Monmouth Hawks (1-10, 1-6 MAAC) - 38
Quinnipiac Bobcats (9-5, 7-3 MAAC) – 53
 
HAMDEN, CT – Fending off a late comeback attempt, Quinnipiac defeated the Monmouth University women's basketball team on Sunday, 53-38.  
 
Monmouth earned a 13-5 advantage in the fourth quarter, but the Bobcats held the Hawks to 11-of-54 (20.4%) from the floor in the game.
 
Freshman Belle Kranbuhl (Boonville, NY/Adirondack Central) registered her second double-double in the last three games, ending with 10 points, 10 rebounds, and five blocks.
 
Freshman Jania Hall (Gaithersburg, MD/St. Vincent Pallotti) went into double-figures for the sixth time this season, scoring a team-high 11 points in the loss. Hall made all six of her free throw attempts.
 
Monmouth falls to 1-10 (1-6 MAAC) on the season, and will travel to Saint Peter's next weekend.  
 
NOTES AND QUOTES
 
"We were really out of sorts to begin this game. They were quicker to the ball early and we became frazzled. We had way too many wasted offensive possessions. It was good to see us finish on a positive note with something to build on for next week." - Monmouth head coach Jody Craig
 
-Kranbuhl started the scoring with two made free throws, but Quinnipiac netted the next seven points.
-In a low-scoring opening quarter, Quinnipiac took an 11-7 lead. The Hawks outrebounded the Bobcats 13-6, but shot 2-of-14 from the floor.
-A 5-0 run by Quinnipiac early in the second quarter gave it a 10-point lead.
-Monmouth was held without a field goal for 6:18 until Hall buried a buzzer-beating triple to end the second frame. At halftime, the Bobcats led 30-16.
-The home team opened the third quarter on an 11-2 run, capped by back-to-back three-pointers. The Hawks were forced to call timeout, down 41-18.
-After Monmouth scored four straight points late in the third, Quinnipiac ended the frame with a buzzer-beating three. Heading into the fourth, the Bobcats led 48-25.
-The Hawks improved on both ends of the floor in the final frame, outscoring the Bobcats 13-5 and holding them without a point over the last 5:49. Despite Monmouth going on an 8-0 run to end the contest, Quinnipiac held on for the 53-38 win.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Hall leads the team with six games in double figures. She also leads the team with 9.9 points per contest.  
-Kranbuhl has scored in double-figures in three straight games, and has averaged 12.0 points and 9.3 rebounds in that span. She shot 17-28 (60.7%) and also blocked 10 shots in those three contests.
-The Hawks forced Quinnipiac to shoot 2-15 (13.3%) in the fourth quarter.
-Monmouth went 14-17 (82.4%) from the free throw line in the game.
-Sophomore Saule Kaupyte grabbed another nine rebounds, and is second on the team with a 4.9 average through 11 games.
-Freshman Ariana Vanderhoop, freshman Gabrielle Wener, and redshirt junior Jen Louro all added four points.
-The Hawks won the rebounding battle 42-38.
-Quinnipiac scored 12 points off of 20 Monmouth turnovers.
 
UP NEXT
Monmouth will head to Jersey City to face Saint Peter's on Friday and Saturday. The Hawks hold a 27-13 lead in the all-time series, including four straight wins.