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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- On Selection Sunday last March, two of the biggest story lines involved the Syracuse Orange (in) and the Monmouth Hawks (out).Syracuse, a middle-of-the-pack Atlantic Coast Conference team, justified the NCAA Tournament selection committees decision to make the Orange a No. 10 seed by reaching the Final Four.Monmouth, meanwhile, received a No. 1 seed in the National Invitation Tournament and is back to the drawing board this season as the Hawks seek their first NCAA Tournament bid since 2006.In an early-season matchup that recalls the committees controversial decision, Monmouth (1-1) will visit 18th-ranked Syracuse (2-0) on Friday night in a Brooklyn Hoops Holiday Invitational game at the Carrier Dome. The five-team, round-robin tournament also includes South Carolina, South Carolina State and Holy Cross.Syracuse thumped Holy Cross 90-46 Tuesday at the Dome after routing Colgate 83-55 to open the season.After defeating Drexel 78-65 in its opener Nov. 11, Monmouth overcame an 18-point deficit against South Carolina to send the game into overtime Tuesday before losing 70-69 on a buzzer-beater.Last season, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular-season champ Hawks became a mid-major media darling by playing 17 road games and 23 games away from home and beating Power Five teams Notre Dame, USC, Georgetown, UCLA and Rutgers. Ultimately, the selection committee couldnt ignore Monmouths eye-popping losses to Canisius, Army and Manhattan.Led by reigning MAAC Player of the Year Justin Robinson, Monmouth was selected to finish first in the MAAC this season in a poll of the leagues coaches.Against South Carolina, the Hawks trailed 40-22 before mounting a 27-8 run to briefly take the lead. In overtime, the Gamecocks Duane Notice blocked Robinsons layup with eight seconds left, and PJ Doziers 15-footer at the buzzer won it for South Carolina.We were in the right place, they got a lucky shot, Monmouth coach King Rice said immediately after the game. All you have to do is watch (South Carolinas) reaction. They knew they were in a big-time fight. Their kids are tired, they all hugged me and said, Man, coach, your guys. Whoo!While they struggled offensively for three-quarters of the game, the Hawks stayed close by making 23 of 27 foul shots and holding South Carolina to 33.8 percent shooting from the floor. Senior center Chris Brady recorded the second double-double of his career with 17 points and 10 rebounds.The Orange steamrolled Holy Cross behind a 13-for-25 shooting effort from 3-point range. Fifth-year graduate senior transfer Andrew White sank all four of his shots from beyond the arc and led Syracuse with 19 points.The Syracuse offense is directed by point guards Frank Howard and John Gillon, who have combined for 46 points, 27 assists and just five turnovers in two games.There is no answer if we are all hitting jumpers. and when you go to man-(to-man) you will get beaten that way, too, said Gillon, a fifth-year graduate senior transfer from Colorado State. With our depth, our smarts and our athleticism, it is really hard to stop us. Montreal Canadiens Jerseys . Goals from Jerome Boateng, Franck Ribery and Thomas Mueller extended Bayerns unbeaten run to a record 37 matches. "This record is incredible," Bayern coach Pep Guardiola said. Henri Richard Canadiens Jersey . 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Shea Weber Jersey . -- Charline Labonte couldnt have asked for a better homecoming.Charlie Nicholas will attempt to end Matt Le Tissiers unbeaten run in Sky Sports Fantasy Six-a-Side on Super Sunday. Le Tiss racked up his fourth successive victory midweek as his selected VI for Liverpool v Everton thumped Paul Mersons in their winner-stays-on challenge.The Soccer Saturday pundits with the most wins come the final weekend of the season will battle it out to land £1,000 for their charity of choice.Charlie should hold an advantage with this weekends game being between his former club Arsenal and Sunderland, live on Sky Sports 1HD at 2.05pm, while the the usual £10,000 is up for grabs is up for grabs for entrants of the free-to-play game. Fantasy Six-a-Side Pick your team here for the chance to win the ￡10,000 jackpot. With no player values, formations or position requirements in Sky Sports Fantasy Six-a-Side, the pundits can pick whoever they want except for only one of the four Elite Players, who are Fabio Borini, Jermain Defoe, Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez.Heres who the Soccer Saturday pundits are selecting...Matt Le Tissiers teamAlexis Sanchez - Ive got to go with the form man. Its not quite been the sensational second season Arsenal fans were hoping for but hes got five goals in his last four games. Alexis Sanchez bagged a brace against West Brom midweek Danny Welbeck - He sat out the midweek win against West Brom so Im hoping that means hell be fresh to play the full 90 on Sunday and get back to scoring ways.Alex Iwobi - Arsenal may not have much left to play for but this lad has plenty of incentive to continue to impress, which hes certainly done so far with a couple of goals and assists since being handed his chance.Wahbi Khazri - He seems to start every game for Sunderland and racked up plenty of goals at Bordeaux. Hopefully he can do the same for my side. Fantasy Six-A-Side points scoring breakdown Theo Walcott - After pulling clear of United with their midweek win, I think Arsene Wenger might give Walcott a chance to prove himself with a rare start.ddddddddddddYann MVila - He doesnt score many, netting just once this season, but what you will get from him is plenty of passes and hell win the majority of duels with Arsenals midfield.Charlies teamMesut Ozil - Well, Ill let Le Tiss have the in-form Sanchez and go with the player who has been Arsenals best player over the course of the season season. Mesut Ozil has scored six and assisted 18 goals this season Mohamed Elneny - He ranks first at the club for passing accuracy and second for average number of passes per game, so is guaranteed to pick up a healthy total.Jan Kirchhoff - Hes my insurance pick for in case it all goes wrong on Sunday and Arsenal fail to find the net.Hector Bellerin - His pace allows his to get forward so Id back him to create a few chances and complete plenty of passes, while Ill obviously be hoping Arsenal can record back-to-back clean sheets. Patrick van Aanholt - Another insurance pick but one that gets forward a lot, with three goals making him their joint fourth top goalscorer.Laurent Koscielny - He should be one of the best defenders in the Premier League and is another goalscoring defender, with four to his name this season. Fantasy Six-a-Side Who makes your VI? Pick your team to win ￡10,000 here. 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