Lehigh Mountain Hawks (1-1) - 75
Monmouth Hawks (1-1) - 57
 
WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Despite outscoring the Mountain Hawks 18-12 in the third quarter, the Monmouth University women's basketball team was outlasted by Lehigh on Tuesday night, 75-57. Senior Rhaiah Spooner-Knight scored 15 points to go along with six rebounds, while sophomore Kayla Shaw scored in double-figures for the 21^st time in her career, netting 12 points on three triples. Sophomore Rosa Graham added 11 points in just 16 minutes. Sophomore Alexa Middleton registered seven points and six rebounds, and sophomore Taylor Nason added five points and a team-high nine rebounds. The Hawks will look to get back on track this Thursday when they host Albany at 7:00 PM.                          
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
"Credit to Lehigh. They were able to execute their game plan better than we were today. We got solid for a stretch in the second half and were able to make a run, but didn't have enough to get over the hump." – Monmouth head coach Jenny Palmateer
-The Hawks led 8-7 with 4:10 left in the first quarter, but Lehigh scored seven straight points and eventually led 16-12 at the half.
-Lehigh opened the second quarter with a 16-2 run and quickly went ahead 32-14. The Mountain Hawks built their largest lead of the game of 21 with 5:13 left in the first half.
-The teams went into the locker room with Lehigh leading 41-26, but Monmouth scored a quick four  points to make it 41-30.
-Monmouth outscored Lehigh 18-12 in the third quarter and cut the deficit to just seven on a Rosa Graham layup, but the Mountain Hawks maintained a 53-44 lead heading into the final frame.
-Lehigh put the game out of reach in the fourth quarter, outscoring Monmouth 22-13 to take the eventual 75-57 win.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
- After scoring 11 points in her Monmouth debut, Spooner-Knight led the team with 15 points on 7-17 shooting.
-Shaw started to heat up late, and hit another three triples in the loss. She has 100 career three-pointers.
-Graham went into double-figures for the eighth time in her career.  
-Middleton is averaging 7.5 points per game and 6.5 rebounds per game through two.
-Monmouth once again scored more points than its opponent's bench. The Hawks have in won the bench points battle in 31 out of the last 33 games.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will play their third straight home game when they host Albany on Thursday night. The teams will meet for the first time ever.