Former University football player and current Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin became the first athlete to ever have his jersey retired by the University on Saturday, Feb. 22.
Sports
Men’s Basketball Still Winless in February
It’s has now been over a month since the men’s basketball team last won a game as the Hawks’ losing streak extended to nine after home losses to the Manhattan Jaspers and Saint Peter’s Peacocks last week.
Women’s Basketball Loses Sixth Straight
The women’s basketball team lost to rival Rider on Feb. 19 and Niagra on Feb. 22. With the losses, the blue and white fall to 6-23 (5-13 MAAC). The Hawks currently stand at ninth in the division.
SIDELINES: 02/26/2014
MU’s baseball team played in their first series this season against Florida Atlantic in Boca Raton, FL. The team came out strong in the first game pulling away a 5-1 victory but fell in the final two games, 4-0 and 6-5. They will next travel to Charlottesville, Virginia to face no. 1 University of Virginia.
Men’s Basketball’s Skid Reaches Seven Straight
The men’s basketball team lost their seventh straight game this Sunday, Feb. 16 when they fell to the Marist College Red Foxes in a double-overtime thriller here at the MAC. The loss came just two days after the team fell to the Iona College Gaels at the Hynes Center in New Rochelle, NY.
Max DiLeo: The Heart of the Hawks
If you attend a men’s basketball game, you may be wondering who the extremely zealous player is at the end of the starting line up’s roll call; the one who has dedicated a special handshake for every teammate and who gets riled up during the actual game. That student athlete is junior Maximilian DiLeo, more commonly called Max.
Track & Field Race at the NY Armory
The men and women’s track and field teams competed in the Lafayette/Rider Winter Games and the 107th Millrose Games this past weekend.
Quinnipiac Dominates Women’s Basketball
On Sunday afternoon, the Women’s Basketball team traveled to Quinnipiac University and lost by the final score of 83-50. With the loss the blue and white fell to 6-21 on the year, with a 5-11 record in MAAC conference play, while the Bobcats improved to 16-10 overall, including an 11-5 mark in the MAAC
SIDELINES: 02/19/2014
Monmouth’s women’s lacrosse team lost their home-opener and first game of the season Sunday, Feb. 16 by a score of 8-6 to the Fresno State University Bulldogs.
Hawks Announce Recruiting Football Class for 2014
On Wednesday, Feb. 5, the University’s football team announced their recruiting class for the 2014 season. The class consists of 20 student-athletes from eight states, including the football program’s first signee from the state of Florida.