WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ — Monmouth Women's Basketball made history Friday night in the Hackensack Meridian Athletic Center (HMAC) setting a new program record for points in a single game following a 125-31 rout of visiting Bryant & Stratton College.
The Hawks moved to 3-1 on the season after suffering their first loss on the road Wednesday night in a tight contest against Rutgers. Five different Hawks surpassed career-highs in the victory Friday, while their 55 first half points were five shy of the program's first half points record. The team also moved to 3-0 on their home floor, which is just the third time ever and first since the 2022-23 season. The only other time Monmouth started the year 3-0 at home was during the 2004-05 season when it played in the confines of Boylan Gymnasium.
Sophomores
Claudia Xaudaro and
Tessa Carman were two of the many highlights of the night as they came off the bench and not only set career-highs but Xaudaro flirted with the team's first ever triple-double, as she was just two assists and a rebound shy, while Carman recorded her first double-double of her collegiate career, leading all players on the boards. Senior
Sanai Tyler also set a career-high with 23 points on an efficient 11-for-13 shooting with 11 boards, three assists and two steals in 22 minutes off the bench.
Kaliah Correa led all scorers as the sophomore finished with a career-high in both points (24) and assists (8) while shooting 11-for-20 from the field in 34 minutes as she earned her first start of the season.
Vanessa McManus and Tyler followed offensively with McManus recording 23 points on 8-for-15 shooting including 4-for-9 from 3-point range with seven rebounds, two assists, one block and four steals in 29 minutes.
Gallery: (11-13-2026) Women's Basketball vs. Bryant & Stratton
The Hawks opened the game on a 20-point run with the Bobcats earning their first basket of the night with 3:23 remaining in the first quarter. Monmouth took a 28-2 lead into the second period and held a hefty 55-19 advantage at the break.
Bryant & Stratton were held to just 12 second-half points including just two in the fourth, coming off made free throws as the team connected on just two made baskets in the final 20 minutes as it finished 7-for-52 in the game.
At the 90-point mark entering the fourth, the Hawks needed just four minutes into the final quarter to make history. Xaudaro worked her way baseline and found Tyler cutting to the hoop who was fouled on her way up. The senior made the first to tie the record at 104 but missed on the second. However, Correa was there on the offensive board to extend the possession. She tried on a floater that was just off, but
Kellyn Preira did the honors of cementing the 2026-27 Hawks in the record books as she muscled her put-back off the glass to push the score to 108-29.
Xaudaro added the finishing touches on the rout, as she buried a corner 3-pointer in the final three minutes to give Monmouth its largest lead of the night at 94.
The margin of victory was also the most in program history, comfortably surpassing the previous record of 55, which was set back in 1987. The Hawks also set program records in field goals made (53) and steals (21). They were close in holding the Bobcats to a program-record in points allowed but was three points shy of that mark of 28, which was set in 2021.
The Bobcats dropped to 0-4 on the season. They compete in the United State Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA) and it was their first Division I opponent in their history. Ty'Zanae Reed was their leading scorer with 10 points, eight of which came from the charity stripe.
NEXT UP:
- The Hawks host Marist College for a 7 p.m. tip Tuesday night in the HMAC
- The Red Foxes hold the overall record in the matchup 28-22, but Monmouth won its last outing in overtime 72-64 on Nov. 24, 2025
- The Hawks have never started 4-0 at home and a win would cement that record in the program history books
- The game will be featured on Amazon Prime along with SNY and Flo College
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