Box Score Monmouth's furious second-half rally fell just short in a 63-59 loss at Lawrence Saturday afternoon.
 
The Scots took the early lead on a 3-pointer from Keri Dobson and a layup by Carley Turnbull, but Lawrence responded with a late first quarter run and never trailed over the final 32 minutes.
 
Trailing 37-26 at the half, Monmouth roared back in the third period, cutting the margin to seven at 39-32 on a Yvonne Ornelas 3-pointer before the Vikings upped the lead to double digits. Facing a 49-37 hole as the third quarter wound down, Turnbull drained her only 3-ball of the game to pull the Scots within single digit entering the final frame.
 
Monmouth kept the pressure on over the final 10 minutes as Shayne Smith and Ornelas drained back-to-back threes to cut the margin to three, 49-46 in the first 90 seconds of the period. The Vikings were never able to shake the Scots who were within one possession with 29 seconds left on Smith's layup, but Lawrence hit a pair of free throws in the final seconds to hold off the Scots.
 
The Scots return home to host Ripon Friday night at 7:30.