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PROMOTIONAL ITEMS OF THE DAY
>> Water Bottle Giveaway - Students will receive a free water bottle when they enter the game. (Courtesy of Saint Peter's Athletics and NCAA Basketball)
>> BEACH NIGHT - Warm up from this cold weather with Beach Night. Summer music and promotional games will occur throughout the game. Fans can dress in their beach wear for the game.
INSIDE THE SERIES
OVERALL: Saint Peter's leads 22-8; SP leads 3-0 in MAAC
IN WEST LONG BRANCH: Saint Peter's leads 2-0 (2013-present)
IN JERSEY CITY: Saint Peter's leads 1-0 (2013-present)
NEUTRAL SITES: Series tied 0-0
SERIES STREAK: Saint Peter's won 4
LAST MEETING: Saint Peter's 62, Monmouth 60 (1-14-15)
FIRST MEETING: Monmouth 94, Saint Peter's 56 (1963-64)
LAST MU WIN: Monmouth 65, Saint Peter's 47 (12-19-08)
GAME 28: ITEMS OF NOTE
>> Thursday's game between Monmouth and Saint Peter's marks the 31st meeting in the all-time series and fourth matchup in league play dating back to the 1963-64 season.
>> The Peacocks lead the series 22-8, including taking all three games in MAAC play since the Hawks joined the league prior to the start of last season.
>>Saint Peter's defeated Monmouth 62-61 in overtime at the MAC on Jan. 14.
>> The Hawks last win in the matchup was a 65-47 decision on Dec. 19, 2008.
>> Saint Peter's is 5-2 under head coach John Dunne against the West Long Branch program, including 3-0 in at the Yanitelli Center.
>> The two teams along with Rider participate in a rivalry called the hOURglass Rivalry because all three schools are about an hour drive away from each other. This marks the second season for the rivalry between the only three schools in the league from the Garden State. Monmouth won the rivalry last season.
>> The Hawks had a shot at the buzzer that did not fall and Saint Peter's held on for a 62-61 overtime win in the last meeting in January.
>> Senior Desi Washington paced the Peacocks with 21 points, including reaching his 1,000th point in a Saint Peter's uniform on the night.
>> Sophomore Justin Robinson paced Monmouth with 21 points while senior Drew Nicholas added 17 points off the bench.
>> Saint Peter's comes into the contest 13-14 overall and 7-9 in league play after falling 69-55 at Canisius on Sunday to end a three-game winning streak.
>> Senior Marvin Dominique paced the Peacocks with 15 points.
>> Dominique averaged 22.7 points per game in a 2-1 week for Saint Peter's to earn his first MAAC Player of the Week honor on Monday.
>> Monmouth comes into Thursday's tilt 15-12 overall and 11-5 in MAAC play after edging Marist 69-65 on Monday.
>> Robinson paced the Hawks with 20 points while senior Deon Jones added 18 points against the Red Foxes.
>> Robinson leads the team with 13.0 points per game while Jones is right behind him with 12.0 points per game.
>> With a win, the Peacocks would give Dunne his 100th win as a head coach. The ninth-year head coach earned his first win in his first game as a head coach with a 67-56 decision against UMBC at the Yanitelli Center on Nov. 11, 2006.
>> This will be the fourth time Saint Peter's will be on ESPN 3 and the Peacocks will be looking for its first victory on the network. The squad also owns a 1-1 record on televised games with a win at Rutgers on Nov, 22 and a loss at Seton Hall on Dec. 14.
>> The squad travels to Fairfield on Feb. 21 and Marist on Feb. 27. Saint Peter's defeated the Stags 69-58 on Feb. 7 and downed the Red Foxes 79-67 on Jan. 4.
>> The Peacocks close out the regular season at home against Iona on Mar. 1, a game that will now be broadcasted on ESPN 3.
>> Saint Peter's will have two home games and two road games to close out the year, but the two home games are sandwiched in between road games at Fairfield and Marist.
>> The MAAC Tournament begins on Mar. 5 with the opening round games with the MAAC Quarterfinals scheduled for Mar. 7 in Albany, N.Y.
