ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Navy women's basketball team will continue early season non-conference play on Tuesday night with a home tilt against Monmouth University. Tuesday's contest will complete a home-and-home series that saw the Hawks (2-2) knock of the Mids (0-4) by a 57-46 final score last November in New Jersey. Navy will be looking to kick off a busy three-game week with its first win of the 2022-23 season. The action at Alumni Hall is scheduled for a 7 p.m. tip-off.
The Navy-Monmouth game will have live stats provided online, as well as be broadcast on the ESPN+ platform.
ESPN+ is a subscription-based streaming service that requires patrons to sign-up for monthly or yearly plans prior to tuning into the contest. An audio-only portion of the contest will also be available via WNAV: over the radio waves on 99.9 FM or 1430 AM, online at WNAV.com or through the Audacy platform.
Scouting the Competition
Monmouth
The Hawks come into Wednesday's game with a 2-2 record ... Their wins so far this season have come against New Jersey City University (Nov. 10, 79-70) and at Sacred Heart (Nov. 13, 77-62) ... Last time out, Monmouth dropped a 61-59 decision at Loyola on Wednesday, Nov. 16. The host Greyhounds came-from-behind after trailing by 11 (33-22) late in the second quarter and 43-40 after three quarters. In total, 18 forced turnovers and 23 points off of those errors aided Loyola's victorious effort ... Monmouth was picked tenth out of 13 teams in the Colonial Athletic Association's preseason coaches poll with 43 voting points. This is the program's first season competing in the CAA after previous membership in the MAAC.
Navy vs. Monmouth
The Mids and Hawks have met five times over the first 30 years of their respective head-to-head series ... The first time the two squads met up was Dec. 31, 1992 in Orlando, Fla. as part of the 1992 Holiday Classic; Navy came away with a six-point victory in that initial matchup, 78-72 ... 13 years later, the Mids and Hawks were matched up in another neutral site contest in Florida in 2005 at the FAU Tip-Off Classic; a nine-point win for Monmouth, 88-79 ... November 30, 2017 was the first on-campus contest between either of the teams and the Mids earned a healthy 24-point victory in Annapolis, 73-49; that home-and-home series was concluded on December 19, 2018 in West Long Branch with a one-point victory for the home Hawks side, 68-67 ... Most recently, Monmouth took a 57-46 win over Navy at home on November 12, 2021 ... This is the second of two matchups in Navy's non-conference schedule against Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opponents as the Mids opened its campaign at William & Mary on Nov. 7.
All-Time Series: Monmouth 3 - Navy 2
November 12, 2021 (A): Monmouth 57 - Navy 46
December 19, 2018 (A): Monmouth 68 - Navy 67
November 30, 2017 (H): Navy 73 - Monmouth 49
November 19, 2005 (N): Monmouth 88 - Navy 79 (FAU Tip-Off Classic, Boca Raton, Fla.)
December 31, 1992 (N): Navy 78 - Monmouth 72 (Holiday Classic, Orlando, Fla.)
Most Recent Matchup ~ November 12, 2021 at West Long Branch
The Navy women's basketball team was tripped up by a lengthy scoring drought in the second quarter and were unable to draw closer than nine late in a 57-46 loss at Monmouth University. The Mids' offense struggled throughout most of the night as they shot 30 percent as a team and turned the ball over 27 times at OceanFirst Bank Center on Friday night against the Hawks.
Jennifer Coleman paced Navy as the squad's only double-digit scorer as she finished with 22 points on seven-of-18 shooting, including three three-pointers. She added seven rebounds and five assists to her final stat-line over 35 minutes of action.
Kolbi Green and
Morganne Andrews aided the Mids' effort as Green recorded nine points and six rebounds, while Andrews went for six points and seven rebounds.
Leading 20-14 after one quarter of play, Monmouth shut out Navy over the first 7:58 of the second period and found itself ahead 32-14. A 6-0 run with four free throws by Coleman and a layup by Green helped the Mids send in the game into halftime at 32-20. Navy's struggles in the second quarter could be contributed to 12 turnovers and a one-for-nine shooting line from the floor.
Both teams had a hard time tallying points over the first 3:46 in the third quarter as only five combined points were added to the scoreboard, three for Monmouth and two for Navy. With the score 35-22, Coleman put the Mids' offense on her back with eight points in a row between 6:14 and 4:34 to draw Navy closer at 40-30. Monmouth won the final segment of play in the quarter and took a 45-32 lead into the break.
Offensive struggles were a common theme into the fourth period as the first five minutes saw the Hawks net just a three pointer, while the Mids' lone basket was a coast-to-coast layup by Coleman at 6:54. Navy's defense silenced Monmouth down the stretch as the host's final field goal of the game came at 5:00 when Stella Clark sank a three-pointer to go up 51-34. With the Hawks held to just six free throws over the second half of the quarter, the Mids scored 12 points to tighten the final score to a 57-46 margin. A trio of three-pointers over a 40-second span from 1:09 to 0:29 helped Navy's closing push; Green,
Sydne Watts and Coleman all recorded treys during this run of action.
