Games 18/19
Saint Peter's (6-11, 5-6 MAAC) vs. Monmouth (1-10, 1-6 MAAC)
Date: Saturday-Sunday, Feb. 13-14
Time: 8:30 p.m.
Location: John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center, Jersey City, NJ
WATCH: Saturday (ESPN+) / Sunday (ESPN3)
LIVE STATS
Opening Word:
- The Saint Peter's University women's basketball team will make its return to Jersey City this weekend for a two-day series against hOURglass rival Monmouth.
- The games will take place from Feb. 13-14 with both contests beginning at 8:30 p.m.
- Saturday's matchup marks the first home game for the Peacocks since their Jan. 10 bout against Quinnipiac. During their last time out, Saint Peter's faced off against Fairfield on February 8, ultimately falling to the Stags 67-61.
- Redshirt-senior Kendrea Williams led the team in scoring against the Stags, finishing with 20 points on the day, while freshman Sky Castro recorded a new career-high of 12 points while leading the Peacocks with eight rebounds.
History with the Hawks:
- Saint Peter's will look to make up some ground in the overall series against Monmouth this weekend, as the Peacocks enter Saturday trailing 13-28 all-time against their hOURglass rivals.
- The last meeting between the two teams came down to the wire as the Hawks took a narrow 59-57 win in West Long Branch on Feb. 8, 2020.
- Saint Peter's has won two of their last 10 meetings against Monmouth, with both wins coming at home. The last Peacocks win in the series came on Jan. 26, 2018, when Saint Peter's secured a 67-47 victory at the Yanitelli Center.
- Since Monmouth joined the MAAC in 2013, Saint Peter's is 2-5 when playing at home against the Hawks.
Top of the MAAC:
- Heading into their Feb. 13 matchup against the Hawks, the Peacocks rank in the top two in a slew of statistical categories during conference play, including three-point percentage, three-point percentage defense, offensive rebounds, and turnover margin.
- When shooting from beyond the arc against league opponents, Saint Peter's ranks second in the MAAC with a 31.4 percent success rate from deep.
- Additionally, the Peacocks are the top MAAC squad when defending triples in MAAC play, holding opponents to just 24.4 percent from downtown.
- On the offensive glass, the Peacocks stand in second place among all MAAC teams, pulling down an average of 15.3 offensive boards per game.
- Saint Peter's also comes in at second on the MAAC leaderboards when it comes to turnover margin, holding a margin of 2.73 over league opponents through 11 games.
Up Next:
- The Peacocks are set to remain in Jersey City to host Siena in their final home series of the year from Feb. 20-21.
