2018-19 MONMOUTH WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Asst. Director for Athletics Communications: Chuck Marvel | [email protected] | 732.263.5834 | 302.388.3089 @MUHawksWBB /MUHawksWBB @MUHawksWBB @MUHawks Head Coach Head Coach Billi Chambers Jody Craig 2018-19 Career: Career: DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 85-97 466-191 (5th season) (21st season) 11.06 BUCKNELL L, 32-70 11.09 AT EAST CAROLINA L, 67-73 At Iona: vs. At Monmouth: 11.13 AT LEHIGH L, 48-63 same 18-27 (2nd season) 11.16 AT VIRGINIA TecH L, 49-82 11.21 ALBANY W, 64-56 IONA GAELS MONMOUTH HAWKS 11.25 AT SACRED HEART W, 55-50 1-23 (0-13 MAAC) 10-13 (6-6 MAAC) 12.02 AT GEORGE WASHINGTON W, 55-51 12.08 AT LAFAYETTE L, 69-73 (OT) 12.11 PRINCETON L, 47-79 Friday, February 15, 2019 | 7:00 PM 12.19 NAVY W, 68-67 OceanFirst Bank Center | West Long Branch, NJ 12.22 LOYOLA (MD) L, 67-75 01.04 AT IONA* W, 55-38 HOW TO FOLLOW 01.10 RIDER* L, 43-55 01.12 AT QUINNIPIAC* L, 38-67 Video: ESPN+ | Radio: WMCX 88.9 FM 01.15 AT MARIST* L, 45-69 Live Stats: monmouth.statbroadcast.com | Twitter: www.twitter.com/MUHawksWBB 01.19 SIENA* L, 68-77 01.24 CANISIUS* W, 67-61 LAST TIME OUT 01.26 NIAGARA* W, 76-54 After trailing by eight points at the end of third quarter, Monmouth outscored Manhattan 02.01 QUINNIPIAC* L, 46-58 25-9 in the final frame for the comeback win on Tuesday, 71-63. Junior Sierra Green scored 02.03 AT FAIRFIELD* W, 73-63 a season-high 28 points in the win, going 7-12 from beyond the arc. Green scored the most 02.07 AT RIDER* L, 50-65 points in a single game since February 23, 2009 (Jennifer Bender, 35). In a back-and- 02.09 AT SIENA* W, 56-54 (OT) forth game, there were 13 total lead changes and 10 ties. Monmouth went 14-15 from the 02.12 MANHATTAN* W, 71-63 free throw line in the contest, including 11-11 in the fourth quarter. 02.15 IONA* 7 PM 02.19 SAINT PETER’S* 7 PM SCOUTING THE IONA GAELS 02.22 AT NIAGARA* 7 PM Iona has lost its first 13 conference games, and has dropped 20 straight overall. On 02.24 AT CANISIUS* 2 PM Tuesday, the Gaels dropped a 75-64 decision at Rider. It was their highest-scoring game 02.28 MARIST* 7 PM of the season, as four players went into double-figures. On the season, Iona averages a 03.02 AT SAINT PETER’S* 2 PM MAAC-low 44.2 points per game. Morgan Rachu leads the team with 11.1 points per game 03.07 MAAC CHAMPIONSHIPS^ TBA and 5.6 rebounds per game. ALL-TIME SERIES VS. IONA * - Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) game The teams have each won nine games in the all-time series. Earlier this season, Mon- ^ - MAAC Championships (Albany, NY) mouth earned a 55-38 win in New Rochelle behind 16 points from senior McKinzee Bark- er, which was one shy of a career-high. PROBABLE STARTERS Pos. # Name Ht. Cl. PPG RPG Notes G 3 Rosa Graham 5-7 Jr. 4.5 3.0* Leads team with 48 steals. Scored 11 points in win over Canisius. 10 pts, 8 asts in win at Fairfield. 6 steals in win at Iona G 4 Sierra Green 5-8 Jr. 14.6 2.8 8th in NCAA in 3FG made per game (3.4). Scored 20+ pts 5x. MAAC POW on 1/28. 28 pts vs Manhattan G 20 McKinzee Barker 5-10 Sr. 4.4 2.7 89 career starts. 16 pts at Iona (6-9 FG). 14 pts at Siena. Made 65 of last 76 free throws (85.5%) F 25 Lucy Thomas 6-0 Fr. 8.9 6.0 Four double-doubles. Made GW free throw w/ 12 secs left vs Navy. 19 pts vs Niagara. MAAC ROW on 12/24 F 22 Alexa Middleton 6-2 Jr. 6.8 7.2 17 pts, 15 rebs in win over Niagara. Three double-doubles this season RESERVES F 1 Adriana Zelaya 6-2 Jr. 0.6 1.0 Career-high 10 points vs Quinnipiac last year 1 G 2 Alexa Wallace 5-8 Fr. 1.5 1.1 Season-high 8 points in win at Fairfield. Scored 1,049 career points in high school w/ 750 career rebounds. G 5 Akilah Jennings 5-10 Sr. - - Sitting out 2018-19 season. Played for Coach Craig at Foothill College in 2016-17, averaging 16 PPG G 11 Jen Louro 5-8 So. - - Sitting out 2018-19 season. Started all 30 games at UMass Lowell last year. Averaged 30.2 minutes, 5.9 PPG F 14 Carol Arfinengo 5-11 So. 0.8 0.8 13 career three-pointers G 15 Emani Clough 5-9 Jr. 8.7 2.6 Led team to win at Sacred Heart with 10 points in last 2:34. GW free throws in OT at Siena. Double-figures in 9 games G 23 Allure Simmons 5-7 Fr. 2.8 1.0 9 pts, 4 steals at Rider. First start at Siena. Named Defensive Player of the Year and Sectional MVP in high school C 24 Erica Balman 6-5 Sr. 3.0 5.3 Career-high 14 rebs at Lafayette... Leads MAAC in blocks with 30 