Monmouth Hawks (13-11, 8-7 MAAC) at Saint Peter's Peacocks (10-14, 7-8 MAAC)
Monday, Feb. 21, 2022 – 7 p.m. EST
Yanitelli Center, Jersey City, N.J.
 
TV
ESPN3
Play-by-Play: Ira Thor
Analyst: Darryl Jacobs
 
Monmouth Notes

OPENING TIP
-A win would complete the regular season sweep of the Peacocks for Monmouth, marking the fourth time in the last six seasons that the Hawks swept Saint Peter's.
-Sophomore center Belle Kranbuhl is one block shy of cracking into the top-10 all-time in program history. She would tie Jewonda Bright '04 for 10th all-time.
-Monmouth is looking to get back into the win column following three consecutive losses to Niagara, Rider and Manhattan.
-Saint Peter's is also on a losing skid, have dropped back-to-back outings to Marist and Iona. However, the Peacocks have won three in a row at home.     
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
-Monday's matchup between Monmouth and Saint Peter's marks the 44th all-time meeting between the two sides and the second this season.
-The Hawks came out victorious in the first matchup on Feb. 7, 66-62, in overtime in West Long Branch. Jen Louro scored a season-high 16 points with four 3-pointers, while Belle Kranbuhl logged 15 in the scoring column to pair with seven boards. Stella Clark added 10 points, five boards and eight assists in 41 minutes of action.  
-Monmouth has won 18 of the last 22 meetings, including four of the last six in Jersey City. 
 
READY WHEN CALLED UPON
The Monmouth bench has contributed heavily over the Hawks' last two outings. The non-starters have combined to score 63 in the two games, accounting for 61 percent of the team's scoring. The Hawks' bench scored a season-best 41 points in the most-recent outing against Manhattan. It's the most points scored by Monmouth's non-starters in a game since Dec. 6, 2017 when the bench put up 41 against Fairleigh Dickinson.
 
DONOVAN FOR 20
Sophomore sharpshooter Kaci Donovan became the third Hawk to record a 20-point performance this season after dropping a career-high 20 against Manhattan on Feb. 19. She made six 3-pointers in the game, the most by a Monmouth player since Sierra Green '20 knocked down six against Iona on March 10, 2020.
 
THOMAS ON A TEAR
Senior forward Lucy Thomas has elevated her offensive production over the last few games for the Hawks. Over her last four outings, the Ocean, N.J., native is shooting 23-of-36 (64%) from the field while averaging 13.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per contest. She led Monmouth in scoring in two of the four contests and spearheaded the Hawks' fourth-quarter comeback against Canisius on Feb. 10 by going a flawless 5-of-5 from the floor for 10 of the team's 29 points in the closing 10 minutes. From the 3:51 mark of the first quarter against Canisius until the one-minute mark of the fourth quarter at Niagara, Thomas made 15 consecutive shots without a miss.
 
DEFENDING THE PERIMETER
Monmouth currently leads the MAAC and is tied for 14th in Division I with Princeton in opponent 3-point field goal percentage. Opponents are shooting just 26 percent from deep opposite the Hawks. Monmouth has held 15 of its previous 19 opponents to under 30 percent from beyond the arc. The Hawks' last 13 opponents are 55-223 (.247) from long range. Monmouth has held 18 of its 24 opponents this season to five or less 3-point makes.