FINAL SCORE
Brown 59 (4-3)
Monmouth 58 (2-4)

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Brown University staged a second half rally and battled for a 59-58 win over the Monmouth University women's basketball team on Sunday afternoon. 
 
The first quarter was a back-and-forth battle that featured a pair of ties. Monmouth scored three points in the final minute of the period and took an 11-8 lead after 10 minutes of action. 
 
Monmouth went on an 8-3 run to start the second period and took a 19-11 advantage. Taisha Exanor had five points in that stretch. The two teams traded points over the next several minutes as an Ariana Vanderhoop triple at 1:57 gave Monmouth a 29-19 lead. An offensive rebound and a follow by Belle Kranbuhl sent Monmouth into the halftime break with a 36-22 lead. 
 
Kaci Donovan drained a three-pointer to start the third quarter as Monmouth took its largest lead of the game, 39-22. Brown cut the lead to eight, 43-35 on a three-point play from Alyssa Moreland at 3:58. An Exanor bucket at 3:33 pushed the home team's lead back to 10, 45-35. A three-pointer from Jaye Haynes with six seconds left gave Monmouth a 49-41 lead after three.
 
After Monmouth scored the opening basket of the fourth quarter, Brown used a 16-2 run to turn a 10-point deficit into a four-point advantage, 57-53 with 2:08 to go. Kyla Jones had 14 points for the Bears in that stretch. A three-pointer from Donovan and a bucket from Vanderhoop gave Monmouth a 58-57 lead with 1:06 left on the clock. Jones scored with 43 seconds to play to give Brown a 59-58 edge. The Hawks got a pair of shots off in the final 30 seconds but were unable to get either one to fall and Brown claimed victory.

NOTES & QUOTES
"We are still working hard to put together 40 minutes and figure out both ends of the court. I'm still very excited about our potential and the future of this team."
    - Head coach Ginny Boggess

- It was the second straight year, that Brown defeated the Hawks by one point. Both games were decided in the final 30 seconds of action. 
- Kaci Donovan had a team-high 15 points in the game. It was the fourth time in the last five games she has reached double figures. 
- Jaye Haynes finished with 10 points and has reached double figures twice this season. 
- Ariana Vanderhoop had 12 points to reach double figures for the fifth time in six games. 

NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Monmouth shot 41.5% from the field while Brown posted a 41.3 field goal percentage.
- The Hawks connected on a season-high eight three-pointers in the game. 
- Monmouth held a 37-32 edge in the rebounding battle.
- Brown had 12 steals and scored 10 points on fast breaks.
- Kyla Jones led Brown with 34 points in the contest. 
  
NEXT UP
Monmouth is back in action on Saturday, Dec. 2 when it visits Rider at 2 p.m.