POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's basketball team (4-16 overall, 2-6 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) returns to action on Saturday when the Red Foxes face Monmouth (6-13, 2-5) at NYCB Live, home of Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m.
The Marist-Monmouth game is part of a tripleheader. The game will follow a contest between Fairfield and Quinnipiac, and precede one between Iona and Manhattan.
This will be the only meeting of the season between the Red Foxes and Hawks. Here's a closer look at Saturday's game:
On the Air
Dean Darling (play-by-play) and Ed Weir (color) have the call on the Red Fox Network. Monmouth will provide a video stream through the NCAA March Madness Facebook page, with Eddy Occhipinti (play-by-play) and Matt Harmon (color) on the call.
Last Time Out
Marist fell to Quinnipiac by a score of 85-77 on Thursday, Jan. 25 at McCann Arena.
Ryan Funk scored a season-high 23 points, which tied a career high. The Red Foxes set a season low with six turnovers, and had five double-digit scorers for the first time this season (Funk, 23;
Brian Parker &
David Knudsen, 12;
Isaiah Lamb &
Aleksandar Dozic 10). It was the first time Marist had five double-digit scorers in a game since March 2, 2014, also against Quinnipiac.
The Opponent
Monmouth is coming off a 67-56 victory against Siena on Thursday, Jan. 25. Austin Tilghman led the Hawks with team highs of 20 points, seven rebounds, and three assists. Deion Hammond added 17 points. Head coach King Rice is in his seventh season at the helm.
Top Tidbits
- This is Marist's first neutral-site MAAC regular-season game since Feb. 21, 2005, when the Red Foxes faced Iona in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
- Brian Parker now has 1,190 career points, which is tied for 17th place in program history with Bobby Joe Hatton. Next on the list in 16th place in Miroslav Pecarski (1,196 points).
- Since the beginning of December (14 games), Tobias Sjoberg is shooting .721 from the field (31-for-43).
- Marist has had a second-half lead in all eight of its MAAC games.
- Marist averaged 16.9 turnovers in its first 17 games, but just 11.0 over its last three games.
What's Next
Marist heads to Manhattan on Tuesday, Jan. 30. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.
