Monmouth stayed atop the Midwest Conference with a perfect 3-0 league mark after cruising by Illinois College 84-69 Wednesday night in Jacksonville.
 
Carley Turnbull pumped in 33 points – tying for the third-most in a single game in program history – and Allie Meyers added her third straight double-double with a 13-point, 10-rebound night as the Scots led for the final 27 minutes of the game.
 
The teams traded the lead 12 times in the first half before Kaitlyn Osmulski came off the bench to score on a layup at the 7:03 mark of the second quarter to break a 25-all tie. Turnbull followed with three straight buckets and the Scots never looked back. Turnbull gave Monmouth their first double-digit lead of the night, sinking a pair of free throws just before the half to give the Scots a 49-39 lead.
 
The Scots steadily pulled away in the second half, taking a 20-point lead with 3:09 left in the game when Becca Gallis drained a 3-pointer on her way to a 21-point night.
 
The win pushed Monmouth's season-opening win streak to eight and set up a first-place showdown next Wednesday when they host Lake Forest, also 3-0 in Midwest Conference play. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m.