Drexel Dragons at Monmouth Hawks
· CAA Championship - Quarterfinal
Rivera-Torres scores 14, Monmouth takes down Drexel 65-57 in Coastal Athletic Association Tournament
Fourth-seeded Monmouth (18-14) will play ninth-seeded Campbell in a semifinal on Monday.
Rivera-Torres also contributed eight rebounds and three steals for the Hawks. Stefanos Spartalis scored 14 points while shooting 5 of 7 from the field and 4 for 5 from the line, and added six rebounds. Justin Ray had 11 points and shot 3 for 7 (1 for 3 from 3-point range) and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line.
Kevon Vanderhorst finished with 15 points and three steals for the Dragons (17-16). Shane Blakeney added 11 points, nine rebounds and four assists for Drexel. Victor Panov also had 10 points and six rebounds.
Spartalis scored 10 points in the first half and Monmouth went into the break trailing 33-32. Monmouth used an 11-0 second-half run to come back from a five-point deficit and take the lead at 54-48 with 4:43 left. Rivera-Torres scored 11 second-half points.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 57 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 57 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Dillon Tingler subbing in for Drexel | 57 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Shane Blakeney subbing out for Drexel | 57 - 65 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Monmouth Defensive Rebound. | 57 - 65 |
Statistics
 DREX |
 MONM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 20-58 | FG | 23-50 |
| 34 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 9-22 | 3PT | 5-17 |
| 41 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 8-12 | FT | 14-18 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 10 | Assists | 11 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 10 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 18 | Fouls | 14 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 9 |
| 9 | Lead Changes | 9 |
| 59 | Percent Led | 29 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 1,666 | Capacity:
2025-26 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNC Wilmington | 15-3 | - | 26-6 |
| Charleston | 14-4 | 1 | 21-11 |
| Hofstra | 12-6 | 3 | 22-10 |
| Monmouth | 11-7 | 4 | 18-14 |
| William & Mary | 10-8 | 5 | 20-12 |
| Drexel | 10-8 | 5 | 17-16 |
| Towson | 9-9 | 6 | 19-14 |
| Stony Brook | 9-9 | 6 | 17-15 |
| Campbell | 8-10 | 7 | 16-17 |
| Hampton | 7-11 | 8 | 13-19 |
| Elon | 6-12 | 9 | 14-18 |
| North Carolina A&T | 4-14 | 11 | 11-19 |
| Northeastern | 2-16 | 13 | 7-24 |