RIVERDALE, N.Y. – The Monmouth women's basketball team fell to Manhattan, 73-57, in a Sunday night MAAC tilt.
 
The Hawks (10-7, 5-3 MAAC) held a double-digit lead with 1:43 on the clock in the opening quarter after a strong shooting start from Kaci Donovan. The second-year guard knocked down four of her first four shots from the field, including a trio of 3-pointers. However, the Jaspers (12-8, 7-4 MAAC) got into an offensive rhythm and outscored Monmouth, 22-6, over a stretch of 9:08 before going into the half up by six, 39-33.  
 
That would be as close as the Hawks would get as the Jaspers continued to build on their lead before securing their seventh straight home win of the season.
 
Donovan led all Monmouth scorers on the night with a career-best 18 points. She was 6-of-11 from the floor while knocking down 44 percent of her 3-point tries. Ariana Vanderhoop finished the night with 11 points, while Stella Clark logged nine in the scoring column to pair with five boards.  

NOTES AND QUOTES
"Every game is a dog fight in this league, especially on the road. We fell short tonight and that's on me for not having our team ready to go. We will bounce back."
-Head Coach Ginny Boggess

-Donovan reached double-digit points for the seventh time this season.
-Vanderhoop extended her double-digit scoring streak to three games.
-Sakeria Haralson posted season-best totals in points (7) and rebounds (5).
-Belle Kranbuhl recorded a block for the ninth straight outing.
-Monmouth buried a season-best 10 shots from beyond the arc.
-It was the first time since Feb. 21, 2021 that the Hawks made double-digit 3-pointers in a game.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
-The Hawks assisted on 57 percent of their made shots.
-Manhattan won the rebound battle, 41-32.
-Three different Hawks recorded at least three made 3-pointers.
-Sunday's matchup was the 31st all-time meeting between Monmouth and Manhattan.

UP NEXT
Monmouth will trek to Loudonville, N.Y., on Thursday for a 7 p.m. meeting with Siena.