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Olivia Vero
76
Winner Kean Kean 10-6,7-2 NJAC
66
Montclair St. MSU 6-10,3-6 NJAC
Winner
Kean Kean
10-6,7-2 NJAC
76
Final
66
Montclair St. MSU
6-10,3-6 NJAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Kean Kean 15 18 24 19 76
Montclair St. MSU 15 23 11 17 66

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Topped by Kean

Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State women's basketball team fell to Kean 76-66 on Saturday afternoon at the Panzer Athletic Center.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Red Hawks (6-10, 3-6 NJAC) fell behind early as the Cougars struck for the first six points of the contest. The home side responded with back-to-back buckets from OLIVIA VERO and BRIANNA MONTAJES.
  • After Kean took a 15-11 lead with 4:45 left in the first quarter, KENDALL HODGES and Vero scored the final four points of the quarter to level the score after one.
  • The Cougars took their largest lead of the first half with 4:33 remaining in the second quarter, going up 28-21. SHANNON HUGHES scored seven-straight points to tie the game, and eventually hit a three-point shot to give the Red Hawks the lead with just over two minutes on the clock.
  • The three from Hughes was the beginning of a 7-0 run that Montclair rode into the half to go up by five.
  • Montclair continued their run coming out of the break, as Montajes, Vero, and Hughes all scored on layups to open up a 11-point advantage.
  • Kean responded with a 14-3 scoring run to retake the lead with 4:22 in the third quarter. The Red Hawks briefly retook the lead, but the Cougars closed the frame with 10 of the last 11 points.
  • The Cougars grew their advantage to 12 with 5:21 remaining in the game and got it as high as 15 during the final stretch of the contest.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Vero led the Red Hawks with 18 points to go along with eight boards. It marked her third game in double-figures this season.
  • Montajes matched her career-high of 13 points and also tallied six assists and four rebounds. Hughes was the third Red Hawk in double-figures with 12 points.
FROM THE COURT
"I'm proud of our effort and how hard we fought. This team is resilient and keeps coming back. We believe in them and I know it will click for them. We just have to keep working and believe that our hard work will pay off." Head Coach Karin Harvey. 

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