Howard 57, at Monmouth 44

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (Interstat) — Zennia Thomas scored 21 points and Howard used a dominant third-quarter run to pull away from Monmouth for a 57-44 victory in a nonconference women’s basketball game Thursday night at the Multipurpose Activity Center. The Howard Lady Bison, who improved to 5-1, led by just four points at halftime but outscored the Monmouth Hawks 19-11 in the third period to seize control. The defensive effort was consistent throughout for Howard, which held Monmouth to a season-low in points as the Hawks fell to 1-3. The game was a defensive struggle from the start, with… Read more...