Monmouth Hawks (0-4) -  49
Virginia Tech Hokies (4-0) – 82  
 
BLACKSBURG, VA – Outscoring the Hawks 43-16 in the second half, Virginia Tech defeated the Monmouth University women's basketball team on Friday night, 82-49. Monmouth took a 17-7 lead behind four triples from junior Sierra Green in the first 4:26 of the game, but the Hokies slowly battled back and took a 39-33 lead by halftime. Green ended with 14 points in the game to lead the Hawks. Freshman forward Lucy Thomas went into double figures for the third straight game, scoring 11 points to go along with six rebounds. Virginia Tech freshman Dara Mabrey led all scorers with 26 points, shooting 9-13 from the floor. Monmouth drops to 0-4 on the season, and will host Albany next Wednesday.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
"Playing toe-to-toe with an ACC team for 20 minutes definitely gives us something to build on. Our lack of transition defense to open the third quarter turned a six-point game into 15 in the blink of an eye. We have to learn how to sustain our focus and sense of urgency for 40 minutes." - Monmouth head coach Jody Craig
-Green hit four triples in the first five minutes of the game, and the Hawks took an early 17-7 lead over the Hokies.
-Virginia Tech battled back towards the end of the first, but Monmouth maintained a 19-17 lead by the end of one.
-After two made free throws from Thomas with 5:23 left in the first half, the Hawks led 28-23.
-Virginia Tech went on a 16-5 run to end the second quarter, however, and took a 39-33 lead into the locker room. The Hokies' Dara Mabrey scored 13 points in the second frame, with 18 total in the first half.
-The Hokies scored the first nine points of the second half, all triples, forcing Monmouth to call a timeout. Virginia Tech eventually outscored the Hawks 20-8 in the third quarter, giving it a 59-41 advantage.
-VT kept its foot on the gas in the final quarter, taking a 23-8 advantage in the frame.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Monmouth led for the first time this season in the first quarter, and took its largest lead of 10 with 5:57 left in the first quarter.
-Green and Thomas have both gone into double figures for three straight games. Green leads the team with 12.8 points per game, while Thomas has added 10.0 points per game and 6.3 rebounds per game.
-Junior Rosa Graham added five points, five assists, and three steals in the loss.
-Senior Erica Balman led the team with nine rebounds and blocked four shots. Junior Alexa Middleton was right behind her with eight boards.
-The Hokies shot 42.2% in the game, and held the Hawks to 28.8%.
-Virginia Tech went 16-18 from the free throw line, while Monmouth went 6-8.
-Junior Emani Clough added eight points, and is third on the team with 6.8 PPG.
-Monmouth had 66 shot attempts, its most since 12/6/17 at FDU.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will return home to take on Albany on Wednesday, November 21. In the first-ever matchup between the teams last year, the Great Danes earned a 68-44 win.