WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – The Monmouth women's basketball team captured a 66-62 overtime MAAC win on Monday night against Saint Peter's at OceanFirst Bank Center.
 
The Hawks (12-8, 7-4 MAAC) went into the half trailing by five, but outscored the Peacocks, 24-10, in the third quarter to grab the lead. Monmouth led by as much as 11, 55-44, with six minutes left to play before Saint Peter's (8-12, 5-6 MAAC) closed out regulation on a 15-4 run to force overtime.
 
In the overtime period, the Peacocks were held without a made basket and only generated three points from the foul line as the Hawks went on to secure the home win.
 
Jen Louro led Monmouth on the offensive end after dropping a season-high 16 points on 6-of-12 shooting while connecting on 4-of-6 from long range. Belle Kranbuhl asserted herself in the low block and finished the game with 15 points to go along with seven boards and six blocks.
 
Stella Clark worked her way into double-digit scoring with 10 points. The Sea Girt, N.J., native added five rebounds, eight assists and two steals to her stat line. Kaci Donovan logged eight in the scoring column, while Lucy Thomas chipped in with eight as well to pair with eight rebounds.

NOTES AND QUOTES
"We made huge plays down the stretch when we needed it and I'm so proud of how we answered their run. It was a gritty win against a very physical and well-coached team. Three games in five days is a test of toughness and we proved we can handle adversity and out team the other team."
-Head Coach Ginny Boggess

-The Hawks won their seventh home game of the season.
-It's the most wins inside the OceanFirst Bank Center for the program since the 2017-18 squad won seven.
-Monmouth claimed its seventh straight home win over Saint Peter's.
-Monmouth improved to 9-1 this season when scoring 60 or more points in a game.
-The Hawks held their 11th opponent this season to under 30-percent shooting from deep.
-Louro buried a season-best four 3-pointers to pair with her season-high scoring total.
-She reached double figures in the scoring column for the sixth time this year.
-Kranbuhl recorded her sixth double-digit scoring performance of the season.
-She extended her block streak to 12 games.
-The second-year center swatted multiple shots in a game for the eighth time this year.
-She passed Jennifer Bender '09 for 11th in career blocks at Monmouth with 85.
-Clark extended her double-digit scoring streak to three games.
-Monmouth played in its first overtime game of the season.

NUMBERS CRUNCH
-Monmouth assisted on 60 percent of its made shots.
-The Hawks scored 42 percent of its points in the paint.
-Three Hawks scored in double figures.
-Monday's game was the 53rd all-time meeting between the two squads.
-Monmouth improved to 29-14 all-time versus Saint Peter's.

UP NEXT
Monmouth heads to upstate New York to take on Canisius on Thursday at 7 p.m. in Buffalo, N.Y.