DOMINIQUE GETS MAAC HONOR
>> Senior Marvin Dominique was named the MAAC Player of the Week for the first time in his career for the week of Feb. 9-15. He was also named the Corvias ECAC Upstate/Metro Player of the Week.
>> Dominique averaged 22.7 points and 6.0 rebounds per game in three games, but it was the senior's dominance in two games that led the Peacocks to a pair of victories in the week. Dominique averaged 26.5 points and 5.5 rebounds to pace Saint Peter's to a pair of second-half comebacks against Siena on Feb. 9 and Niagara on Feb. 12.
>> The Miramar, Fla., native, shot 64.7 percent (22-for-34) from the field and 24 of 27 (88.9) percent from the free throw line in the three games and that included a 9-for-9 performance from the field and 9 of 10 from the free throw line against the Purples Eagles where his only miss came from the free throw line with 1:08 left in the contest.
>> Dominique became the fifth player under head coach John Dunne to earn MAAC Player of the Week honors and the first since senior Desi Washington on Dec. 16, 2013. It also marks the seventh time under Dunne a player has earned the top weekly honor after Wesley Jenkins received the honor three times while Washington, Todd Sowell and Ryan Bacon each took home the honor once in their careers.
WILL THE FLOCK SEE A SHADOW
>> Saint Peter's seems to know how to win at home once February hits after the squad won seven-straight in the month dating back to last season by defeating Fairfield on Feb. 7 and Siena on Feb. 9.
>> The squad has started the month 3-1 for the first time the 2004-05 season. That team lost its first game of the month and then won six of its final seven games in the month.
>> The Peacocks went 6-3 in the month of February in 2013-14. During that run in February last year, the squad went 5-0 at home and 1-3 on the road in those final nine games.
>> The squad will have two games at home and two games on the road to conclude the season.
>> In the last two years, Saint Peter's finished the month of January with a combined record of 7-12.
>> Dating back to the 2012-13 season, the Peacocks are 9-2 at home in games after Jan. 30.
WHAT'S TRENDING
>> Senior Marvin Dominique has scored double figures in each of his last five games and eight of his last nine. During the last five contests, the senior is averaging 20.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game while over the course of his last nine he boasts 17.1 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. In this span, he has posted two 20-point performances and had at least 15 points seven times. Saint Peter's is 10-6 this season when he scores 15 points in a tilt and 4-0 when he reaches 20 points.
>> Dominique has also been a force on the boards, grabbing at least seven caroms in six of his last nine games and has hauled in at seven rebounds 19 times this season.
>> Senior Desi Washington has recorded double figures in seven of his last nine games, including two 20-point performances and three games with at least 18 points in that stretch. Washington is averaging 12.5 points per game in that span. Washington has scored double figures in 14 of 18 games this season. After missing eight games with a hand injury, the senior is averaging 13.8 points per game in the 17 games since returning and the team is 8-9 in that span. Washington also has posted at least five rebounds in the 10 of the 17 games since his return, including matching a career high with seven boards against Siena on Feb. 9.
>> Senior Tyler Gaskins has notched at least eight points 18 times this season, including 11 double-figure performances. Gaskins has registered eight points in 17 of his last 21 games and is averaging 10.3 points per game in that stretch.
>> Canisius held Saint Peter's to under 60 points for the first since the Peacocks scored 49 against Rider on January 31. The Peacocks averaged 68.0 points per game in the four games in between Rider and Canisius. The squad also averaged 41.5 points per game in the second half in that four-game span.
BY THE NUMBERS
>> The Peacocks are 13-3 when they score 59 points in a game a game and 10-3 when they hold an opponent to 60 points or less.
>> Saint Peter's is 10-5 when the squad makes at least five 3-pointers in a game and 8-2 when the Peacocks shoot at least 40 percent from behind the arc.
>> After making at least five treys in a game in 12 of the first 15 games, the squad has made five 3-balls in a game three times in the last 12 contests and the squad is 5-7 in that stretch.
>> Saint Peter's is also 8-2 when it outrebounds its opponent.
PEACOCK 'NATION'AL PRIDE
>> Saint Peter's ranks 46th in Division I in scoring defense with 60.8 points per game. The team ranks in the Top-50 in field goal percentage defense, sitting in 54th place with 39.9 percent.