For the game, Navy outshot Monmouth from the field, 29.5 percent (18-61) to 27.9 (17-61). The Hawks held a minimal edge in three-point shooting at 29.2 percent (7-24) to 25.0 (5-20). Both teams had success at the foul line shooting 80-plus percent, though the Hawks went 16-20 versus a 5-6 showing for the Mids.
Comparing the Teams
| (2022-23 Stats) |
Navy |
Monmouth |
| Record / League-Only |
0-4 / 0-0 PL |
2-2 / 0-0 MAAC |
| Home /Away Record |
0-1 / 0-3 |
1-0 / 1-2 |
| Points Per Game |
55.8 PPG |
63.5 PPG |
| Points Allowed Per Game |
75.3 PPG |
67.8 PPG |
| Field Goal Percentage |
41.0 % |
42.6 % |
| 3-Point Percentage |
31.7 % |
29.9 % |
| Free Throw Percentage |
72.7 % |
62.7 % |
| Rebounds Per Game |
34.5 RPG |
36.8 RPG |
| Assists/Turnovers Per Game |
7.8 / 22.8 |
13.0 / 16.0 |
Individual Leaders
| (2022-23 Stats) |
Navy |
Monmouth |
| Points Per Game |
Watts, 14.5 ppg |
L. Thomas, 15.3 ppg |
| Rebounds Per Game |
Samson, 6.0 rpg |
L. Thomas, 7.0 rpg |
| Assists Per Game |
Pissott/Schrader, 1.3 apg |
Coleman / Tinsley, 3.5 apg |
| Field Goal Percentage |
Samson, 63.2 % |
L. Thomas, 64.3 % |
| 3-Point Percentage |
Louridas, 42.9 % |
A. Coleman, 55.6 % |
| Free Throw Percentage |
Watts, 90.9 % |
B. Tinsley, 100.0 % |
Last Time Out: Saturday at Mount St. Mary's
The Navy women's basketball team had a streaky performance on Saturday afternoon on the road at Mount St. Mary's. Taking on their second straight 2022 NCAA Tournament participating team, the Mids (0-4) had slow first and third quarters, though a strong second period and a quick start to the fourth left them down just four points with five minutes to go in regulation before the Mountaineers (1-3) made their final seven field goals attempts and seven of eight free throws to earn the 68-59 victory at Knott Arena.
Sydne Watts and
Maren Louridas led Navy's efforts on the offensive end as they combined for 29 points, 17 for Watts and 12 for Louridas. Both players tied for the team-high with six rebounds.
Savanna Lewis was an effective third option for the Mids on Saturday as she shot four-for-four from the field for a career-high eight points.
Up 14-6 through one quarter of play, Mount St. Mary's continued click on both ends of the court as it opened the second quarter on a 5-0 run over the first 96 seconds to extend its lead out to 19-6.
Gia Pissott ended the nine-point scoring run of the Mountaineers as
Kate Samson found her near the basket for the easy layup at 8:11. With the score 19-8, the teams traded makes for the next three minutes as Navy scored five points, while the Mount tallied four to make it 23-13. Over the final 5:27 of the half, the Mids shutout the Mountaineers and held the hosts to an 0-7 shooting performance. With Mount St. Mary's stagnant on the scoreboard, Navy rattled off eight unanswered points courtesy of a pair of
Mimi Schrader three-pointers and a
Morganne Andrews layup. Defensively, the Mids allowed the Mountaineers to convert just two field goals in the period, though the hosts took advantage of five successful free throws.
The action in the third quarter started out extremely fast as Navy scored on its first three possessions, while the Mount scored on two of its first three. Samson was effective for the Mids in this early stretch with two baskets and an offensive rebound. This quick success evened the score at 27-27 at 7:58. The Mountaineers were unfazed by this challenge and responded with a 10-0 run over the next 2:25 to make it 37-27. Mount St. Mary's continued to hold a lead between seven and 11 points for the remainder of the third quarter and took a 44-35 advantage into the quarter intermission.
The streakiness of the game flow carried on into the fourth quarter as neither squad made a basket over the initial 3:59 of the final period. The only points of the frame over that stretch were two free throws by
Shannon Clarke. Lewis sank her first shot of the fourth quarter at 6:01 and Clarke added a free throw at 5:28 to draw Navy within four points at 44-40. Missing all eight of their first eight shots from the field to start the period the Mountaineers' offense found its rhythm and was unstoppable in the closing minutes of the contest with a perfect seven-for-seven showing from the field and a seven-of-eight mark at the free throw line for 24 points. The Mids tried valiantly to hang with the hosts as they recorded five made baskets and six good free throws for 19 points of their own. Louridas and Watts were at the forefront of Navy's attack as Louridas sank a pair of three-pointers and a pair of free throws for eight individual points, while Watts posted seven points. At the conclusion of this chaotic end-to-end streak, the host Mountaineers were victorious, 68-59.
For the game, Mount St. Mary's outshot Navy, 43.6 percent (24-55) to 39.6 (21-53) from the field and 94.1 percent (16-17) to 80.0 (12-15) from the foul line. Neither team was overly successful from three-point range as the Mids shot 29.4 percent (5-17) versus 18.2 percent for the Mountaineers (4-22).
