Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State University women's basketball team returns home to face Kean University on Saturday afternoon.

GAME INFO
Tip-off from the Panzer Athletic Center is slated for 3:00 pm, with live stats and video links available on montclairathletics.com.

LAST TIME OUT
The Red Hawks (6-9, 3-5 NJAC) fell to Rowan 60-36 on Wednesday, January 10. Kendal Hodges led Montclair with 11 points, and the Red Hawks held the Profs to three points in the opening quarter, a season-low defensively for a quarter by the Red Hawks.

TEAM LEADERS
Montclair State
Points Per Game: MEGAN DUFFY, 11.1
Rebounds Per Game: OLIVIA VERO, 8.5
Assists Per Game: KENDALL HODGES, 2.7
Field Goals Made: ISABELLA ORLANDO, 51
Three-Pointers Made: SHANNON HUGHES, 36
Steals: ISABELLA ORLANDO, 23
Blocks: OLIVIA VERO, 30
 
Kean
Points Per Game: Gigi Gamble, 16.3
Rebounds Per Game: Shahd Badeer, 9.6
Assists Per Game: Brittany Graff, 5.1
Field Goals Made: Gigi Gamble, 87
Three-Pointers Made: Gigi Gamble, 38
Steals: Brittany Graff, 40
Blocks: Macy Seaman, 23

SCOUTING KEAN
Kean enters Saturday afternoon's contest with an overall record of 9-6 and 6-2 in conference play, which is tied for the NJAC lead. The Cougars have won five of their last six contests and four-straight in the NJAC. They took down Stockton 78-53 in their most recent game on Wednesday, January 10, behind 19 points from Gigi Gamble.

SERIES HISTORY
Montclair is 57-37 all-time against Kean, but the Cougars have taken three of the last four meetings. Prior to that, the Red Hawks won nine out of 12 games against the Cougars. Montclair has won three of the last four meetings at the Panzer Athletic Center.

LAST MEETING
The Red Hawks fell to Kean 56-48 on February 11, 2023 at the Panzer Athletic Center. NICKIE CARTER led Montclair with 19 points, and MEGAN DUFFY registered a career-high 10 rebounds. After trailing by five entering the fourth quarter, the Red Hawks used a 7-0 run to take the lead early in the frame. Kean responded with seven-straight of their own, with Montclair getting as close as three the rest of the way.

UP NEXT
The Red Hawks will travel to face NJCU on Wednesday, January 17. Tip-off from Jersey City, NJ, is scheduled for 5:30 pm.