The Lady Hawks are off to a slow start this season after a 45 point loss to Penn State (6-0) this past Sunday. Despite a great performance from multiple players, it was not enough to break Penn State’s current winning streak and give the Hawks their first victory of the season.
Though the Hawks had some difficulty from the three point line, they made up for it in the paint. Guard Damaris Rodriguez, who ended the game with a career high 17 points to give her 1,981 career collegiate points. The shortest lead of the game was 10 points which came in the second quarter thanks to a free throw from forward Divine Dibula. The score at hafltime stood at 26-47.
Despite the gap in the score, the Hawks continued to play hard after halftime with guard Jaye Haynes making multiple clutch three-point shots. She now leads the team in shots from deep with seven.
A few players made their debut points in the game including forward Rebecca Milon and guard Alexis Stewart. Stewart made a layup with 3:56 left on the clock in the fourth quarter, bringing the Hawks to 51 points to Penn State’s 87. Milon played 20 minutes, the most she has played so far this season, and scored two points in the last stretch of the game with 1:10 left on the clock.
The final score was 55-100 at the end of regulation.
Forward Taisha Exanor finished with nine points and a season high 12 rebounds, just short of a double-double Monmouth looks ahead to pick up their first win under Head Coach Cait Wetmore as they to face the Sacred Heart Pioneers tomorrow Nov. 21 at 5:30pm to finish their four-game road trip.
