![]() Rutgers sells out every home game, and Seton Hall, which requires masks and proof of vaccination, had a crowd of 13,625 for Villanova. But crowds are returning to their pre-pandemic levels now. ![]() The school’s gameday protocols have clearly had an impact on attendance, with masks and proof of vaccination required. With at least six games remaining, including five regular season games before the MAAC Tournament gets underway in Atlantic City, it’s not out of the question this team gets to 22 wins, which would be the program’s third highest total ever. It would be just the seventh time that’s happened in 39 seasons as a Division I program, and the third time in seven seasons. That’s a nice achievement for a mid-major program, which generally take it on the chin during non-conference play. It’s a team, with a strong New Jersey flavor, that deserves as much support as the fanbase can muster, especially among the student body.Īt 17-9, simply sweep the three remaining games on campus and it’s a 20-win season. So the return of spectators across the country was a welcome sight, an indication of normalcy returning to everyday life.īut fans have been slow to come back to OceanFirst Bank Center even as the number of COVID cases decline, with Monmouth basketball on track for its lowest average attendance in over a decade.Įxcept the Hawks have a lot to play for in the coming weeks and need all the support they can get, with a chance to returned to the NCAA Tournament if they can get hot over the next few weeks.Īnd it begins with back-to back home games against Siena (Tuesday, 7 p.m.) and Saint Peter’s (Friday, 7 p.m.), with both teams directly ahead of Monmouth in the MAAC standings. WEST LONG BRANCH – We can all agree anything is better than last season, when players performed in empty arenas in front of life size cutouts of fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with every sound creating an eerie echo.
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