>> Senior Desi Washington is the MAAC third active career leading scorer with 1,498 points and is also the 62nd active leading scorer in all of Division I.>> Washington also ranks 26th in career 3-pointers made (233), 31st for career free throw percentage (84.6) and 98th in career scoring average (13.7 ppg.).>> The Peacocks are one of nine teams that haven't allowed more than 75 points in a game this season. The 72 points Manhattan scored on Jan. 16 was the most points allowed this season.
LET'S KEEP PLAYING
>> Saint Peter's has played four overtime games this season, marking the first time since the 2003-04 season the team has played four overtime contests in a season and the sixth time in program history.
>> The most overtime games in one season was five extra session contests in 1984-85.
>> After winning the its first two overtime games this season, the squad has lost its last two OT contests.
>> The squad played consecutive overtime tilts for the first time since the 2004-05 season after batting Monmouth on Jan. 14 and Quinnipiac on Jan. 16.
>> Saint Peter's is 7-5 in overtime under head coach John Dunne.
MILESTONE WATCH
>> Senior Desi Washington currently has 1,104 points in Jersey City to become the 23rd player in team history to reach 1,100 points in a Peacocks uniform. Washington can move into 22nd place in program history with 29 points.
>> Senior Marvin Dominique needs 89 points to reach 1,000 points in a Saint Peter's uniform. The senior, who has 481 career rebounds, also needs 10 boards to move into the Top-20 in program history for rebounds.
>> Sophomore Trevis Wyche became the 22nd player in program history to dish out 200 assists in his career with four dimes against Fairfield on Feb. 7. Wyche, who has 215 assists, has moved into the program's Top-20 in assists and can move into 18th place with two helpers and 17 place with nine dimes.
>> Head Coach John Dunne has won 99 games in his nine seasons as the head coach of the Peacocks, needing one win to reach the 100 win mark. Dunne would become the fourth head coach to reach the mark, joining Don Kennedy (323), Bob Dukiet (135) and Ted Fiore (151).
HOME SWEET HOME
>> Senior Marvin Dominique is averaging 15.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per game in 12 home games this season. The senior has scored double figures in 24 of 25 games he has played at the Yanitelli Center, including matching his best performance in Jersey City with 26 points against Siena on Feb. 9. He was held to single digits for the first time in Jersey City against Rider on Jan. 29.
>> Senior Desi Washington has scored double figures in 29 of his 35 games in Jersey City. The senior has posted double digits in 21 of his last 23 home contests. Washington is averaging 14.9 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in his seven games this season at home, including a season-high 26 points against Marist on Jan. 4.
>> Senior Tyler Gaskins is also averaging double figures at home this season with 10.7 points per game. The senior has posted six of his 11 double-digit point performances at the Yanitelli Center this season, including a 17 points against Fairleigh Dickinson on Dec. 23.
>> Saint Peter's is averaging 62.6 points per game at home while allowing 60.0 points per game. The Peacocks are shooting 42.9 percent from the field while the opponents are hitting at a 41.6 percent clip.
>> The squad has won its first two games in the month of February at home, including a 65-57 victory against Siena on Feb. 9.
>> Saint Peter's is 6-6 at home this year and 3-5 in league games.
>> The Peacocks were 3-5 last season at the end of January after falling to Rider 71-55 at the Yanitelli Center on Jan. 31, 2014 and then won its final five games at home in the month of February to finish with an 8-5 mark in Jersey City.
GARDEN STATE OF MIND
>> Saint Peter's has played six of the other seven Division I teams located in the state of New Jersey.
>> Saint Peter's is currently 4-3 against the Garden State with wins against Rutgers (68-50, Nov. 22), Princeton (60-46, Dec. 10), Fairleigh Dickinson (69-60, Dec. 23) and Monmouth (62-61 OT, Jan. 14). The squad has losses to Seton Hall (67-52, Dec. 14) and Rider (68-55, Jan. 10, 58-49, Jan. 29).
>> The Peacocks will have its final regular season game against a Garden State team against Monmouth on Feb. 19.
>> The squad also battled NJIT in preseason, but the two teams will not meet in the regular season.
