Top Seed Iona Defeats Monmouth
MAAC Sports
SPRINGFIELD, MASS. – The nations leader in double-doubles recorded her 25th of the season with 29 points and 16 rebounds as the top seed Iona defeated No. 9 Monmouth 71-56 Friday morning in the quarterfinals round of the 2014 MAAC Women's Basketball Championship.
The Gaels closed out the final 11:32 of the game outscoring Monmouth 29-10 after trailing 46-42. Damika Martinez added 23 points for the Gaels hitting 4 of 8 shots from behind the arc.
Chevannah Paalvast and Helena Kurt scored 13 points each for Monmouth, while Jasmine Walker registered12 points and 10 rebounds for the Hawks.
Iona will face the winner of the No. 4 Quinnipiac vs. No. 5 Canisius game in the semifinals on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. The game will be featured on ESPN3.