Monmouth Hawks (0-4, 0-0 MAAC) – 49
San Diego Toreros (4-1, 0-0 WCC) - 57
 
SAN DIEGO, CA – Using a 24-11 advantage in the third quarter, San Diego defeated the Monmouth University women's basketball team on Friday, 57-49.
 
Monmouth shot 13-26 (50%) in the first half, but went just 4-25 (16%) in the second. The Toreros went 15-17 from the free throw line in the win, while the Hawks went 7-17 from the stripe.
 
Senior Sierra Green (Queens, NY/Francis Lewis/Monroe CC) led the team with 16 points (4-12 3FG), while senior Akilah Jennings (San Jose, CA/Presentation/UC Santa Barbara) matched a career high with 14 points (5-9 FG).  
 
Monmouth drops to 0-4 on the season, and will face either Texas Tech or Purdue Fort Wayne tomorrow.  
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
 
"We had moments where we played well, and battled back a couple of times. Defensively, we were able to create some turnovers to get some momentum, but we just couldn't sustain it. We keep making poor decisions on offense and tur the ball over at inopportune times. We just weren't in sync on both ends of the floor. This was a frustrating loss." - Monmouth head coach Jody Craig
 
-After Monmouth scored on its first two possessions of the game, San Diego went on a 6-0 run to go ahead 8-4. Green ended the run with a deep three.
-The Toreros led 16-12 after the first quarter. Both teams shot 5-13 from the floor up to that point. USD went 6-8 from the free throw line, while Monmouth was 0-6.
-Five quick points from the Toreros early in the second quarter forced Monmouth to call a timeout. With 5:50 left in the second, San Diego led 23-16.
-Sophomore Jen Louro eventually ended a 7-0 San Diego run with a three from the corner. After a Jennings layup followed, Monmouth trailed 25-21.
-On three straight possessions, Monmouth got three-pointers from senior Rosa Graham, Jennings, and sophomore Lucy Thomas. The Hawks took a 30-29 advantage. A late layup from sophomore Alexa Wallace gave Monmouth a 32-29 lead at halftime.
-San Diego used an 8-0 run in the third quarter to go ahead 42-37, and later used a 9-0 run to go ahead 53-40.
-The Hawks were held without a field goal for 7:03 of the frame until Green drilled another triple. At the end of three, San Diego led 53-43.
-Monmouth scored the first six points of the fourth, including Green's fourth triple to make it 53-49 with 6:29 left.
-A defensive battle in the last quarter ended in a slight 6-4 advantage for Monmouth, and the Toreros held on for the eight-point win.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-In the second quarter, Monmouth outscored San Diego 20-13 and went 8-13 (61.5%).
-Green scored in double-figures for the 26^th time in 35 games.
-Jennings is averaging 10.3 points over the last three contests.
-Thomas led the team with seven rebounds.  
-Graham added three assists and is up to 219 for her career.
-Senior Adriana Zelaya was a team-best +6.
-San Diego had a 28-18 advantage in the paint.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will face the loser of Texas Tech/Purdue Ft. Wayne tomorrow at 5:00 PM EST. It will be the first meeting for either team.