Box Score LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – The Monmouth women's basketball team dropped a road MAAC contest to Rider, 51-41, on Thursday night.
 
It was a one-point game with just under four minutes left in the third quarter before Rider (7-16, 5-9 MAAC) went on a 21-7 run that lasted until the 2:41 mark of the fourth. The run helped the Broncs build an insurmountable lead en route to securing the win.
 
Stella Clark led all Monmouth (13-10, 8-6 MAAC) scorers with 11 points to pair with seven rebounds. Kaci Donovan logged seven in the scoring column, while Lucy Thomas chipped in with six.

NOTES AND QUOTES
"We came up short on the road against a well-coached Rider team and we will get back to work tomorrow as we prepare for Manhattan. We need to bounce back quickly as this is a huge stretch for us."
-Head Coach Ginny Boggess

-Clark posted her 14th double-digit scoring game of the season.
-Monmouth held its 17th opponent of the season to less than five 3-point makes in a game.
-It was the 15th time this season that the Hawks' forced the opposition to shoot under 30 percent from deep. 
-The Hawks corralled double-digit offensive boards for the ninth straight outing.
-Seven different Hawks recorded a steal against the Broncs.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Thursday's game marked the 54th all-time meeting between Monmouth and Rider.
-The Hawks assisted on 63 percent of their made shots.
-The Monmouth bench scored 21 points.
-The Hawks scored 13 points off 19 Rider turnovers.

UP NEXT
The Hawks return to OceanFirst Bank Center on Saturday for a MAAC meeting against Manhattan scheduled for 2 p.m.