WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (Interstat) — North Carolina A&T scored three runs in the top of the ninth inning to break a tie and held off a Monmouth rally in the bottom half to win a Colonial Athletic Association game 10-9 on Friday afternoon.

The Aggies took an early lead on an RBI single by Marcus Bradshaw in the first and added a three-run homer by Luis Gomez in the third. Monmouth trimmed the deficit on a two-run homer by RJ Mustaro in the sixth, making it 10-7. The Hawks scored two more in the ninth but fell short.

Mustaro finished 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBIs for Monmouth. Wyatt Hunt added two hits and three RBIs. Diego Barrett pitched 3 1/3 hitless innings for North Carolina A&T, allowing two earned runs with one strikeout. Gomez drove in three runs on his homer. Colin Ruddy tossed a scoreless inning for the Hawks.

The Aggies improved to 14-37. Monmouth fell to 28-21.