WHEN: February 15, 2026 – 7 p.m.
WHO: Monmouth Hawks
WHERE: West Long Branch, N.J.
TV/Stream: CBS Sports Network
All-Time Series: Towson leads series 6-3 (2-1 away)
Pat Skerry Era Series: Towson leads series 5-3 (2-1 away)
 
TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University men's basketball team travels to the Jersey Shore to take on Monmouth in a key Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) game. The Tigers (14-12, 6-7 CAA) are currently 1.5 games behind the Hawks (13-12, 7-5 CAA) in the conference standings with less than three weeks remaining in the regular season.
 
SCOUTING MONMOUTH
Monmouth has won four of five games to move into fourth place in the CAA standings.
Jason Rivera-Torres is the stat stuffer for the Hawks – ranking in the top three in points (16.0 per game), rebound (8.2), assists (3.0), steals (2.2) and blocks (1.4). Kavion McClain made his season debut earlier this month and has scored 34 points with 11 assists in two games.
 
SERIES NOTES
Towson has won four of six match-ups since Monmouth joined the CAA in 2022-23. In five career games versus the Hawks, Tyler Tejada is averaging 13.2 points per game, including a then career-best 30 as a freshman in 2023-24.

RECORD NOTES (Pat Skerry era)
9-2 on the 15th day of the month
6-1 on the 15th day of the month on the road
3-1 on February 15th
6-0 on February 15th on the road
23-16 on Sundays
6-7 on Sundays on the road
60-50 in February
25-33 in February on the road
5-3 against Monmouth
2-1 against Monmouth on the road
6-5 against teams from New Jersey
2-2 against teams from New Jersey on the road
89-114 on the road
138-104 in CAA games
59-61 in CAA games on the road