Box Score WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – The Monmouth women's basketball team bested Kutztown 74-60 in an exhibition game on Monday night at OceanFirst Bank Center.
 
Nine different Hawks got into the scoring column against the Golden Bears, led by Stella Clark's 18 points. In her first time suiting up in a Hawks' jersey, the Sea Girt, N.J., native also reeled in five boards and dished out a game-high six assists.
 
Ariana Vanderhoop had an efficient scoring night, logging 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting to pair with five rebounds. Belle Krahnbul recorded an 11-point outing, while Lucy Thomas notched five to go along with a team-best six rebounds.

QUOTES
"I was really impressed with our energy and effort tonight. Our girls came in focused and were extremely coachable. We had to make some adjustments and executed them in the second half. Overall, I am extremely pleased. The good thing is there's a lot to fix and we've got time to do it in the coming weeks so that's why I wanted to play a really good Kutztown team and play them early."
-Head Coach Ginny Boggess

NUMBERS CRUNCH
-The Hawks scored 31 points off of 32 Kutztown turnovers.
-Forty one percent of Monmouth's points were scored by non-starters.
-Monmouth scored 59 percent of its points from inside the paint.
-The Hawks tallied 30 fastbreak points.
-Monmouth notched 14 assists on 27 made baskets.  

UP NEXT
-The Hawks will open their 2021-22 campaign on Nov. 10 on the road against Syracuse with tipoff slated for 7 p.m. at the Carrier Dome.