Women's Basketball

Monmouth, Siena Edged in Close Losses in Women’s MAAC Hoops Action

Monmouth (2-3) – 60 | Sacred Heart (3-2) – 63 (OT)
OceanFirst Bank Center | West Long Branch, NJ
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Despite rallying back to force overtime, the Monmouth women's basketball team fell, 63-60, to Sacred Heart on Thursday night at OceanFirst Bank Center. Monmouth outscored Sacred Heart 18-6 over the final 7:30 of regulation. The run was highlighted by a timely 3-pointer from Antonia Panayides and was capped by a pair of Jen Louro free throws to send the game into overtime. However, Sacred Heart outshot the Hawks from the line in overtime to give the Hawks their third loss of the season. Louro led the Monmouth offense with 15 points. Kaci Donovan and Belle Kranbuhl both reached double digits with 10 apiece. Kranbuhl came one rebound shy of a double-double, while Donovan reeled in four. Stella Clark filled up the stat sheet with nine points, 17 rebounds and six assists. 
 
Siena (0-7) – 54 | Colgate (2-5) – 56
UHY Center | Loudonville, NY
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The Siena Women's Basketball team fell just short of starting the month of December with a win, as the Saints fell to the Colgate Raiders by a final score of 56-54. Despite falling to 0-7, Siena has now fell by no more than 10 points in each game, with three losses this season by a margin of four points or less. Leading the offense was an efficient scoring night from senior Margo Peterson, who scored a team-high 14 points on 5-for-7 shooting from the field and 3-for-5 from behind the arc. Peterson also grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. Fifth-year Rayshel Brown added 12 points and five rebounds.
 
The 2021-22 campaign culminates with the 2022 Hercules Tires MAAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships from March 8-12 at Atlantic City's Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall. Stay up to date with all MAAC basketball by visiting MAACSports.com/basketball and by following @MAACHoops and #MAACHoops on Twitter. The road to AC! 
 
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 41st year of competition during the 2021-22 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
 
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