RIVERDALE, N.Y. - Junior forward Betsy Gadziala (Whitesboro, N.Y./Whitesboro) scored a career-high 16 points to help the Monmouth University women's basketball team force overtime, but Manhattan outscored the Hawks, 15-3, in the extra session to defeat the Hawks, 71-59, Saturday night at Draddy Gymnasium. With the loss, the Hawks fall to 3-8, while the Jaspers improve to 3-6.

Abby Martin (Maplewood, N.J./Columbia) added 14 points and a team-high seven rebounds for the Hawks. Alexis Canady (Forestville, Md./Bishop McNamara) dished out a game-high seven assists.

Monica Roeder scored a game-high 17 points for Manhattan, while Schyanne Halfkenny added 14 points and a game-high eight rebounds. Halfkenny scored five of her points in overtime. Nadia Peters had 11 points and five steals for Manhattan, while Ondya Morgan chipped in 10 points and six assists.

Trailing from the outset with the Jaspers leading by as many as nine in the first half, the Hawks took their first lead of the game, 41-40, on Chevannah Paalvast's (Auckland, New Zealand/Massey) three-pointer at the 12:50 mark. The lead exchanged hands five times, before Manhattan went on a 10-0 run to open up a six-point lead, 55-49. Monmouth clawed back with the next six points on a Martin bucket, two Canady free throws and a three-pointer from Shira Shecht (Pardessiya, Israel/Hadassim) at the 1:20 mark.

On the ensuing Jaspers possession, Morgan drove into a waiting Martin. The latter appeared to be straight up with a handful of ball, but was whistled for the foul. Morgan made 1-of-2 free throws to tie the game at 56-56 with 1:05 remaining in regulation. Neither team could convert in the final minute, and the game headed to overtime.   

In the extra session, offensive rebounds by Manhattan and their own turnovers plagued the Hawks. Immediately off the tip, the Hawks grabbed possession, but turned the ball over to the Jaspers. Manhattan missed on a pair of opportunities, but the Hawks turned the ball over shortly after gaining possession. At the 3:24 mark, Halfkenny knocked down a three-pointer and the Hawks would trail the rest of the way. After five straight Manhattan points, a Martin bucket and free throw cut the deficit to two points. But Manhattan scored the game's last 10 points the seal the deal.  

The Jaspers led from the outset on Morgan's bucket on Manhattan's opening possession and never trailed in the first half. The first-half lead extended to as many as nine points on Roeder's two free throws at the 9:56 mark. But Gadziala was effective as finding the seams in the Jaspers' zone defense to score 12 points in the stanza, cutting the deficit to four points, 29-25, at the break.

For the game, the Hawks edged the Jaspers from the field, 43.1 percent (22-51) to 42.9 percent (24-56), while Manhattan took a 31.8 percent (7-22) to 26.3 percent (5-19) edge from long range and an 84.2 percent (16-19) to 83.3 percent (10-12) advantage from the free-throw line. The Hawks outrebounded Manhattan, 32-30. Turnovers dominated the game, with the Hawks committing 27 to the Jaspers' 21.  

Monmouth returns to action Dec. 29, when it plays host to the Hawk Holiday Classic. Monmouth faces Norfolk State at 2 p.m. at the MAC, before facing either St. Bonaventure or Villanova on Dec. 30 at either 2 p.m. or 4 p.m.