Monmouth Hawks (5-11, 2-5 MAAC) – 53
Quinnipiac Bobcats (6-8, 3-2 MAAC) – 60
 
HAMDEN, CT – Using a 17-2 run to end the third quarter, Quinnipiac defeated the Monmouth University women's basketball team on Thursday morning, 60-53.
 
The Bobcats went 18-of-30 from the free throw line, while the Hawks made 7-of-9.
 
Senior Sierra Green (Queens, NY/Francis Lewis/Monroe CC) led the team with 19 points for the second straight game, including 10 in the fourth quarter.
 
Sophomore Lucy Thomas (Ocean, NJ/St. Rose) scored 17 points (7-14 FG) to go along with nine rebounds in the loss.  
 
Monmouth falls to 5-11 (2-5 MAAC) on the season, and will return home on Saturday to host Niagara.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
 
"I appreciated our poise today. I thought when we got down in the third, we didn't panic. That's the first time we've maintained our poise and slowly chipped away. We had a great chance to be in the game, but some calls didn't go our way, which took away some chances that I thought we had earned. The number of free throws they shot relative to how many we shot reflected that. Not having some of our more experienced players on the floor for longer in this game played a factor." - Monmouth head coach Jody Craig
 
-Green opened the game with a three-pointer and a three-point play to give the Hawks a 6-3 lead.
-Both teams shot 4-18 from the field in the first quarter, and the Bobcats held on to a 14-11 lead after one.
-Thomas opened the second quarter with a three-pointer to cut the deficit to one, but the Bobcats answered with a 6-0 run.
-Monmouth stormed back with a 13-0 run to go ahead 26-20, including two triples from redshirt sophomore Jen Louro, two Thomas jumpers, and a Jennings three.
-A late Quinnipiac free throw made it 26-21 at halftime.
-The Bobcats took the lead early in the third after a 10-3 run. Thomas quickly tied it back up with a layup.
-Three layups and eight free throws contributed to an 14-0 run to put Quinnipiac up 13 in the third quarter. A buzzer-beating triple gave the Bobcats a 49-35 advantage heading into the final quarter.
-Monmouth registered a 10-2 run in the fourth, including two Green triples, cutting the deficit to eight midway through the quarter.
-The Hawks cut the deficit to six late and outscored Quinnipiac 18-11 in the quarter, but the Bobcats held on for the seven-point win.  
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Thomas scored in double-figures for the fifth time this season, and fourth in the last six games. In seven conference games, she is averaging 14.1 points and 9.0 rebounds per game.
-With four more today, Green moved up to 8^th all-time for career three-pointers (138).
-Quinnipiac outscored the Hawks 28-9 in third quarter.
-Adding two more today, senior Rosa Graham's 244 career assists rank 16^th all-time. 
-Senior Alexa Middleton ranks 7^th all-time with 769 career rebounds. She is the only Monmouth player to start all 16 games so far.
-Quinnipiac has won seven straight in the series.
-The Bobcats held a 50-41 rebounding advantage.
 
UP NEXT
Monmouth will host Niagara on Saturday at 2 PM. The Hawks hold an 8-5 all-time series lead, including two wins last season. Lucy Thomas scored 39 combined points in the victories.