Sports

Side Lines 12/7/16

Indoor track:

The men’s and women’s indoor track teams opened their indoor track season on Dec. 1 in the Monmouth Indoor Season Opener at OceanFirst Bank Center. The men finished first place in the three team field, defeating Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) rivals Rider and Saint Peter’s. The women finished second, falling to Rider but besting Saint Peter’s. “First meets are a great opportunity to see where we are at as a team, and to see what we need to work on,” Monmouth Head Coach Joe Compagni said. “I know that we will work to get better in many ways in the weeks ahead, but we have many sprinters, jumpers and throwers that put together some very strong first meet performances today.” Both teams were also chosen by the MAAC to repeat as conference champions in their preseason polls. Both the men and women will next compete in the Princeton New Year Invite on Sunday, Dec. 11.

Bowling:

The women’s bowling team earned their first ever ranking in the National Tenpin Coaches Association Poll, placing ninth. The team finished their fall schedule with an 18-6 record and return to action on Jan. 13 at the three-day Mid-Winter Invite at Jonesboro Bowling Center in Jonesboro, AR.


Upcoming Games

Thursday, December 8

WBB at Sacred Heart

Pitt Center

Fairfield, CT 6:00 pm

Saturday, December 10

WBB vs Fairleigh Dickinson

OceanFirst Bank Center

West Long Branch, NJ 3:00 pm

MBB vs Army West Point

OceanFirst Bank Center

West Long Branch, NJ 7:00 pm

Sunday, December 11

Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track

Princeton New Year Invitational

Princeton, NJ 11:00 am

Monday, December 12

WBB at Eastern Michigan

Convocation Center

Ypsilanti, MI 7:00 pm

Tuesday, December 13

MBB at Memphis

FedEx Forum

Memphis, TN 9:00 pm

Tuesday, December 20

MBB vs Princeton

OceanFirst Bank Center

West Long Branch, NJ 7:00 pm

Wednesday, December 21

WBB vs Providence

OceanFirst Bank Center

West Long Branch, NJ 7:00 pm

Wednesday, December 28

MBB at North Carolina

Dean Smith Center

Chapel Hill, NC 7:00 pm

Saturday, December 31

MBB vs Rider*

OceanFirst Bank Center

West Long Branch, NJ 1:00 pm

*conference games