Game Eight Wagner College Seahawks (5-2; 0-0 NEC) at Monmouth University Hawks (5-3; 1-1 MAAC)
Game Details	December 13, 2015  | West Long Branch, NJ | 2:00 p.m. | The MAC (4,000)
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Wagner College Must Stop Monmouth Run Game (Cormac Gordon, Staten Island Advance)

• The current Seahawk winning streak is the longest since the 2013-14 campaign, when the Green & White won nine straight when the Seahawks closed the regular season with eight consecutive wins before tacking on a ninth in the Northeast Conference (NEC) quarterfinal round against Central Connecticut (3/5/14).
• Monmouth garnered early national attention this season, stunning PAC-12 member UCLA on opening night back on Nov. 13, defeating the Bruins 84-81 at famed Pauley Pavilion. Six days later, the Hawks outlasted then No. 17 ranked, Notre Dame, 70-68 in the opener of the AdvoCare Invitational, held at the HP Fieldhouse at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista, FL. Then, on Nov. 29, Monmouth earned its second win over a PAC-12 school, knocking off USC, 83-73, in third-place game of the AdvoCare Invitational, a win that avenged 101-90 loss to the Trojans on Nov.16.
• The Seahawks and Hawks, former longtime rivals in the Northeast Conference (NEC) will be meeting for the 60th time, with Monmouth holding a 33-26 edge in the head-to-head series that dates back to January 7, 1984.

• Two Hawks are averaging double-digits in scoring, led by Justin Robinson's 22.5 ppg, which ranks 12th in the nation as of 12/10/15.  Robinson, logging 32.9 minutes a contest, is also averaging 3.1 rpg and 2.9 apg while converting on 92.6 percent from the free-throw line. Micah Seaborn checks in at14.1 ppg while logging 29.1 mpg.  Deon Jones is the team's leading rebounder, pulling down 7.0 caroms a contest for the Hawks.
• Monmouth ranks fifth in the MAAC, scoring 77.6 ppg., while ranking sixth in scoring defense, allowing 76.0 ppg.  The Hawks lead the conference in free-throw percentage (81.5%); turnover margin (+2.9) while ranking among the top-three in field goal percentage defense (2nd; 41.2%); three-point field goal percentage (3rd; 35.8%); three-point field goal percentage defense (3rd; 31.0%); blocked shots (3rd; 4.1); steals (2nd; 8.1) and defensive rebounds (2nd; 28.5).

• Monmouth led wire-to-wire in defeating Niagara, 56-42, to earn its first Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) victory of the season.
• Micah Seaborn was one of two Hawks to finish in double-figures, scoring 13 points on 4-of-9 shooting while pulling down four rebounds in 28 minutes of action.
• Deon Jones contributed 11 points and a team-leading six caroms in the victory for the Hawks.

• Sunday's contest between the Seahawks and the Hawks marks the 60th head-to-head battle, with Monmouth leading 33-26.
• Wagner has held the upper hand of late, going 8-2, over its last 10 games against the Hawks, including a 4-1 mark in West Long Branch, NJ, over the same time period.
• Last season, Monmouth defeated the Green & White, 74-66 on Grymes Hill, snapping a Seahawk six-game winning streak over the Hawks and handing Wagner its first home defeat of the season.

• All-time, Wagner holds a 95-208 record against teams that are current members of the MAAC.
• The lone school that Wagner hasn't played from the conference is Canisius.
• Sunday's contest at Monmouth marks the second straight MAAC opponent that the Seahawks will meet this season. 
• The MAAC tour concludes on December 18 in Fairfield, CT when the Seahawks meet the Stags at 7:00 pm at Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, CT.

• Following a missed three-point from sophomore guard Corey Henson (Upper Marlboro, MD/DeMatha Catholic) in the closing moments of Tuesday's contest at Rider, redshirt senior guard Dwaun Anderson (Suttons Bay, MI/Suttons Bay [Michigan State]), in traffic, was left unguarded as he soared over a host of players from both teams to slam home the putback jam. 
• In giving Wagner its fifth straight win, Anderson's game-winner garnered the No. 5 spot on Tuesday evening's ESPN Sportscenter's Top-10, marking the fifth time in Anderson's career that one of his dunks has been showcased on the "Worldwide Leader in Sports"™

