WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – A third-quarter run propelled the Monmouth women's basketball team to a 60-48 home win over Canisius on Saturday afternoon at the OceanFirst Bank Center.
 
Ariana Vanderhoop buried a half court buzzer beater to close out the second quarter that sparked a 16-1 Monmouth run and allowed the Hawks (9-5, 4-1 MAAC) to build their lead to double digits, 38-27. Monmouth shot 63 percent from the floor and 60 percent from long range, while holding the Golden Griffins (2-14, 0-7 MAAC) without a single made field goal over a span of 6:14. The Hawks ended the third quarter up by 12, 46-34, before going on to secure the victory.  
 
Stella Clark led all Monmouth scorers with 14 points to go along with five rebounds and five assists. Vanderhoop logged nine in the scoring column with four boards, while Belle Kranbuhl and Jania Hall posted eight points apiece.

NOTES AND QUOTES
"Our composure and offensive execution in the second half sparked a run that proved to be the difference. We are getting contributions from a lot of different players and our depth will be instrumental for us going forward. We are excited to get the win in front of our home crowd and are eager to compete against a tough Fairfield team on Monday."
-Head Coach Ginny Boggess

-With the win, Monmouth is now 4-1 in MAAC play.
-It's the program's best start to conference action since the 2002-03 squad started 4-1 as a member of the NEC.
-Monmouth tied its season win total from the 2019-20 campaign.
-The Hawks secured their second straight home victory.
-Clark reached double-digit scoring in six of her last seven outings.
-Kranbuhl recorded a block for the sixth straight game.
-Alexa Wallace scored a season-high seven points.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Monmouth outrebounded Canisius, 34-28.
-The Hawks dished out 12 assists on 21 made shots.
-Monmouth scored 43 percent of its points from inside the paint.
-The Hawks were 12-of-15 (80%) from the foul line.
-Monmouth scored 18 points off 18 Canisius turnovers.
-The Hawks evened the all-time series with the Golden Griffins, 9-9.
-All nine Hawks that saw action recorded at least one point.

UP NEXT
Monmouth will welcome Fairfield to OceanFirst Bank Center on Monday for a 7 p.m. MAAC tilt.