WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – The Monmouth women's basketball team completed the regular season sweep of Quinnipiac on Saturday after topping the Bobcats, 64-55, at OceanFirst Bank Center.
 
The Hawks (11-8, 6-4 MAAC) trailed the Bobcats (13-8, 8-4 MAAC) for the entirety of the first half, but flipped a switch in the third quarter. Monmouth came out of the halftime break and outscored Quinnipiac, 21-10, over the ensuing 10 minutes of action.
 
The Bobcats evened the score, 55-55, with 2:49 left to play after a 10-2 fourth quarter run, but the Hawks iced the game at the foul line by going 9-of-10 from the stripe to secure the home win.
 
Stella Clark led all Monmouth scorers with 14 points to pair with eight boards. Kaci Donovan also reached double figures in the scoring column with 10, while Antonia Panayides chipped in nine after knocking down three treys on four attempts.  

NOTES AND QUOTES
"I am so impressed with our maturity and response to Quinnipiac's incredible start and their fourth quarter run. We carried over some valuable lessons from previous close games. A confident, composed, and competitive Monmouth team is capable of big things.
-Head Coach Ginny Boggess

-Monmouth swept Quinnipiac for the first time since the 2003-04 campaign.
-The Hawks improved to 6-2 in games after a loss.
-Monmouth won its sixth home game of the season.
-It's the most home victories for the Hawks since the 2018-19 team won six.
-Clark scored in double figures for the 11th time this season.
-Donovan tallied double-digit points for the eighth time this year.
-Belle Kranbuhl recorded a block for the 11th straight contest.
-Monmouth posted its best free throw shooting percentage of the season with at least double-digit attempts.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
-The Hawks shot 86 percent from the foul line.
-Monmouth reeled 15 offensive rebounds.
-The Hawks tied their season-best mark for steals with 11.
-Monmouth scored 24 points off 20 Quinnipiac turnovers.
-Nine different Hawks recorded at least two points.

UP NEXT
Monmouth is back in action on Monday to take on Saint Peter's for a MAAC tilt slated for 7 p.m. at OceanFirst Bank Center.