>> The Peacocks have never played all seven New Jersey teams in the same season. This season marks the third time under head coach John Dunne the team will have played six of the seven New Jersey teams.
CLOSE CONTESTS
>> After having four of the first eight games being decided by three points or less, 16 of the last 19 tilts have posted a margin of five points or more.
>> The Peacocks were 2-6 in the first eight games and are 11-8 in the last 19 contests.
>> The one-point overtime win against Monmouth on January 14 was the squad's first win this season that was decided by five points or less.
>> Saint Peter's is 9-9 in one-point games under head coach John Dunne in his nine seasons in Jersey City and 28-33 in games decided by five points or less.
>> The Peacocks were 7-5 in games decided by five points or less last season and 3-1 in tilts decided by one point, but have not had the same luck this campaign suffering a one-point loss and a pair of two-point losses.
>> The squad is 1-1 this year in one-point games after falling 51-50 to Hartford on Nov. 16 and then earned its first win with the overtime decision against Monmouth. The squad lost by two points to Niagara (61-59) on Nov. 20, Norfolk State (60-58) on Nov. 29 and three points to Canisius (70-67) on Dec. 3.
>> Saint Peter's has lost four of its 13 games by a combined eight points, including three games at the Yanitelli Center by a combined seven points.
THE SUPPORTING CAST
>> Junior Elias Desport has scored double-digits three times this year to reach 10 points for the first time in his career.
>> Sophomore Chazz Patterson has posted at least seven points five times this season, including three double-figure games.
>> Senior Jamel Fields and sophomore Trevis Wyche make a great combo at point guard. Fields scored eight points against La Salle on Nov. 22 and has dished out five assists in a game twice this season.
>> Freshman Elisha Boone played significant minutes off the bench in non-conference and has registered eight points or more three times this season, including an eight-point, nine-board game against the Explorers.
>> Sophomore Travis Hester has posted nine points or more four times including two double-digit contests.
>> Freshman Rodney Hawkins has played in the last 15 games, including posting a career-high 14 points and six rebounds against Manhattan on Jan. 2.
DOMINANT DOMINIQUE
>> Senior Marvin Dominique has recorded double figures in 49 of the 58 games in a Peacocks uniform. He has posted at least 15 points in 29 of those contests, 20 points in 13 tilts and 30 points in one game.
>> Dominique has also been a force on the boards, notching 16 games with double-digits in boards and in each of those games also registered a double-double.
>> The senior notched a career-high 31 points along with 14 rebounds in his first game in a Saint Peter's uniform against LIU Brooklyn on Nov. 9, 2013.
>> He had a career-high 16 boards vs. Niagara on Dec. 3, 2013.
>> Dominique recorded double figures in points in 18 of the 20 non-conference games at Saint Peter's and has registered double digits in 32 of the 36 league games.
>> Dominique notched his 1,000th career point on a free throw with 7.1 seconds left in regulation against Iona on Jan. 31. He has posted 911 of his 1,085 points in a Peacocks uniform.
NO COMPLAINTS FROM LUCY
>> Senior Desi Washington has scored double figures 63 times in his Saint Peter's career, including 33 times with 15 points or more, 13 games with at least 20 points and two 30-point performances
>> The senior is also a threat from behind the arc, leading the team in 3-pointers in a game 54 times.
>> Washington scored a career-high 34 points against Seton Hall on Dec. 14, 2013.
>> Washington returned after missing eight games due to an injury against Princeton on Dec. 10 and is averaging 14.7 points per game in the 10 games since returning from the injury.
>> Washington scored his 1,000th career point in a Saint Peter's uniform on January 14 against Monmouth after reaching 1,000 points for his career against Canisius on Jan. 4, 2014.
ASSISTING WYCHE
>> Sophomore Trevis Wyche has fueled the team in assists in 44 of the 58 games in his career. He has led the team in assists 14 times this season.
>> Wyche became the first player since Keydren Clark against Marist on Jan. 25, 2006 to hand out 10 assists in a game when he had 10 dimes against Boston University on Dec. 6. It was also the first time a player reached the feat on the road since Clark did it in 2004.
