TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University women's basketball team hosted the Monmouth Hawks for pride and senior night. The Tigers (18-10, 10-7 CAA) fell to Hawks (20-8, 13-4) 70-64 to wrap up regular season play.
Patricia Anumgba led the Tigers with 17 points on 6-of-12 (50%) shooting.
Kylie Kornegay-Lucas had ten points with six rebounds and two steals.
Key Stats vs Monmouth:
- The Hawks went 9-of-17 (52.9%) from behind the arc.
- Monmouth had the edge in rebounds, 37-32.
- Rosalie Mercille led the Hawks with 20 points, going 5-of-8 (62.5%) from three.
How It Happened vs Monmouth:
- The Tigers opened the first quarter with a 12-2 run getting eight points combined from Alexia Nelson and Patricia Anumgba.
- The Hawks closed out the quarter with a 7-2 run to trail Towson 14-9.
- The Tigers started the second quarter with a 10-2 run to stretch the lead to 13.
- Monmouth responded with a 13-2 run to cut the deficit to four, but a late Kayla Morris layup gave the Tigers a 28-22 edge going into halftime.
- The Hawks opened the third quarter with an 8-2 run to tie the score at 30, which forced a Towson timeout.
- Out of the timeout, Quinzia Fulmore converted an and-one opportunity to give the Tigers the lead back.
- The Hawks tied the score at 36 on a Jania Hall jumper, but a 10-4 run highlighted by back-to-back threes from Morris gave Towson a six-point advantage.
- Monmouth finished the third quarter with an 8-3 run to give the Tigers a 49-48 edge heading into the fourth quarter.
- The Hawks hit two three-pointers to take a three-point lead early in the fourth quarter.
- The teams exchanged small runs to tie the score at 59 apiece.
- Monmouth went on a 6-1 run to lead by five, but Anumgba stole the inbounds pass to cut the deficit to three with 19 seconds left.
- The Hawks sealed the win with five late free throws to win 70-64.
Inside the Numbers vs Monmouth:
- Kayla Morris finished with 11 points, three rebounds and three blocks off the bench.
- Patricia Anumgba has scored in double figures in 23 of 28 games this season.
Next Game:
The Tigers will take on the winner of the #11/14 seed matchup in the CAA Tournament presented by Primis on Thursday, March 14
th at 7:30 p.m. The game will be streamed on FloHoops.