MONMOUTH, ILL. (01/17/2023) The Monmouth College men's basketball team was held without a field goal for the final 10:42 in a 50-47 home loss to Cornell College on Tuesday night. The Fighting Scots (10-7, 6-2) remain in second place in the Midwest Conference as they embark on a three-game road trip. Kendall Brasfield (Chicago, Illinois) started the scoring with a pair of free throws and Jordan Metcalf (Aledo, Illinois) scored the first field goal for the Scots. Brasfield's layup put Monmouth on top 6-4 and David Williams (Loves Park, Illinois) made a sweeping hook shot. Leading by two, Declan Flynn (Monmouth, Illinois) drilled a 3-pointer after a monster block by Metcalf. Cornell scored the next five and Metcalf put the Scots on top 15-13 with a bucket. Ganon Greenman (Alpha, Illinois) put Monmouth on top 17-15 with a bucket in the lane. After the teams traded points, Cornell hit a 3-pointer for a 20-19 lead. Turner Plumer (Canton, Illinois) put the Scots on top wit
MONMOUTH, ILL. (01/14/2023) The Monmouth College men's basketball team built an 18-point lead and held on for a 76-70 home win over Ripon on Saturday. The Fighting Scots (10-6, 6-1) put four players in double figures as they won their fourth straight game. Ripon scored the first basket of the game before Declan Flynn (Monmouth, Illinois) hit a 3-pointer for the Scots. Jordan Metcalf (Aledo, Illinois) scored the next four points for Monmouth as the hosts went on top 7-4. Ripon tied the game before Metcalf scored again. David Williams (Loves Park, Illinois) hit a 3-pointer and Jordan Hill (Chicago, Illinois) made a layup for a 14-7 Scots lead. Ripon scored the next six before Turner Plumer (Canton, Illinois) scored on a put-back. Hill made a layup for an 18-13 lead then splashed a 3-pointer against his former team. Yuvraj Sidhu (Coppell, Texas) put Monmouth up 23-14 and Williams hit a long 3-pointer. The Red Hawks scored the next four before Metcalf grabbed a bucket in the lane. Fly