Monmouth Hawks (5-9, 1-2 MAAC) - 38
Quinnipiac Bobcats (9-6, 4-0 MAAC) – 67
 
HAMDEN, CT – Outscoring the Hawks in all four quarters, Quinnipiac remained undefeated in MAAC play with a 67-38 win over the Monmouth University women's basketball team on Saturday. The Bobcats forced 23 turnovers and scored 20 points off those turnovers, earning their 35^th-straight conference win. Junior Sierra Green led the Hawks with 14 points in addition to five rebounds, three steals, and two assists in the loss. Monmouth falls to 5-9 (1-2 MAAC) on the season, and will look to even its conference record at Marist on Tuesday.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
"Our poor start really affected the overall outcome today. We have to be willing to play more as a team and trust our options to be more productive on offense. Turnovers and shot selections were an issue for us again today." -  Monmouth head coach Jody Craig
 
-It was a defensive battle early, as Quinnipiac led 4-2 at the first quarter media timeout (4:43). The Hawks held QU to just 2-9 from the floor during that span.
-After Monmouth scored the opening basket Quinnipiac ended the first quarter on a 13-2 run. The Hawks went just 2-11 from the floor in the opening frame.
-The Bobcats scored the first 10 points of the second quarter. Green ended it with a deep triple to make it 23-7.
-By halftime, Quinnipiac compiled a 35-14 lead, scoring 14 points off 15 Monmouth turnovers.
 -In a back-and-forth third quarter, Monmouth was edged 14-12. Heading into the fourth quarter, the Bobcats led 49-26.
-Quinnipiac kept its foot on the gas in the fourth, eventually taking the 67-38 victory. The Bobcats had four players go into double figures in the game.
 
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Green scored in double figures for the 11^th time in 14 games. She leads the team with 14.7 points per game.
-The Bobcats went 9-22 (40.9%) from three-point range, while the Hawks went 3-20 (15.0%).
-Monmouth only attempted nine free throws, and made just three of them. Quinnipiac went 14-23 from the stripe.
-Junior Emani Clough matched a season high with six rebounds.
-Freshman Lucy Thomas registered seven points and four rebounds in the loss.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will head to Poughkeepsie, NY to face Marist on Tuesday. The Red Foxes hold a slight 22-20 all-time series lead. Last season, Marist earned a 69-46 victory at McCann Arena.