FINAL SCORE
La Salle 66 (7-4)
Monmouth 60 (5-4)

PHILADELPHIA, PA – The La Salle University women's basketball team got off to a quick start and held off a second half run by the Monmouth University women's basketball team for a 66-60 win on Wednesday night. 
 
Bri Tinsley led all players with 21 points and four rebounds. Ariana Vanderhoop chipped in 13 points, three rebounds and two steals for the Hawks. Kayla Spruill, Claire Jacobs and Mia Jacobs all had 13 points for the Explorers.
 
La Salle used a 10-0 run to take an early lead in the first period. The Explorers extended their lead to 11 points, 17-6 with 2:13 to go in the first. Monmouth scored four of the final six points in the period but the home team led 19-10 after one. Monmouth opened the second quarter on a 7-0 run and cut the La Salle lead to 19-16 with 8:08 remaining in the period. The two teams traded points as a pair of free throws from Tinsley at 5:39 pulled the Hawks to within one, 21-20. La Salle grabbed a 33-28 lead at the break after a back-and-forth period.
 
Monmouth opened the third quarter on an 11-2 run and took a 39-35 lead with 5:10 to go in the period. Lucy Thomas gave the Hawks their first lead since the beginning of the game with a traditional three-point play in that stretch. A Jen Louro three-pointer and a Tinsley bucket gave the Hawks a 44-41 advantage. MU eventually took a 46-45 lead after three periods of play. La Salle opened the fourth quarter on a 10-0 run and led 55-46 with 7:48 to play. The Hawks continued to battle and got within two a couple times but could not claw all the way back and fell 66-60.

NOTES & QUOTES
"I'm so proud of our fight on both ends tonight against a veteran La Salle team. To go on the road and battle against a team with all five starters returning who is picked to finish second in the A-10 shows me a lot about our team. These close losses will pay dividends soon."
- Head Coach Ginny Boggess

- The Hawks won the rebounding battle, 38-36. It is the fifth straight game and seventh time this season that MU has won the rebounding battle.
- Monmouth took advantage of its second chances, scoring 17 second-chance points in the contest.
- The Hawks handed out 10 assists on 21 made baskets. It was the eighth time in nine games Monmouth has recorded at least 10 assists in a game.  
- MU found its stroke from the foul line as the game progressed. After going 1-for-4 from the line in the first quarter, the Hawks were 11-for-14 the rest of the way. 

 NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Bri Tinsley finished with a game-high 21 points for the Hawks. She was 6-for-11 from the floor and now has two games with 20 or more points scored this season. 
- Tinsley was a solid 6-for-6 from the foul line and improved to 17-for-17 from the charity stripe this season. 
- Vanderhoop contributed 13 points in the contest for the Hawks. It marked the second time in the last three games that she has reached double figures for MU.
- Antonia Panayides matched her career-high with four assists in the game.

NEXT UP
Monmouth returns home on Saturday, Dec. 10 to host Dartmouth at 2 p.m. That game will be available on FloSports.