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Monmouth Bench Gains National Fame

The college basketball season may be young, however Monmouth University has a lot to celebrate. With recent wins over the No. 17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the University of Southern California Trojans at the Advocare Invitational basketball tournament over Thanksgiving, the team has gained the nation’s attention. However, the team’s most noise has been coming from their own bench rather than their fan base.

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Men’s Basketball Stuns Nation

The Monmouth men’s basketball team returns home from the Advocare Invitational with two huge wins over no. 17 Notre Dame and University of Southern California. Their only loss throughout the tournament was to Dayton during the semi-finals. The tournament, presented by ESPN, was a weekend long event beginning Thursday, Nov. 26 and ending Sunday, Nov. 29.

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Men’s Lacrosse lose to QU; One Game Left

 The Hawks lost by a mere goal against conference opponent Quinnipiac of Saturday, April 18. MU senior Ryan Schwartz was the Hawks main scorer contributing two goals and an assist. Sophomore Zack Schliecher also made his presence on the field known with one goal and an assist. A late rally by the Bobcats had the Hawks see a final score as a 9-8 loss. This marks the Hawks fifth goal of the season that has been decided by one goal.