SCOUTING THE SAINTS TONIGHT’S MATCHUP Siena became the final MAAC team to kick off the season, doing so against MU. The defending MAAC ALL-TIME regular season champs before the tournament was SERIES canceled, Siena returns Player of the Year Jalen MU LEADS 12-7 Pickett and fellow First Teamer Manny Camper. LAST MEETING: 1/3/20 SIENA 78, MU 77 SIENA HEAD COACH CARMEN MACIARIELLO Saints Head Coach Carmen Maciariello enters his second season on the Siena sidelines after spending a year as Monmouth won four in a row and 10 of 11 in an assistant at his alma mater. He won 20 games in Year the series prior to the Saints taking both last One, including the MAAC regular season title. season. The squads met just three times in history prior to MU joining the MAAC in 2013. MONMOUTH ON THE ROAD The Hawks opened the season with five consecutive home games, and are making their first weekend appearance on the road this season after dropping yesterday’s opener. Last year, MU won seven times away from home. SIENA AT HOME The Saints will play on campus this season, as LAST TIME OUT opposed to at the Times Union Center in Albany. This Siena 78, Monmouth 77 will mark the first time MU will play on Siena’s cam- January 3, 2021 pus, and the first time since the 2014 CBI that the Saints will play there. They won yesterday’s opener. Team Points 1st place votes Playing on the road for the first time, Deion Hammond netted 1: Arizona 406 18 SERIES NOTES 20 points and George Papas added 15 but Monmouth was just 2: California 378 9 -The teams met for the first time in 1979. edged by Siena 78-77 on Sunday afternoon. Siena opened the 3: Utah 360 7 -Monmouth has lost just four times to Siena in the last second half on a 10-3 run but MU came right back, and the 4: Oregon 338 1 13 meetings. game was within one possession for a bulk of the second pe- 5: UCLA 304 1 -MU had not lost to Siena in the regular season since riod. The Blue and White ripped off seven in a row, including 2014 prior to 2019-20. four in a row from Papas to lead by four with 5:16 remaining. 6: Oregon St. 235 0 In a game that featured multiple late lead changes, Hammond 7: Colorado 188 0 SERIES HISTORY put the Hawks up at 2:31 with a leaner and again with a bucket 8: Arizona State 165 0 Year Date Winner Score Site inside with 1:21 remaining. Kyle Young’s dunk put Siena up 1979-80 N/A Siena 84-92 N/A 9: Stanford 145 0 2003-04 12/2/03 Monmouth 89-76 Albany, NY to stay with 1:02 to go, and the Saints converted free throws 10: USC 111 0 2004-05 1/2/05 Siena 59-60 West Long Branch, NJ down the stretch to hold off the Hawks. Neither team separat- 2013-14 1/2/14 Monmouth 63-59 West Long Branch, NJ ed in the early stages, and six in a row for MU had the Hawks 11: Washington 96 0 2013-14 3/2/14 Siena 54-70 Albany, NY 12: Washington St. 65 0 2014-15 2/14/15 Monmouth 83-64 Albany, NY leading at the 9:15 mark by two. At 7:05, Melik Martin con- 2014-15 3/1/15 Monmouth 63-57 West Long Branch, NJ verted a three-point play to extend the Hawk lead to five, and 2015-16 1/18/16 Monmouth 85-69 West Long Branch, NJ Hammond shortly thereafter knocked home a three to make it 2015-16 2/1/16 Monmouth 93-87 Albany, NY 2016-17 2/13/17 Monmouth 102-82 Albany, NY 27-21. The MU lead was never more than six, and that was the 2016-17 2/24/17 Monmouth 77-73 West Long Branch, NJ halftime margin after Marcus McClary hit a triple. 2016-17 3/5/17 Siena 85-89 Albany, NY NOTES 2017-18 1/25/18 Monmouth 67-56 West Long Branch, NJ 2017-18 2/18/18 Monmouth 93-89 (3ot) Albany, NY -Gob Gabriel’s eight points marks a career high. 2018-19 1/14/19 Monmouth 63-60 (ot) Albany, NY -Deion Hammond posted his 18th career 20+ point game. 2018-19 1/31/19 Monmouth 66-55 West Long Branch, NJ 2019-20 1/3/20 Siena 72-75 Albany, NY -George Papas scored in double figures for the fourth time in 2019-20 3/6/20 Siena 72-86 West Long Branch, NJ six games. 2020-21 1/3/20 Siena 77-78 Loudonville, NY -Myles Ruth tied his career best with seven points, doing so for the second game in a row. 20-21 MAAC STANDINGS -Nikkei Rutty grabbed seven rebounds, the fourth time in six Team MAAC Overall games he has had over five boards in a contest. 1. Siena 1-0 1-0 -Marcus McClary’s team-high eight rebounds was tied for his 2. Iona 3-1 5-3 highest output this season. 3. Marist 4-2 6-2 -Monmouth was playing on the road for the first time since 4. Monmouth 3-2 3-3 February 28 at Rider, a span of 310 days. 5. Saint Peter’s 3-3 6-5 -Siena was playing its first game of the season, the final MAAC 6. Canisius 3-3 3-3 team to play this year. 7. Niagara 3-3 4-4 NUMBERS CRUNCH 8. Rider 2-4 2-7 -Monmouth outshot Siena 47.5% to 43.1%. 9. Fairfield 2-4 2-9 -The Hawks outrebounded the Saints 37-35.