Monmouth Hawks (2-4) – 67
North Florida Ospreys (3-3) – 57
 
JACKSONVILLE, FL – Behind a strong first half that resulted in a 33-19 lead, the Monmouth University women's basketball team earned its second win of the season over North Florida this afternoon, 67-57. Sophomore Kayla Shaw scored in double-figures for the sixth straight game to open the season, totaling 19 points. Senior Rhaiah Spooner-Knight scored a season-high 18 points to go along with six rebounds. Sophomore Alaina Jarnot matched a career-high of seven assists, while junior Erica Balman matched a career-high of 10 rebounds for the second consecutive game. Monmouth had a 42% to 33% advantage in field goal percentage, a 5-0 advantage in three-pointers, and a 14-7 advantage in made free throws. The Hawks improved to 2-4 on the season, and will travel to Navy next Thursday.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
"It was great to get back on the winning side of things. We've been playing really hard and our effort has been there, but the execution hasn't been there enough to get the win. I thought today we really cracked down on the defensive end and were able to shut down their go-to ideas, and that made all the difference in the world."  Monmouth head coach Jenny Palmateer
-The Hawks led 17-11 after the first quarter, led by Spooner-Knight's six points.
-Monmouth started gaining momentum towards the end of the second quarter, as Zelaya buried a three-pointer to give the Hawks a 31-19 lead. North Florida was forced to call a timeout with 1:29 left in the first half.
-Spooner-Knight added a deep two to put the Hawks ahead 33-19 at the half. It was the second time this season that Monmouth took a lead into halftime (Clemson).
-The Hawks led by as many as 19 with 8:54 left in the third quarter, but the Ospreys stuck around. Heading into the fourth quarter, Monmouth led by 12 at 48-36.
-Early in the fourth quarter, Shaw hit her third three-pointer of the second half to put Monmouth ahead by 13 with less than eight minutes left.
-The Hawks were outscored 21-19 in the fourth quarter, but hung on for the 67-57 win.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Monmouth outscored the Ospreys 17-11 in the first quarter and 16-8 in the second quarter. The Ospreys held the slight 17-15 advantage in the third quarter and 21-19 margin in the fourth.
-The Hawks held North Florida to 0-5 from beyond the arc.
-On her birthday, sophomore Taylor Nason narrowly missed a double-double with eight points and nine rebounds.
-McKinzee Barker was 2-2 from the free throw line, and is now 36-38 in her last 37 games.
-Shaw has scored at least 10 points in 25 of 37 career games.
-Freshman Carol Arfinengo scored the first two points of her career in the second quarter.

UP NEXT
Monmouth will travel to Navy on November 30. The Hawks are 1-1 all-time against the Midshipmen, but this will be the first matchup since 2005, when Monmouth earned the 88-79 win.