Monmouth Hawks (0-4, 0-0 MAAC) – 52
Saint Joseph's Hawks (2-0, 0-0 A-10) - 80
 
PHILADELPHIA, PA – Shooting 51.6% (32-62) from the field, Saint Joseph's defeated the Monmouth University women's basketball team on Tuesday, 80-52.
 
Ten different players scored for St. Joe's, and the home team drilled 10 total three-pointers.  
 
Redshirt junior Jen Louro (Wall, NJ/St. Rose) led Monmouth in scoring again with 12 points, including 5-of-7 from the free throw line.
 
Freshman Gabrielle Wener (Oakland, ME/Messalonskee) went into double figures for the first time in her career, adding 10 points on 2-of-2 from deep.
 
After earning her first career start, freshman Jania Hall (Gaithersburg, MD/St. Vincent Pallotti) scored double digits for the second consecutive game with 10 points.
 
Monmouth drops to 0-4 on the season, and will travel to Saint Peter's this weekend for the MAAC openers.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
 
"Our transition defense gave up way too many open three-pointers, and they jumped on us early. All mistakes are magnified with our lack of depth. We need everyone to be more accountable on both ends of the floor this upcoming weekend." – Monmouth head coach Jody Craig
 
-Wener hit a triple to start the scoring once again, but Saint Joseph's answered with a 14-0 run.
-St. Joe's eventually outscored Monmouth 29-9 in the opening frame, shooting 12-of-15 (80%) from the field.
-The home team made their first six shots from long range. Monmouth battled back with an 8-0 run in the middle of the second quarter, cutting the deficit to 36-20.
-Saint Joseph's took a 45-24 lead into halftime, as nine different players scored.
-Monmouth shot 1-of-11 to open the third quarter, and St. Joe's took advantage with a 9-0 run.
-Saint Joseph's eventually outscored the Hawks 22-9 in the third on 8-of-12 from the field, taking a 67-33 advantage into the fourth.
-The Blue & White started to heat up on offense in the final frame, shooting 6-of-11 from the field and scoring 19 points, but Saint Joseph's held on for the 80-52 win.
 
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Louro went into double figures for the second straight game (15 against Drexel, 12 at St. Joe's). She leads the team with 10.3 points per game through four.
-Hall went into double figures for the second straight game (13 against Drexel, 10 at St. Joe's). She's now averaging 8.3 points per contest, good for second on the team.
-Wener has started all four games this season, and bumps her scoring average up to 6.3. She is 6-of-14 (42.9%) from beyond the arc.
-Junior Lucy Thomas registered nine points and seven rebounds in the loss.
-Junior Alexa Wallace played in her first game of the year, scoring five points to go along with three steals.
-Sophomore Destiny Jackson scored a career-high six points and grabbed three rebounds.
-Monmouth had a season-low 12 turnovers.
-Saint Joseph's held a 22-2 advantage in fast break points.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will remain on the road to face Saint Peter's on Friday and Saturday.  Monmouth holds a 27-13 all-time series lead, including four straight wins.