Box Score Monmouth led from start-to-finish in a 72-63 win over Illinois College on Senior Night at Glennie Gym.
 
Starting all seniors, the Scots jumped out to a 7-0 lead on buckets by Paige Nord, Ally Friday and a 3-pointer from Tiffany Churchill. IC countered with a 3-pointer and trimmed Monmouth's early lead to two at 7-5 with a pair of free throws in the first three minutes.
 
The Scots began to pull away late in the first half when Friday's jumper started a 15-3 run. Alyssa Riley's bucket at the 4:03 mark capped the run for a 32-17 lead. Another bucket by Friday increased Monmouth's lead to 34-18 with 2:41 to play in the first half.
 
A trio of 3-pointers in the second half by Kelsey Walsberg, Allison Todd and Katie Houston stretched Monmouth's lead to 17 at 54-37 early before the Lady Blues rallied. IC took advantage of a scoring drought and trimmed the hole to five, 56-51 with a 14-2 run. Back-to-back layups by Emily Watkins and Houston stopped the bleeding and another bucket by Friday pushed the Scots back to a double-digit lead. Monmouth closed out the game with four straight free throws in the final 30 seconds to run their home Midwest Conference record to 8-1.
 
Friday led all scorers with 17 points, Nord added 10 points and 11 rebounds while Kathleen Forrest closed out her home career with 10. Watkins chipped in with 11.