SYRACUSE, N. Steven Souza Jersey .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. Joey Wendle Jersey . Detroit and Boston are deadlocked, 1-1, and Tigers manager Jim Leyland could be forgiven if he was caught rationalizing instead of dissecting how his club could blow a 5-1 lead late in Game 2. Matt Duffy Jersey . LOUIS -- St. http://www.officialraysgearshop.com/Rays...er-Kids-Jersey/ . -- Nate Robinson has played for seven teams, so beating one of them is no longer a rare occurrence.Kusal Perera will join the Sri Lanka squad two weeks after his provisional doping ban was lifted and may play in the second Test against England, live on Sky Sports 2. Sri Lanka confirmed the wicket-keeper and batsman, who will travel to England as soon as visa formalities are sorted out, will replace paceman Dhammika Prasad.Kusal will join the team as soon as possible and acclimatise, so he can do some serious work with the bat, Sri Lanka chief selector Sanath Jayasuriya told Cricinfo. Perera was cleared to play after the International Cricket Council lifted the provisional ban and all associated charges against him following concerns over the reliability of the drug test carried out by a World Anti-Doping Agency accredited laboratory in Qatar. Dhammika Prasad has gone home injured Perera had been the Test sides wicket-keeper and No 7 batsman before he was provisionally suspended for failing a doping test in December.Jayasuriya said the selection committee had chosen Perera to replace a bowler because Sri Lanka have enough bowlers in the squad. Weve picked out our three top players from the first Test between Sri Lanka and England In addition to the four frontline bowlers and two all-rounders who played in the Headingley Test, seamer Suranga Lakmal and off-spinner Dilruwan Perera sit in reserve.It is unlikely - though not impossible - that Perera will be available for the Test at Chester-le-Street, which begins on Friday. Steve Harmison was impressed by England against Sri Lanka and made a bold statement about the squad He will almost certainly be in contention for the third Test at Lords, which does not begin until June 9. Evan Longoria Jersey. Perera has been training at Sri Lankas national academy at Khettarama since May 13.Having begun his career as a limited-overs specialist, Perera had made a bright start to his Test career, hitting two rapid 50s in five innings so far. Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews claims they will be aiming to bounce back as soon as possible after defeat to England If he is selected, Sri Lanka also have the option of relieving Dinesh Chandimal of the gloves. Also See: WATCH: Players of First Test Jimmys super six Bairstows blistering stats Get Sky Sports Wholesale Jerseys From China China Jerseys Wholesale Wholesale NFL Autographed Jerseys NFL Jerseys Wholesale NFL Jerseys From China Wholesale NFL Autographed Jerseys Nike NFL Jerseys China China NFL Hoodies Cheap NFL Gear Discount NFL Jerseys Cheap Stitched Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Throwback Wholesale Jerseys From China Discount NFL Jerseys Jerseys NFL Cheap ' ' '