BUFFALO, N.Y. – The Monmouth women's basketball team erupted in the fourth quarter to surge past Canisius, 62-52, in a Thursday night MAAC contest.
 
Monmouth (13-8, 8-4 MAAC) trailed 36-33 entering the final 10 minutes of action before outscoring Canisius (3-20, 1-13 MAAC), 29-16, en route to securing the conference road victory.
 
Lucy Thomas, Stella Clark and Jen Louro spearheaded the offensive output as the trio combined for 23 of the Hawks' final 29 points. In the fourth quarter, Monmouth shot 12-of-16 (75%) from the field with eight of the makes coming from inside the paint.
 
Thomas led all Monmouth scorers with a season-high 16 points on 8-of-10 shooting to pair with seven boards and two blocks. Jania Hall wrapped up her night with 11 in the scoring column to go with five rebounds, while Clark logged 10 points, five boards and three assists.
 
Belle Kranbuhl chipped in with nine points while going 4-of-5 from the field with six rebounds and a pair of blocks.  

NOTES AND QUOTES
"This was a battle from start to finish and credit Canisius for setting the tone early. I am proud of our composure and another huge second half was the difference. We are learning to compete and I'm very proud of this hard-fought win."
-Head Coach Ginny Boggess

-Monmouth won its first true road game versus Canisius since Feb. 21, 2016.
-The Hawks swept the Golden Griffins for the first time since the 2015-16 campaign.
-Monmouth claimed its third straight victory, tying the season-best mark for longest win streak.
-It's the first time since the 2012-13 campaign that Monmouth posted a pair of three-game win streaks in the same season.
-The Hawks' 29 fourth-quarter points were the most in a single frame this season.
-Monmouth improved to 10-1 when scoring 60 or more points.
-The Hawks held a season-high +16 rebounding margin.
-Thomas posted her second double-digit scoring game.
-Hall scored in double figures for the third time this season.
-Clark extended her double-digit scoring streak to four games.
-Kranbuhl recorded a block for the 13th consecutive outing.
-Louro dished out a season-high four assists.
-Brianna Livingston tied her career-best rebounding total with four.
-Monmouth held its 12th opponent of the season to under 30-percent shooting from deep.
-Monmouth won its third straight game when trailing at the half.
-The Hawks improved to 10-9 all-time versus the Golden Griffins.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
-The Hawks outrebounded Golden Griffins, 47-31.
-Monmouth assisted on 56 percent of its made shots.
-The Hawks scored 61 percent of their points from inside the paint.
-Thursday's game was the 19th all-time meeting between Monmouth and Canisius.

UP NEXT
The Hawks will remain in New York and take on Niagara on Saturday in Niagara University, N.Y., for a 2 p.m. MAAC tilt.