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January 14, 2002

NCAA Women’s Basketball
Monmouth 89, St. Francis (N.Y.) 58

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. — Monmouth University posted its biggest first-half scoring output of the season to build a 52-26 lead and the
Hawks coasted to an 89-58 victory over St. Francis (N.Y.) College in Northeast Conference basketball action Monday evening at Boylan Gym.

With the Hawks leading 31-20 with 9:04 left in the half, Monmouth went on a 21-6 run to go into the locker room with a hefty 26-point lead. The
Hawks, who shot 60.0 percent (18-of-30) from the field in the opening act, had four players head into the intermission with double-digits in
the scoring column, including Jewonda Bright (Norfolk, Va./Norview HS) with 12 points, Courtney Lumpkin (Newark, N.J./West Side HS) with 11
points and Michelle Cappadona (Atlantic Highlands, N.J./Red Bank Catholic HS) and Rashawnah French (Newark, N.J./West Side HS) with 10
points apiece.

Monmouth kept the pressure on in the second half as the Hawks went on a 19-7 run to begin the stanza. The Blue and White posted its biggest lead
of the contest at 80-40 with 9:21 remaining in the half. The Terriers were able to clip the lead to 29 points, but Monmouth held St. Francis
at bay, by knocking down 13-of-25 (52.0 percent) from the field in the second half.

Bright was the game’s leading scorer with 17 points. Cappadona posted one of her finest all-around performances of the season as she amassed
16 points and four rebounds to go with game-highs in assists (eight) and steals (five). French ended the contest with 14 points and seven
rebounds. Lumpkin contributed 16 points, including a 10-of-11 performance from the free throw line.

The Terriers were led by Kia Nealy (Willingboro, N.J./Willingboro HS) with 13 points. Kim Weir (Dollard des Ormeaux, Quebec/Vanier College)
added 11 points and a game-high eight rebounds. Colleen Carbone (Nashua, N.H./Nashua HS) notched nine points.

Monmouth’s hawking defense cause 34 Terrier turnovers and held St. Francis to a paltry 31.7 percent (19-of-60) shooting from the field. St.
Francis outrebounded Monmouth, 41-39, including a grabbing 20 boards on the offensive glass. Monmouth logged eight blocks in the contest,
including two each by Bright and Bridgette Bynum (Philadelphia, Pa./Girard College HS).

The game was unable to pick up any flow as whistles were blown with great frequency. The contest featured 43 total fouls, the most in a
Monmouth game this season, to go along with numerous traveling and double dribble violations.

Action was delayed for about 15 minutes with 6:17 remaining in the contest as Monmouth reserve Katie Turpin (Underhill, Vt./Mount Mansfield
Union) went down with an injury. Early indications are that is a fractured fibula and tibia.

Monmouth returns to action on Saturday, January 19 as the Hawks host Quinnipiac University in a 3 p.m. contest at Boylan Gym.