OUR MU hoops story for Wednesday/w Calloway comments
The Monmouth University men's basketball had no answer for senior Mark Zoller of Penn Tuesday night.
The 6-7 Zoller scored 29 points on 12-of-16 shooting as Penn whipped Monmouth 80-66 at the University of Pennsylvania Palestra in Philadelphia.
The Hawks (2-5) who played who played without 7-2 shot deterrent John Bunch (sore knees), were outrebounded 39-27 and committed 18 turnovers with 12 assists.
Penn (5-2) had 26 assists on 34 baskets and committed just 12 turnovers.
Monmouth coach Dave Calloway said more will be known about Bunch's status for Thursday's game at Rider (4-2) later Wednesday.
""Sure he would have helped (against Penn),'' said Calloway. ""But I don't think we can be blaming it (the defeat) on that.
""We're not beating many teams when we give up 80 points, when they out rebound us by 12, or we have 18 turnovers.''
Trailing by 12 points in the first half Monmouth got within 43-40 early in the second on a layup and three-point play by senior Marqes Alston who led Monmouth with 23 points and grabbed four rebounds.
. But Zoller hit a 3 and scored eight points in a row to start a 15-3 Penn run and Monmouth was never able to reduce the lead below double figures.
""The second half we started out all right, Marques got it going a little bit,'' said Calloway. ""But we were small and just didn't do enough. It was most disappointing on the defensive end in particular.''
Calloway cleared the bench in the final minutes as Penn built a 78-61 lead with 2:09 remaining.
Senior Dejan Delic and rookie Jhamar Youngblood each added 10 points for Monmouth.
Zoller also grabbed 11 rebounds while 6-4 junior guard Brian Grandieri added 19 points for the Quakers and reigning Ivy league Player of the Year Ibrahim Jaaber notched 10 assists and six steals.
The defeat dropped Monmouth to an overall record of 1-22 vs. Phialdelphia Division I schools.
Monmouth's lone win was 81-60 Nov 30,1999 over Drexel at Boylan Gym.
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The 6-7 Zoller scored 29 points on 12-of-16 shooting as Penn whipped Monmouth 80-66 at the University of Pennsylvania Palestra in Philadelphia.
The Hawks (2-5) who played who played without 7-2 shot deterrent John Bunch (sore knees), were outrebounded 39-27 and committed 18 turnovers with 12 assists.
Penn (5-2) had 26 assists on 34 baskets and committed just 12 turnovers.
Monmouth coach Dave Calloway said more will be known about Bunch's status for Thursday's game at Rider (4-2) later Wednesday.
""Sure he would have helped (against Penn),'' said Calloway. ""But I don't think we can be blaming it (the defeat) on that.
""We're not beating many teams when we give up 80 points, when they out rebound us by 12, or we have 18 turnovers.''
Trailing by 12 points in the first half Monmouth got within 43-40 early in the second on a layup and three-point play by senior Marqes Alston who led Monmouth with 23 points and grabbed four rebounds.
. But Zoller hit a 3 and scored eight points in a row to start a 15-3 Penn run and Monmouth was never able to reduce the lead below double figures.
""The second half we started out all right, Marques got it going a little bit,'' said Calloway. ""But we were small and just didn't do enough. It was most disappointing on the defensive end in particular.''
Calloway cleared the bench in the final minutes as Penn built a 78-61 lead with 2:09 remaining.
Senior Dejan Delic and rookie Jhamar Youngblood each added 10 points for Monmouth.
Zoller also grabbed 11 rebounds while 6-4 junior guard Brian Grandieri added 19 points for the Quakers and reigning Ivy league Player of the Year Ibrahim Jaaber notched 10 assists and six steals.
The defeat dropped Monmouth to an overall record of 1-22 vs. Phialdelphia Division I schools.
Monmouth's lone win was 81-60 Nov 30,1999 over Drexel at Boylan Gym.
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posted by Tony Graham at 9:58 PM
8 Comments:
Losses like this make me laugh at that six straight winning seasons line calloway always refers to!
By the way..error in my story pointed out by my former broadcast partner (and WMCX announcer) Mike Donofrio ..MU beat St. Joes in a tournament which makes it 2-22 vs. Philly schools far as I can tell. .
Can this loss REALY take away from six straight winning seasons. We can't win them all, although it would feel really good if we could. Don't jump back on the bandwagon if they pull it together and dance again.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. What a huge mistake Tony, how could you?
You just beat me to the punch. IF MU had the soft schedule some of the NEC teams face, they'd have had a few 25-win seasons over the last six years.
Penn down, Rider to go. Thoughts....
Well...I'm not supposed to make any like that, and while it may be minor I am ticked off at myself. The St. Joes game, too.
Well..here's one I think is correct ...I believe MU has never beaten a D 1 Philly school..in Philadelphia..
Hey TG
Its Tim again and another tough night for the hawks. Interesting about that St Joes Game. I was a senior in HS at the time and I listen to that game that night on St Joes Radio Station. I could not tell who was winning they kept saying the hawks up by 4 or 5 so that was interesting. The tourney was in Wyoming. The first game MU played Theo Ratlif and lost to Wyoming. Now I have not seen this MU team play but it seems to me that the guard play is young which may be an explanation for the TO'S. It takes time to adjust to the College game. As far as leadership, watching the games last year Marquis seems like one of those quiet leaders and when Corey is playing well he lets his emotions lead the way. Not sure tho. Lets get one in the Zoo on Thursday as I cannot stand that place or school. GO HAWKS!!!!
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