Men's Basketball Tops Monmouth on the Road

Sunday, February 24

West Long Branch, NJ

2:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

Monmouth

Quinnipiac

Monmouth

Photo by: Karlee Sell

2/24/2019 4:50:00 PM | Men's Basketball

Box Score

Young Breaks His Own D1 Single-Season Scoring Record, Bobcats Move to 10-6 in Conference Action

By: QU Sports Information

WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Quinnipiac men's basketball earned its 10^th MAAC victory of the season on Sunday afternoon, topping Monmouth on the road by the final score of 68-56.

Cameron Young led the way with 25 points, breaking his own Division I single-season scoring record (622) – which was set in 2017-18. Young now has 624 career points.

Young also broke the program's Division I single-season record for 3-pointers, surpassing James Johnson's total of 84 shots from distance in 2010-11. Young now has 85 made 3-point field goals this season.

Rich Kelly added 22 points of his own, going 6-for-10 from 3-point distance.

SCORE
Quinnipiac 68, Monmouth 56

LOCATION
OceanFirst Bank Center | West Long Branch, NJ

RECORDS
Quinnipiac (15-12, 10-6 MAAC) | Monmouth (10-20, 9-8 MAAC)

NOTES

Quinnipiac shot 17-of-49 (34.7 percent) from the floor, knocking down 13 more 3-pointers in the win. The Bobcats have made 294 3-point field goals as a team, needing just 10 more to break the program's Division I single-season record.
The Bobcats went on a 9-0 run to end the first half, capped off by a pair of Cameron Young free throws after drawing a foul with 0.2 seconds remaining to help QU take a 35-25 lead in to the break.
Quinnipiac outrebounded Monmouth 42-30 in total, and the Bobcats went 21-for-25 from the free throw line.
Young's 25 points came on 5-of-15 shooting. The graduate guard went 12-of-13 from the free throw line. He has now scored 20+ points in 14 of the last 15 games.
Kelly's 22 points came on 7-of-12 shooting in total. He added three rebounds, and has now recorded 20+ points in two of his last three contests.
Freshman Tyrese Williams recorded 10 points, a season-high nine rebounds and two assists in the win, going 2-for-5 from 3-point distance.
Kevin Marfo added seven rebounds, while Jacob Rigoni recorded a team-high four assists.
Travis Atson chipped in with six points and five rebounds in the win.
The Bobcats have now won 10 MAAC regular season games for the first time since 2013-14, when the program went 14-6.

UPCOMING GAME

The Bobcats are back in action on Friday, March 1, traveling to Saint Peter's for their final road contest of the 2018-19 regular season. Quinnipiac's final home game of the season is on March 3 vs. Manhattan – which will also be Senior Day.
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