FINAL SCORE
Hofstra (6-6, 1-0 CAA) – 75
Monmouth (5-7, 0-1 CAA) – 67
 
WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – On opening night of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) season, the Hofstra Pride defeated the Monmouth University Women's Basketball Team at the OceanFirst Bank Center, 75-67.
 
Senior guard Damaris Rodriguez finished with a team high 23 points – her second performance this season with 20+ – despite the loss, which snaps a five-game win streak overall for the Blue & White.

Junior forward Ella Farrelly finished a career high 12 points. She led all scorers with 10 on 5-of-6 shooting after one quarter of play where the Hawks led 22-16. Hofstra answered by outscoring the Hawks 19-9 in the second quarter, aided by a 10-1 run and a halfcourt buzzer-beating three to take a 35-31 lead into halftime.
 
The Hawks responded with a 10-0 run in the third to retake the lead, 44-43. Jaye Haynes, who finished with 13 points, sparked a 10-0 run. After a timeout, the Pride closed the quarter on a 15-2 run and led 58-47.
 
Rodriguez netted the first six points in the fourth quarter to pull Monmouth within seven, but that was as close as Hofstra would allow the Hawks to get. Freshman forward LaNae' Corbett led all scorers with 26 points to help improve the Pride to a 1-0 start in CAA play.
 
NOTES & QUOTES
"We've made a lot of progress defensively, but I didn't feel we played as physical as we had been leading up this game. We gave up way too many offensive rebounds. There are lessons to take from this game, and we will continue to grow." – Head Coach Cait Wetmore
 
- Monmouth is now 1-2 all-time in CAA openers.
- The Hofstra win snaps a seven-game win streak for Monmouth versus the Pride.
- Monmouth finished with a season high 16 assists including 10 in the first half.
- It's the fourth game this season Farrelly finished with double-digit points.
- Taisha Exanor had a team high 11 rebounds.
- Both teams had six blocks each.
- Monmouth still leads the all-time series, 10-6.
 
NUMBERS CRUNCH
- The game featured seven lead changes and five ties.
- Hofstra led for 23:03 while Monmouth led for 14:12.
- Hofstra won the rebounding battle, 50-38.
- Hofstra outscored MU, 13-5, off turnovers.
- Hofstra had more points in the paint, 40-28.
- The Pride had more second chance points, 18-14.
- MU had more fastbreak points, 22-8.
- Hofstra had more bench points, 16-8.
- Monmouth lost the turnover battle, 8-6.
 
UP NEXT
The Hawks continue their CAA schedule at home versus Stony Brook on Sunday, Jan. 5. The game will be broadcast live on FloCollege at 2 p.m.