Originally Posted by
Willie Bee
Monmouth (18-14)
Northeast Conference
How’d they do it?: The Hawks used a late layup from guard Chris Kenny to complete a 2nd-half comeback over Farleigh-Dickinson, 49-48. Monmouth trailed by nine at the half, 33-24, and Farleigh-Dickinson’s missed free throws, and overall poor field goal percentage in the second half, caught up with them in the end. Neither school could find the net, with the Hawks hitting just 36.5% to the Knights’ 32.1%. Monmouth’s Marques Alston led all scorers on the evening with 14 points while also grabbing 10 boards.
Top Players: Dejan Delic (6-6, Jr.) averaged 12.1 PPG with 3.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists. Alston (6-4, Jr.) added 12 points and 5.3 boards per contest.
Top Opponents: Beat So. Illinois 80-68 (Nov 25); Lost 62-54 at Oral Roberts (Nov 26); Fell 61-45 at Seton Hall (Dec 8); Won 41-21 on the road at Princeton (Dec 14); Split regular season matches against Farleigh-Dickinson, both teams winning on their home courts.
Streaking: Won last three and five of last six. Stood just 1-7 after their first eight games.
RPI: 0.5016 (#157)