#9 Monmouth Hawks (10-21) – 44
#1 Quinnipiac Bobcats (25-5) – 83
 
ALBANY, NY  – After advancing to its fifth straight Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Quarterfinals, the Monmouth University women's basketball team was defeated by No. 1 seed Quinnipiac on Friday afternoon, 83-44. The Bobcats, who increased their winning streak to 20 games, outscored the Hawks in all four quarters, including a 23-5 margin in the second. Quinnipiac shot 50% from the field and 42.1% from beyond the arc, while holding Monmouth to 31.5% from the field and 25% from deep. Senior Rhaiah Spooner-Knight ended her collegiate career with an 11-point outing, and scored in double-figures a team-leading 21 times this season. The Hawks ended the season with a 10-21 record, including the first round win over No. 8 Canisius in the MAAC Tournament on Thursday.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
 "Obviously the result is not what we were hoping for, but I have to give a lot of credit to Quinnipiac. They are the defending champions for a reason. They took it to another level today, and from the tip-off they were ready to go. They showed us what we need to keep striving to be. On the flip side, I have the utmost respect for the fact that our kids continued to fight for 40 minutes. We never quit and played through a lot of adversity on the floor, which has been the case for the season. With all of that being said, I think the girls feel a success in the finish of this season, and feel like they have a lot to be proud of." – Monmouth head coach Jody Craig
-Quinnipiac jumped out to a 7-0 lead early, grabbing 10 rebounds (six offensive) in the first 2:57 of game action.
-Leading by as many as 12 in the frame, the Bobcats led 18-9 after the first quarter. Nason had six of Monmouth's nine points.
-The Bobcats scored the first nine points of the second quarter to go ahead 27-9.
-Using a 25-2 run from the end of the first quarter through the second quarter, Quinnipiac built its largest lead of the first half at 30 with 1:06 left in the second. By halftime, the Bobcats led 41-14.
-Quinnipiac scored the first eight points of the third, going ahead 49-14. Monmouth scored its first basket of the third quarter with 3:53 left.
-The Bobcats once again held the advantage in the fourth quarter, outscoring Monmouth 26-16 for the 83-44 win.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
-With one more triple today, sophomore Kayla Shaw moved into 5^th place in Monmouth history for career three-pointers. Shaw has made 153 in just 59 games.
-Monmouth shot 22% (6-27) from the field in the first half. It improved in the second half, going 11-27 (41%).
-Quinnipiac scored 24 points off turnovers to Monmouth's eight.
-Sophomore Taylor Nason added eight points and six rebounds in the loss.
-Senior Dana Carbone ended her career with 97 games played and 55 three-pointers.
-Sophomore Alexa Middleton registered five points and nine rebounds. She ended the season third on the team in scoring (6.3 PPG) and first in rebounds (6.7 RPG).
-Monmouth registered its most blocks in a season since 1990-91 with 130.
 
UP NEXT
Monmouth ends the 2017-18 season with a 10-21 record.