F 32 Taylor Nason 5-10 Jr. 2.0 4.2 First career double-double vs. Rider (12 pts, 12 rebs) last year. 36 career starts. Six steals vs Canisius *APG 2018-19 Monmouth University Women’s Basketball 1 RETURNERS The 2018-19 Hawks return seven from last season, including five that played at least 17 minutes UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS per game. Heading into her senior season, McKinzee Barker accumulated 91 games played with 77 starts. Over her sophomore and junior seasons, she went 53-58 (91.3%) from the free throw ................................West Long Branch, NJ Location line. Barker scored a career-high 17 points in a win at Iona last year. Senior Erica Balman led the Founded ...................................................................1933 MAAC in blocks last season (61), and set career highs in points, rebounds, assists, blocks, steals, Enrollment (Undergrad + Grad) ................ 6,400 and minutes. Junior led the team in rebounding last year (6.7 per game), and President...............................Grey J. Dimenna, Esq. Alexa Middleton Athletics Director .................... Dr. Marilyn McNeil added 6.3 points per game. She also has four double-doubles in her career. Middleton poured Conference.......................................................... MAAC in a career-high 22 points (9-16 FG) at Niagara to go along with nine rebounds. Nickname ............................................................ Hawks Colors ................................ Midnight Blue and White Junior Rosa Graham averaged 5.3 points per game last year. Graham was second on the team Arena ........................OceanFirst Bank Center (4,100) with 1.9 assists per game and tied for the team lead with 27 steals. She was also second on Website ..................... www.MonmouthHawks.com the team with 22 three-pointers made. Junior Taylor Nason played in all 31 games last year, First season of Division I .........................1982-83 and has compiled 213 points, 308 rebounds, 68 assists, and 72 steals in her two-year career. Overall Division I Record .........................545-510 Junior Adriana Zelaya made six starts as a sophomore, and had her best game of the season First season in MAAC ................................ 2013-14 against Quinnipiac with 10 points. In just nine minutes at Canisius, she compiled seven points Conference Championship.............................1987 and five rebounds. SophomoreCarol Arfinengo made 13 triples in her rookie campaign, and scored in 12 out of Monmouth’s final 13 games. Arfinengo hit two triples in a game on three separate occasions. NEWCOMERS MEDIA SERVICES Fifty percent of Monmouth’s roster is new to West Long Branch, ranging from seasoned scorers INTERVIEWS WITH COACH CRAIG and promising freshmen. Junior Emani Clough played in 22 games at ASA College in 2017-18, Media wishing to interview Coach Craig must averaging 6.7 points per game, 4.8 rebounds per game, 2.4 assists per game. Clough scored notify Chuck Marvel of the Monmouth Athlet- 26 points (11-18 FG) and grabbed 11 rebounds against Anne Arundel Community College. Junior averaged 19.0 points per game, 3.8 rebounds per game, and 2.1 assists per game ics Communications office and twenty-four Sierra Green at Monroe Community College last year. At Monroe, she won both JuCo Player of the Year and hours of advance notice is appreciated. Coach a National Championship. Freshman Lucy Thomas was a star at nearby St. Rose and Ocean Craig is available most weekday mornings for Township, scoring 1,620 points with 1,036 rebounds in her high school career. Thomas was interviews or after practice. named the 2014-15 Hoop Group Freshman of the Year after having one of the best statistical season for a freshman in Shore history (17 PPG and 11 RPG), and led St. Rose to a state title as PRACTICE COVERAGE a senior. Freshman Alexa Wallace scored 1,049 career points at Half Hollow Hills East, and Monmouth’s practices are open to the media. grabbed 750 career rebounds. Wallace averaged 20.6 points per game during senior year. Shooting of video and still photos is limited to Other accolades include two-time All-Suffolk County, First Team All-Long Island, and three-time the first 20 minutes of each practice unless All-League honoree. Freshman Allure Simmons is a game-changing defender, as Coach Craig other arrangements are made through the calls her “a one-man press”.