Community Picks: Manhattan 64% vs Monmouth 36%

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Nico Clareth scored all of his 27 points, including a career-high tying seven 3-pointers, in the second half as Siena rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat top-seeded Monmouth 89-85 on Sunday night in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament. Continue to Article

March 06, 2017 12:05:am EST

Top-seeded Monmouth lost Sunday on Siena’s home floor. A traditional one-bid league should have two goals each year for its conference tournament: Gaining as much revenue and exposure as possible without putting the top seed in undue jeopardy. It’s a tricky balancing act that the MAAC botched badly this year. Continue to Article

March 05, 2017 9:30:pm EST

Louie Pillari scored a career-high 16 points and Monmouth extended its winning streak to 17 with an 84-59 victory over Niagara in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference quarterfinal Friday night. Top-seeded Monmouth (27-5) plays No. 4 seed Siena or fifth-seeded Fairfield in a semifinal on Sunday. Justin Robinson had 14 points and Chris Brady added 13 for Monmouth. Continue to Article

March 03, 2017 9:33:pm EST

Monmouth’s Justin Robinson (right) has averaged over 19 points per game in past two season. The leap to the NBA could be difficult for Monmouth’s Justin Robinson, but not if one 11-year-old Hawks fan has anything to say about it. Erica Schaeffer sent letters to all 30 NBA teams after her father, Eric, told her Robinson could begin professional career playing overseas, according to Asbury Park Press. Continue to Article

March 01, 2017 11:53:am EST