>> The sophomore has dished out at least five assists in a game 22 times in his two seasons and seven or more seven times.
>> He also fueled the team in steals 19 times and notched a personal-best four thefts against Siena on Jan. 25.
>> Wyche recorded double figures in points 16 times in his career.
>> The sophomore notched a career-best 16 points in both contests against Quinnipiac last season.
>> Wyche has scored a season-high 12 points three times this season.
WELTON THE ROAD WARRIOR
>> Sophomore Quadir Welton has posted 12 games with at least 10 points and four games with at least 10 rebounds.
>> Welton has scored double digits seven times this season.
>> The sophomore has reached a personal-best 16 points three times in his career. After reaching the milestone in both of his season openers against LIU Brooklyn on Nov. 9, 2013 and Brown on Nov. 14, 2014, Welton posted 16 points against Boston University on Dec. 6.
>> He has reached double figures nine times on the road and three times at home.
>> Welton has scored double figures in consecutive games three times this season after not accomplishing the feat as a freshman.
>> The sophomore surpassed his career best in rebounds with 13 boards at Quinnipiac on Jan. 2.
TY = TRIFECTA YES
>> Senior Tyler Gaskins has stepped in nicely for Chris Burke, who graduated last season.
>> Gaskins ranks third on the team with 9.4 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.
>> After averaging 6.5 points per game and shooting 17.3 percent (4-for-23) from behind the arc in the first six games, the senior is averaging 10.4 points per game in his last 19 tilts and is shooting 43.0 percent (34-for-79) from downtown.
>> The senior has recorded 10 double-digit point games this season, including nine in his last 18 games. He has posted four games of 16 points or more in that stretch.
WRAPPING UP NON-CONFERENCE
>> Saint Peter's finished the non-conference slate 6-5 to post its third non-conference winning mark under head coach John Dunne in his tenure as head coach.
>> The Peacocks also posted a winning non-conference mark under Dunne in 2012-13 and 2010-11.
>> After losing the first three non-conference games, Saint Peter's won six of its final eight non-conference games.
>> The Peacocks were one of five league teams to finish the non-conference slate with a winning record.
THAT'S WHAT I CALL A CAREER DAY
>> Senior Tyler Gaskins recorded a career-high 20 points and freshman Rodney Hawkins had a personal-best 14 points against Manhattan on Jan. 7.
>> Junior Elias Desport posted a career-best 12 points against Seton Hall on Dec. 14.
>> Sophomore Quadir Welton has matched his career high of 16 points twice this year after reaching the mark versus Brown on Nov. 14 and Boston University on Dec. 6. The sophomore also grabbed a career-best 13 boards against Quinnipiac on Jan. 2.
>> Sophomore Trevis Wyche had a career-best 10 assists against Boston University on Dec. 6.
>> Freshman Elisha Boone produced a career-best 11 points against Canisius on Dec. 3.
>> Sophomore Travis Hester recorded a personal-best 15 points in that contest.
>> Sophomore Chazz Patterson posted a career-best 13 points against Rutgers on Nov. 25.
PRESEASON HONORS
>> Senior Marvin Dominique was named to the All-MAAC Preseason first team. The senior averaged 16.6 points and 8.9 rebounds per game last season.
>> Senior Desi Washington was selected to the All-MAAC Preseason second team. Washington was second with 13.5 points and 3.1 rebounds per game last year.
>> Saint Peter's was picked fourth in the MAAC Preseason Coaches Poll. Iona, Siena and Manhattan were the three teams picked ahead of the Peacocks.
THE 20-POINT CLUB
>> Seniors Tyler Gaskins, Marvin Dominique and Desi Washington are the only three players on the roster that have posted a 20-point game in their career in Jersey City.
>> Dominique has scored at least 20 points in a game 13 times in his career and that includes one 30-point performance. The senior has four 20-point games this season.
>> Washington has also registered 13 games with at least 20 points in his Peacocks career, including two 30-point games. Washington has three 20-point games this season.
>> Gaskins joined the 20-point club by scoring 20 points for the first time in his career against Manhattan on Jan. 7.
>> Senior Jamel Fields has also posted 20 points in his career, but he accomplished the mark at Fairfield.
