#4 Monmouth Hawks (14-17) –  42
#1 Quinnipiac Bobcats (25-6) – 80  
 
ALBANY, NY – In its first MAAC Semifinal game since 2015-16, the Monmouth University women's basketball team fell to No. 1 Quinnipiac, 80-42. Junior Sierra Green led the Hawks with 11 points, going into double-figures for the team-leading 22^nd time this season. Green hit another three-pointer to increase her program record to 98. Senior Erica Balman added nine points in just over 13 minutes played. Four Quinnipiac players went into double-figures, including All-MAAC Second Team members Jen Fay and Paula Strautmane. The MAAC Sixth Player of the Year Taylor Herd added 14 points, and Brittany Martin led all scorers with 17. Monmouth committed 22 turnovers in the loss, and Quinnipiac capitalized with 26 points off those turnovers. The Hawks end the 2018-19 season after their highest-ever MAAC finish (fourth), and its second conference semifinal appearance in seven years.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
"It was a tough one for us today. We didn't get off to a great start, and when you play a team like Quinnipiac, that could be a deadly combination. We dug ourselves in too big of a hole, but I was proud of our team for continuing to fight. Overall, we demonstrated a fight for 40 minutes, and I think that's the only change you have to ever make progress in taking that next step, which we really hope to do next season. It's a good growth process to go through this today. We have things we'd like to be better at, and it gives us motivation to work on it in the offseason." - Monmouth head coach Jody Craig
 
-Quinnipiac used an 11-0 in the first quarter to go ahead 17-5.
-Monmouth cut the deficit to nine after three Alexa Middleton free throws, but the Bobcats answered with an 8-0 run to go out in front 25-8.
-By the end of the first quarter, the Bobcats led 27-11. Quinnipiac shot 9-17 (53%) from the floor, while holding the Hawks to 3-14 (21%).  
-The Hawks made three straight field goals in the middle of the second quarter to make it 34-17. Their defense also held Quinnipiac without a point in 3:19.
-Quinnipiac used a 7-0 run at the end of the second quarter to take a 41-17 lead into halftime. The Hawks committed 12 turnovers in the half and went 6-26 (23%) from the floor. The Bobcats also held a 17-0 advantage in points off turnovers.
-Quinnipiac scored the first 11 points of the third quarter to go ahead 52-17. Monmouth did not score in the frame until 3:31 remained, as Barker hit two free throws.
-QU's 8-0 run at the end of the third gave it a 62-21 lead heading into the fourth.
-Monmouth outscored the Bobcats 21-18 in the fourth quarter, but it was not enough as Quinnipiac advanced to the MAAC Championship game.  
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Senior McKinzee Barker ends her career with 97 starts. She racked up 674 points, 458 rebounds, 257 assists, and 113 steals in her four years.
-Balman ends her career with 109 games played. She finished fifth all-time with 127 blocks, and added 326 points and 431 rebounds in her four years.
-Quinnipiac shot 29-63 (46.0%) in the game, and held Monmouth to 13-50 (26.0%).
-The Bobcats held a 43-33 advantage on the glass.
-Middleton ended the season with seven double-doubles in the last 16 games.
-QU registered 13 steals, including five from Fay.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks end the season with a 14-17 record.