Box Score Monmouth jumped out to an 8-0 lead en route to an 86-45 win at Illinois College to maintain second place in the Midwest Conference.
The Fighting Scots used hot perimeter shooting to cruise to a 52-29 halftime lead. After the first 20 minutes, the Scots had connected on 44 percent of their shots and hit better than 46 percent from 3-point range. After a trey from Colleen Forrest gave Monmouth a 13-3 lead with 15 minutes left in the half, the Lady Blues rallied briefly, cutting their deficit to 16-9 just two minutes later. Monmouth then countered, rolling off a 24-7 advantage over the next 10 minutes to cruise into halftime with a comfortable lead.
After IC outscored the Scots 8-0 to start the second half, Monmouth again got hot and stretched the lead, sinking four free throws over the next minute as the Scots cleared the bench.