2024-25 Monmouth Women's Basketball Gameday Preview: Game Sixteen
                                                                                     
Monmouth Hawks (7-8, 2-2 CAA) at College of Charleston Cougars (12-3, 3-1 CAA)
Friday, January 17, 2025 – 7:00 p.m.
TD Arena, Charleston, S.C.
 
Please find PDF of full notes attached.
 
TV: FloCollege
 
QUICK BULLETS
- The Hawks go on a road trip to the Carolinas this weekend - starting at Charleston on Friday evening.
- It is the first flight of the season for Monmouth.
- Monmouth has won seven of its last nine games.
- Monmouth is coming off a nine-point home loss to William & Mary.
- Damaris Rodriguez tied her season high with 27 points on 12-of-16 shooting from the field.
- Taisha Exanor had her fifth double-double of the year.
- Belle Kranbuhl registered a career high 22 points on 11-of-13 shooting from the field at Towson.
- Exanor ranks second in the CAA in rebounding (9.5/game). She ranks 18th in the nation with 7.1 defensive rebounds per contest.
- MU ranks first in the CAA and 27th in the nation with 4.7 blocks per game.
 
A MONMOUTH WIN WOULD...
- Be the eighth win in the last 10 games for the Hawks.
- Improve MU to 8-8 on the season.
- Improve MU to 3-2 in CAA games this season.
- Be the third road victory of the season.
- Improve MU to 3-5 in road games this year.
- Be Monmouth's fourth straight win over the Cougars.
 
MORE INFO ON THE ALL-TIME SERIES
- Monmouth and Charleston are meeting for the fifth time in women's basketball competition.
- Monmouth leads the all-time series, 3-1.
- Monmouth won both meetings last season.
- Kranbuhl had a career high 18 rebounds the last time the Hawks played at Charleston (Jan. 14, 2024).
- The Cougars shot just 29.7% from the field in the 75-62 Monmouth win.
- MU is 1-1 all-time at TD Arena.
- The Hawks have won three straight matchups versus Charleston.
 
NEXT UP
- Monmouth continues its road trip at UNC Wilmington on Sunday, Jan. 19.
- The game will be broadcast live on FloCollege at 1:00 p.m.
- It will be the fourth meeting all-time between the schools.
- Monmouth leads the all-time series, 2-1.
- Monmouth has won both meetings as CAA foes.
- Exanor notched a career high 18 rebounds and added 12 points in last season's 65-53 win for Monmouth.
- Graduate guard Jania Hall - who won 2023-24 CAA Sixth Player of the Year with the Hawks, as well as a CAA Championship in 2022-23 - will face her former team for the first time as a Seahawk.
- MU is 1-1 all-time at Trask Coliseum.
- UNCW will be hosting its Greek Day.