>> Saint Peter's is 44-39 when a player has a 20-point performance under head coach John Dunne.
>> A player has scored at least 30 points in a game five times under Dunne.
BOARDS UP
>> Senior Marvin Dominique and sophomore Quadir Welton are the only players on the roster that have reached double-figures in rebounds.
>> Dominique has posted 10+ rebounds 16 times in his career while Welton has done it four times.
>> Senior Kris Rolle came close to reaching double-digit boards when he hauled in nine caroms against Siena on Jan. 23, 2013.
DOUBLE VISION
>> Senior Marvin Dominique and sophomore Quadir Welton are the only players on the roster that have posted double-doubles in their career.
>> Dominique leads the team with 16 double-doubles in his career while Welton has two double-double in career.
AGAINST THE BIG DOGS
>> Head coach John Dunne has wins against Alabama, Rutgers and Seton Hall in four of the last five seasons.
>> The Peacocks defeated Alabama 50-49 on Nov. 22, 2010 during the USVI Paradise Jam. The squad then opened the 2012-13 season with a 56-52 win against Rutgers on Nov. 9, 2012, won a thriller 83-80 in overtime against Seton Hall on Dec. 14, 2013 and then posted a 68-50 win against Rutgers on Nov. 25.
>> The squad has beat Rutgers in back-to-back games for the first time in team history and improved to 3-3 under Dunne against the Scarlett Knights.
>> Saint Peter's is 5-12 under Dunne against big name programs and 4-2 against those opponents in games decided by under 10 points.
WASHINGTON AND ESPN
>> Senior Desi Washington hit the game-winning 3-pointer in the final 3.3 seconds of a game four times last year.
>> After he hit the game-winning 3-pointer in a 55-52 overtime win against Fairfield in the MAAC Tournament First Round, Washington was the buzz on ESPN for the next couple of days.
>> Sports Center showed all three game-winners right before its nightly Top-10 on Mar. 6 and then the live edition of Sports Center produced a three-minute segment the next morning where the guard's heroics against the Stags were compared to Reggie Miller against the Knicks, Eli Manning against the Patriots and David Ortiz against the Yankees. The ESPN show Around The Horn had a short segment on Washington on and College Game Day also touched on the subject.
>> Washington's first game-winner against Fairfield in the regular season was the No. 9 Play of the Day in the Top-10 countdown.
>> Washington's heroics were also covered by Yahoo Sports and Sports Illustrated.
>> The senior also hit the game-winning 3-pointer in an 83-80 overtime win against Seton Hall to end a 17-game losing streak against the Pirates, but that shot did not get the fan fare that the three against Fairfield received.
ALL IN THE FAMILY
>> Senior Kris Rolle and sophomore Quadir Welton both have relatives that have seen time in the professional ranks.
>> Rolle's cousin is New York Giants' safety Antrel Rolle. The safety was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals before he signed a five-year contract with the Giants in 2010 and was a member of the Super Bowl XLVI championship team.
>> Welton's uncle is former NBA star Rasheed Wallace. Wallace played 16 seasons in the NBA for Washington (1995-96), Portland (1996-04), Atlanta (2004), Detroit (2004-09), Boston (2009-10) and New York Knicks (2012-13). Wallace, a four-time All-Star won an NBA title with Detroit in 2004.
QUICK HITS ON DUNNE
>> Head coach John Dunne is in his eighth season at Saint Peter's.
>> He led the team to the 2011 MAAC Tournament title and berth in the NCAA Tournament.
>> Dunne has coached five 1,000-point scorers, three All-MAAC second-team selections, four All-MAAC third-team honorees, two MAAC All-Rookie selections, a MAAC Tournament Most Valuable Player, three MAAC All-Tournament selections and an All-MAAC Academic honoree.
ABOUT THE COACHING STAFF
>> Assistant Coaches Marlon Guild, Matt Henry and Serge Clement all return back to the bench for head coach John Dunne.
>> Guild has been on Dunne's staff for seven of his nine seasons while Henry and Clement both return for their second season in Jersey City.
>> Greg Van Pelt joins the staff in 2014-15 as the Director of Basketball Operations. He replaces Ryan Patrick Woerner.
