MONMOUTH WOMEN'S BASKETBALL DROPS FAIRFIELD OPENER
 
Monmouth Hawks (2-12, 2-8 MAAC) - 21
Fairfield Stags (9-4, 8-3 MAAC) – 51
 
FAIRFIELD, CT – Holding the Hawks to 7-of-50 (14%) from the floor, Fairfield defeated the Monmouth University women's basketball team on Saturday, 51-21.
 
In a defensive battle, the Stags held Monmouth to two points in the first half, including a scoreless second quarter.
 
Three players scored in double-figures for the Stags, including junior Andrea Hernangomez who compiled 15 points and 14 rebounds.
 
Freshman Belle Kranbuhl (Boonville, NY/Adirondack Central) led the Hawks with six points, eight rebounds, and two blocks.
 
Redshirt junior Jen Louro (Wall, NJ/St. Rose/UMass Lowell) added five points and five rebounds in the loss.
 
Monmouth drops to 2-12 (2-8 MAAC) on the season, and will face Fairfield again tomorrow.  
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
 
"We did not compete at all today and I'm embarrassed by our performance. We didn't execute a thing we practiced or look like we even wanted to shoot the ball. There's a hope and an expectation that we look in the mirror and don't allow this to happen again." - Monmouth head coach Jody Craig
 
-The game remained scoreless until Fairfield's Lopez-Senechal hit a jumper with 4:58 left in the first quarter.
-The teams combined to shoot 1-of-24 (Monmouth 0-13, Fairfield 1-11) to begin the game. By the end of the first quarter, the Stags held a 5-2 lead.
-The Stags outscored the Hawks 13-0 in the second quarter. At halftime, the home team led 18-2.
-Freshman Gabrielle Wener opened the second half scoring with a jumper from the elbow. Louro later buried a corner triple and freshman Ariana Vanderhoop followed with two free throws to cut the deficit to 14.
-Each team scored 13 points in the third quarter. Heading into the final frame, Fairfield held a 31-15 lead.
-The Stags closed the game with a 20-6 advantage in the fourth to seal the win.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Monmouth started five freshmen for the first time since at least 2000.
-The Hawks were a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line.
-Wener, Vanderhoop, and freshman Sakeria Haralson each grabbed four rebounds.
-Fairfield held Monmouth to 1-of-18 from long range.
-The Stags scored 13 points off of 16 Monmouth turnovers.
-Kranbuhl leads the MAAC with 3.1 blocks per game.
-Fairfield won the rebounding battle 49-38.
 
UP NEXT
The teams will play again tomorrow at 2:00 PM. The Stags now hold a 13-7 lead in the all-time series.