Monmouth Hawks (12-8, 7-4 MAAC) at Canisius Golden Griffins (3-19, 1-12 MAAC)
Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022 – 7 p.m. EST
Koessler Athletic Center, Buffalo, N.Y.
 
TV
ESPN3
Play-by-Play: Andy Helwig
Analyst: Richard Walsh
 
Monmouth Notes
 
OPENING TIP
-A Monmouth win would extend the Hawks current win streak to three games, tying the season-best mark.
-The last time a Monmouth team posted a pair of three-game winning streaks in the same season was during the 2012-13 campaign.
-Sophomore center Belle Kranbuhl is three blocks shy of cracking into the top-10 all-time in program history. She would tie Jewonda Bright '04 for 10th all-time.
-Monmouth enters the three-game road trip off back-to-back home wins over Quinnipiac and Saint Peter's.
-The Golden Griffins most-recently fell in three straight road games and have dropped 16 of their last 17.
 
INSIDE THE SERIES
-Thursday's matchup between Monmouth and Canisius marks the 19th all-time meeting between the two sides and the second this season.
-The Hawks secured the win in the first matchup this season, besting the Golden Griffins, 60-48, in West Long Branch on Jan. 22. Stella Clark led all Monmouth scorers with 14 points, five boards and five assists in the win.   
-Monmouth is in search of its first true road victory against Canisius since Feb. 21, 2016. Each of the last two meetings in Buffalo, N.Y., have been decided by single digits.
 
CLARK ON THE ROAD
Over her last seven road appearances, graduate student Stella Clark has been a stat sheet stuffer. The Sea Girt, N.J., native is averaging 16.9 points per game, while connecting on 43 percent of her shots from the field and 49 percent of her 3-point attempts. She has reeled in 5.4 boards per game, while also dishing out 3.4 assists per contest. Clark has reached double-digit scoring in four of the seven outings, while logging three 20-point performances.
 
THIRD QUARTER SURGES
In each of Monmouth's previous two outings, the Hawks went into the half trailing, but erupted offensively in the third quarter before securing come-from-behind victories. In the two games combined, the Hawks have outscored the opposition, 45-20, while shooting 61 percent from the field and 60 percent from long range in the third frame.
 
HOME SWEET HOME
After besting Saint Peter's, 66-62, this past Monday, the Hawks picked up their seventh home victory of the season. It's the most wins inside OceanBank Center for the program since the 2017-18 team won seven.
 
REACHING 60 POINTS
The Monmouth women's basketball team has scored at least 60 points on 10 occasions this season. When reaching the 60-point mark, the Hawks are 9-1.