WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – The Towson University women's basketball team visited West Long Branch, N.J. Thursday night to face Monmouth in the penultimate game of the regular season. The Hawks (15-13, 10-7 CAA) held a two-point lead over the Tigers (9-19, 7-10 CAA) after a tightly contested first half before a 47-point second half cemented an 82-56 win at the OceanFirst Bank Center.
 
Aminata Diakite led the Tigers with 15 points off the bench. India Johnston finished with 10.
 
Records

• Towson (9-19, 7-10 CAA)
• Monmouth (15-13, 10-7 CAA)

 
Key Stats

• Monmouth outscored Towson 47-23
• Both teams shot 50.0% or better in the first quarter. The Hawks continued that trend in the final three quarters while the Tigers' field goal percentage dipped.
• Monmouth scored 44 points in the paint to Towson's 16.

 
How it Happened

• Towson started the game on a 9-2 run before Monmouth scored seven straight to knot the score.
• Back-to-back buckets from Johnston and Anaiah Jenkins gave Towson a 17-12 lead.
• Johnston and Jenkins had the final five for the Tigers in the quarter to take a 19-18 lead into the first break.
• Deja Bristol and Diakite accounted for all of Towson's points in the second quarter. Bristol scored three on a layup and made free throw. Diakite had 11 with three triples, including two on back-to-back TU possessions with less than two minutes in the half.
• The Hawks took a 35-33 lead into the locker rooms.
• Khady Leye had the Tigers' first six points of the second half, with the final free throws in the sequence cutting Monmouth's lead to 42-39.
• The Hawks closed the third quarter on a 21-7 run over the final seven minutes to take a 63-46 lead into the final quarter.
• Monmouth held a 19-10 edge in the final quarter to go on to win 82-56.

 
Up Next
The Tigers will visit the Bob Carpenter Center to face Delaware in the final game of the regular season on Saturday at 3 p.m.