Saint Peter's Peacocks (3-10, 0-2 MAAC) at Monmouth Hawks (2-11, 0-2 MAAC)
Sunday, January 7, 2018 | 2:00 PM
OceanFirst Bank Center | West Long Branch, NJ
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Despite
Rosa Graham's three-pointer with 0.7 seconds left to send the game into overtime, Monmouth dropped its seventh straight game at Fairfield on Friday afternoon, 61-55. For the second straight season, the Hawks drilled a three with less than a second left to tie the game at 50-50 in Alumni Hall. Sophomore
Alexa Middleton registered her third career double-double, totaling 11 points and 14 rebounds. Monmouth fell to 2-11 (0-2 MAAC) on the season, and will welcome Saint Peter's to the OceanFirst Bank Center on Sunday.
SCOUTING THE SAINT PETER'S PEACOCKS
The Peacocks dropped their eighth straight contest at Rider on January 2. The team's game against Marist on Thursday was postponed due to inclement weather. Saint Peter's has earned three wins this season, including Lafayette, NJIT, and Delaware, and its two conference losses include Manhattan and Rider. They're led by senior guard Talah Hughes, who is averaging 10.3 points per game and 6.0 rebounds per game. senior guard Alyssa Velles is adding 9.6 points per contest, while senior forward Sajanna Bethea is registering 9.5 points per game and leading the team with 6.9 rebounds per game.
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. SAINT PETER'S
Monmouth owns a 22-12 all-time series lead over the Peacocks, including two wins last season. In the Hawks' 76-59 home win,
Kayla Shaw scored 21 points on five triples. In Monmouth's 58-42 road win, Shaw scored 12 points which led the team once again.
