Box Score The Fighting Scots would trail for only 6 minutes and 54 seconds in their Senior Night game before beating the Lawrence University Vikings 77-66 behind a record-setting performance.
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Monmouth's suffocating defense would force nine Lawrence turnovers in the opening half of the game as the Scots rallied from an early deficit as
Kelsey Walsberg pumped in four 3-pointers in the first half en route to a record-setting 10 treys in the game.
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Senior
Katie Houston got the Scots started on both ends of the court cleaning up the boards with six rebounds and finding the hoop for six points.
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Tia Robertson got the Scots going in the paint, pitching in five points and five rebounds in the first 20 minutes.
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To open the second half, the Scots pushed their lead to 13 before Lawrence found an answer. Andrea Wilkinson tossed in 16 points and eight rebounds to help the Vikings effort.
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Lawrence was unable to contain Walsberg who – with previous record-holder Colleen Forrest in attendance – broke free for 18 more points in route to setting the Scots new 3-pointer record. Walsberg finished with a career-high 33 points on 10-of-21 shooting from beyond the arc.
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Seniors
Katie Houston and
Emily Watkins pitched in 15 points and 12 points respectively as the combined to pull down 13 rebounds.
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The Fighting Scots finish the year 5-18 overall, 4-14 in Midwest Conference play.
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