• Sunday's contest between Wagner and Monmouth, which will be streamed live on ESPN3, will not only pit two programs that know each other well throughout their program histories, but has extra momentum, thanks in large part to social media.
• Anderson's aforementioned game-winning dunk, has 5,929 views on YouTube as of Dec. 10. When Sportscenter tweeted out the video, captioning "This is how you win a game with authority," the video garnered 1,078 likes and 641 retweets as of December 11.
• Monmouth, which has defeated three power five teams since the season began on November 13, has been nationally acclaimed for its bench, specifically Daniel Pillari, Greg Noack, Tyler Robinson and Louie Pillari.  They have earned a reputation for their entertaining and thought-out reactions to the in-game success the Hawks have had, and everyone has taken notice, from USA Today, to ESPN, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report, Barstool Sports along with professional and college athletes, who have coined them the "most popular bench in America."
• Both videos of Anderson's dunk and the Monmouth bench celebrations racked in a total of 538,958 combined views on YouTube as of Dec. 11. One thing is for certain, this afternoon's contest is definitely #onetowatch.

• 36-4 under fourth-year head coach Bashir Mason when leading at halftime.
• 19-7 when letting the opposition score 60-69 points.
• 17-3 when Wagner shoots 45-49.0 percent from the field.
• 17-6 when the opposition shoots 35.0-to-40.0 percent FG.

• Wagner is 5-0, outscoring their opponents 70.4 to 61.0 (+9.4)
• The Seahawks have shot close to 80.0 from the free-throw line over the last five games.
• The Green & White are a +7.6 on the glass over their last five games (41.0 to 33.4).

• The Wagner men's basketball team have made at least one three-pointer in 311 straight games.
• The Seahawks last didn't convert a three-pointer back on February 28, 2004, at home against NEC-foe, Mount St. Mary's, in which the Green & White were held to 0-of-13 shooting from beyond the arc.

• In the last five minutes of the contest this season, Wagner is averaging 11 points while connecting on close to 80.0 percent from the free-throw line (78.9%).
• The Green & White are also a +3.0 on the glass during the final five minutes of games, averaging seven rebounds. Junior guard Michael Carey (Nassau, Bahamas/Lamar Consolidated [San Jacinto College]) leads the team with 11 rebounds during the final five minutes.

• Wagner has outrebounded their opponents, 40.6-to-34.6, a +6.0 margin, which ranks first in the conference.  
• The Seahawks are one of three schools to hold an advantage on the boards, joined by LIU Brooklyn (+1.9) and Saint Francis U (+1.1).

• Among the 22 New York-based Division I schools, the Seahawks are tied for tenth with five wins through games completed thru Dec. 9.  
• Fordham, Army and Syracuse each have seven victories, followed five teams with six wins (St. Bonaventure, Hofstra, St. John's, Siena and Columbia).
• Wagner and Cornell are tied with five wins as of 12/9/15.

• Sophomore guard Corey Henson (Upper Marlboro, MD/DeMatha Catholic) has increased his production in his second season on Grymes Hill.
• After averaging 9.1 points his freshman season, Henson has nearly doubled that, tallying 15.7 ppg, which ranks him fifth in the Northeast Conference (NEC) in scoring.
• Among all NEC-sophomore guards, Henson is third, behind Sacred Heart's Cane Broome (19.0 ppg) and Fairleigh Dickinson's Earl Potts (16.2 ppg).

• Junior guard Michael Carey (Nassau, Bahamas/Lamar Consolidated [San Jacinto College]) has given fourth-year head coach Bashir Mason a valuable option, whether coming off the bench on in a starting role.
• In his five starts this season, Carey is averaging 7.6 points per contest and 8.4 rebounds a contest. Carey is shooting 85.7 percent from the free-throw line as a starter.
• In a reserve role, Carey's production increases, as in two games not starting in the lineup, Carey is averaging 11.5 points per game and 7.5 rebounds a contest. 
• The Nassau, Bahamas native recorded his first collegiate double-double in the 55-48 victory over American University tallying 12 points and a career-best 11 caroms. 

• Through seven games of the 2015-16 season, Wagner has scored 206 of their 468 total points from inside the paint.
• They are outscoring their opponents, 206-to-170, down low.

• Wagner, which has won five straight after dropping its first two games of the year, ranks 15th nationally in turnovers forced (17.4/game), 22nd in steals (8.9), 32nd in scoring defense (62.9), 85th in field-goal percentage defense (40.0%). 
• The Seahawks leads the NEC in scoring defense (62.9), defensive FG% percentage (.400), as well as defensive efficiency (0.8 ppp).

• The Seahawks will play its final MAAC opponent for 2015-16, as they travel to Bridgeport, CT to tangle with the Fairfield University Stags at Webster Bank Arena. 
• Tip-off is slated for 7:00 p.m. as Joey Wahler will have the call live from courtside.