GAME 19 – Thursday, January 28, 2016
Monmouth Hawks (6-12, 4-5 MAAC) at Quinnipiac Bobcats (11-7, 6-3 MAAC)
Location: Hamden, CT – TD Bank Sports Center
Tip: 5:00 p.m.
Live Video – QuinnipiacBobcats.com
Live Stats – QuinnipiacBobcats.com
Live Audio – 89.9 FM WMCX; WMCX.com
Twitter – Twitter.com/MUHawksWBB

The Hawks return to action Thursday, when they travel to Quinnipiac. Monmouth fell to Iona on Sunday, 64-49, while the Bobcats are winners of six straight following a Jan. 2 loss in West Long Branch. Included in the streak was a convincing 94-52 triumph over league-leading Siena on Sunday.  
 
SCOUTING THE QUINNIPIAC BOBCATS
No Quinnipiac player has started more than 14 of 18 games this season, yet 11 Bobcats have started at least two games. 2015 MAAC Sixth Player of the Year Maria Napolitano leads the Bobcats at 11.6 points per game, while Sarah Shewan is next in line at 8.3 points per game. Reigning MAAC Rookie of the Week Aryn McClure has averaged 7.6 points and a team-leading 6.4 rebounds per game, while Adily Martucci has also scored 7.6 points per game. Morgan Manz has chipped in with 6.7 points per game, while the next five scorers on a balanced Bobcats offense have averaged between 4.9 and 5.8 points.  

ALL-TIME SERIES VS. QUINNIPIAC
The Bobcats own a 20-16 lead in the all-time series against the Hawks. Prior to the Hawks' Jan. 2 victory, Quinnipiac had won six straight. The Hawks' last win in Hamden came in March 2012, when Monmouth took a 69-66 victory in the NEC Semifinals.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Jasmine McCall and Jasmine Walker scored nine points apiece, but the Hawks fell to league-leading Iona, 64-49, on Sunday. Christina Mitchell also added 10 rebounds, her 11th game of the year with double-digit rebounds.

LAST TIME AGAINST QUINNIPIAC
Jasmine McCall scored a career-high 20 points, including the game-tying and go-ahead free throws with 10.3 seconds remaining, as the Hawks pulled out a 63-60 victory on Jan. 2. Tyese Purvis also added 16 points, including 3-of-6 shooting from long range, while Christina Mitchell grabbed 10 rebounds and made three steals.