HANOVER, N.H. – Behind a strong second-half performance, the Monmouth women's basketball team cruised to a 55-37 road victory over Dartmouth on Sunday afternoon.
 
Despite trailing by two at the half, the Hawks (3-3, 0-0 MAAC) outscored the Big Green (0-7, 0-0 Ivy League), 34-10, over the final 17:37 of action en route to picking up their first road win of the 2021-22 season. During that stretch, Monmouth shot 48 percent from the field, while the Hawks' defense limited the Big Green to just three makes from the floor.  
 
Kaci Donovan led all scorers on the afternoon with a game-high 13 points. Kayla Richardson, who was responsible for much of the damage in the second half, got into a groove and sparked the surge by scoring all 12 of her points in the closing 20 minutes.
 
Jen Louro and Stella Clark combined for 20 in the scoring column after Louro poured in 11 with Clark adding nine to pair with seven boards. Ariana Vanderhoop tallied a team-best 10 rebounds and finished with a game-high five assists.
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
"Our defensive intensity and diligence on the boards continues to give us opportunities to push and play with pace. We found our rhythm in the second half and executed on the offensive end the best we have all season."
-Head Coach Ginny Boggess
 
-Donovan and Richardson both tallied career-best scoring totals.
-Donovan reached double-digit scoring in back-to-back contests.
-Vanderhoop notched a career-best mark in assists and tied her career-best rebounding total.
-Belle Kranbuhl recorded a season-best four blocks.
-Monmouth picked up its first win over an Ivy League opponent since Dec. 5, 2010.
-It was the Hawks' first road win against an Ivy League school since Dec. 13, 2005.
-Monmouth's 51 rebounds were the most in a game this season.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Monmouth dished out 13 assists on 22 made shots.
-The 18-point win was the largest margin of victory for the Hawks since Feb. 19 2019.
-Three Hawks scored in double-digits for the second consecutive outing.
-Monmouth's bench accounted for 51 percent of the team's points.
-Forty-four percent of the Hawks' points were scored inside the painted area.
-Monmouth recorded double-digit offensive rebounds for the sixth straight contest.
-The Hawks outrebounded the Big Green, 51-37.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks will head to Newark, N.J., for a midweek non-conference tilt against NJIT slated for Wednesday at 7 p.m.