FINAL SCORE
Monmouth 74 (2-2)
UMass 62 (1-4)

WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ – Jania Hall and Ariana Vanderhoop each scored 16 points to help the Monmouth University women's basketball team defeat the University of Massachusetts 74-62 on Sunday afternoon. 
 
With the game tied at 4-4 in the first, Monmouth went on a 14-0 run and opened up an 18-4 advantage with 2:58 on the clock. Kaci Donovan had seven points in that stretch. The Hawks pushed its lead to 24-9 on a Jaye Haynes three-pointer 59 seconds left. Monmouth took a 24-11 lead after one. 
 
The Hawks opened the second quarter on a 7-2 run and grabbed a 31-13 lead with 6:40 left until the half. The two sides traded points as a Hall three-pointer at 2:33 put the home team ahead 36-21. UMass scored the final four points of the quarter as Monmouth took a 36-25 lead at the break. 
 
Both the Hawks and the Minutewomen shot the ball well in the third quarter. UMass used a 9-0 run in the period to cut the Monmouth advantage to 52-48 with 10 minutes to play. 
 
After the Hawks scored the first bucket of the fourth, UMass rattled off an 8-0 run and took its first lead of the game, 56-54 with 5:45 to go in the game. Monmouth responded with a pair of three-point plays from Vanderhoop and Hall and took the lead back 60-56 with 4:12 to go. The two teams continued to battle as Monmouth went 5-for-6 from the foul line in the final 1:30 to close out a 74-62 win.

NOTES & QUOTES
"I hope this win proves to our team that when we are confident, connected and competitive that we can do anything. I give a lot of credit to UMass, they battled for a full 40. Our defensive effort allowed us to get out and run. I know we had a lot of turnovers tonight but I'm celebrating the aggressive mistakes and I know we will adjust. I'm just really happy for the team to see them get the reward for the hard work."
    - Head coach Ginny Boggess

- Monmouth won its first ever meeting with UMass. It was the Hawks' 14th win all-time against a team that is part of the Atlantic 10 Conference. 
- Kaci Donovan finished with 13 points and has now scored in double figures in three of the first four games this season. 
- Jania Hall's 16 points were a career-high for the Hawks senior. 
- Ella Farrelly had a career-high 11 rebounds to lead the efforts on the boards.
- Kayla Richardson made her first appearance for the Hawks since Feb 3, 2022 in the second quarter. 

NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Monmouth finished the game shooting 46.7% from the field while UMass shot 37.9%. 
- The Hawks hit a season-best seven three-pointers in the game. That effort was led by Jaye Haynes, who was a perfect 3-for-3 from behind the arc. 
- MU dominated the rebounding battle, holding a 45-20 edge in that category. Eight different Hawks grabbed at least one rebound in the contest. 
- The 15 assists by the Hawks in the game were a season-high. Ariana Vanderhoop and Jania Hall each had four helpers for the Hawks. 
- Monmouth had six blocks in the game as Belle Kranbuhl and Ella Farrelly each finished with two to lead the way. 
 
NEXT UP
Monmouth hits the road as it visits Providence on Wednesday, Nov. 22 at 2 p.m.