FINAL SCORE
Drexel 58 (17-14)
Monmouth 56 (21-9)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – No. 7 Drexel University hit the game-winning shot with 34 seconds to play and defeated the No. 2 Monmouth University women's basketball team, 58-56 in the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Tournament Quarterfinals on Friday night. 
 
With the game tied at 7-7 in the first quarter, Drexel closed the period on a 12-3 run and took a 19-10 lead. Amaris Baker had seven points in that stretch for the Dragons. 
 
The two sides went back-and-forth to start the second quarter as the Dragons led 24-14 with 7:05 showing on the clock. Monmouth used a 9-4 run to cut the deficit to five, 28-23 with 2:37 left until the break. Ariana Vanderhoop had four points in that stretch. Baker scored the final four points of the period as Drexel took a 32-23 lead at the break. 
 
Drexel opened the third quarter on a 6-2 run and took a 38-25 lead with 7:39 to go in the period. Monmouth scored the next seven points in the run and cut the Drexel lead to six, 38-32 with 5:15 left in the period. The Dragons scored six of the next eight and pushed their lead back to 10, 44-34 with 2:48 showing on the clock. Monmouth scored five of the last seven in the period, but Drexel led 46-39 at the end of three. 
 
A pair of three-pointers from Rosalie Mercille and Vanderhoop helped Monmouth cut the Drexel lead to four, 49-45 early in the fourth. The two teams traded points as a Brooke Mullin three-point play at 5:13 pushed the Drexel lead back to seven, 54-47. Monmouth tallied seven of the next nine points and cut the Drexel advantage to two, 56-54 with 2:59 to go. 
 
A block from Sandrine Clesca led to a Taisha Exanor fast break bucket at the 56 second mark and tied the game at 56-56. 
 
Grace O'Neill hit a pull up jump shot with 34 seconds left that gave Drexel the 58-56 edge. The Hawks got off a pair of shots in the final 20 seconds but couldn't get either to fall and Drexel claimed the win. 

NOTES & QUOTES
"Really rough first quarter for us on both ends and you have to give credit to Drexel for coming out hot and ready. We struggled to get the ball in the hole but to overcome a deficit and make it a tie game, I'm extremely proud."
    - Head coach Ginny Boggess

- Drexel now leads the all-time series with the Hawks, 6-4. The Dragons snapped Monmouth's four-game win streak against them.
- Ariana Vanderhoop led the Hawks with 16 points. It was her eighth straight game scoring in double figures. 
- Three other Hawks scored eight or more points in the game (Jania Hall-9, Taisha Exanor-8, Belle Kranbuhl-8).
- Monmouth posted six blocks in the game, as the Hawks efforts were led by Taisha Exanor with three rejections. It was the 17^th time this season the Hawks recorded six or more blocks in a game.   

NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Monmouth shot 36.8% from the field. After shooting just 23.5% in the first period, the Hawks shot 41.7% in the second half. 
- Drexel shot 44.9% from the field in the game. 
- The Dragons hit eight three-pointers to Monmouth's seven.
- The Hawks held a 33-31 edge in the rebounding battle.
- Drexel scored 16 points off 11 Monmouth turnovers. 
- The Hawks held a 26-16 advantage in points in the paint.