WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (Interstat) — Zennia Thomas scored 21 points to lead Howard to a 57-44 victory over Monmouth in a non-conference women’s basketball game Thursday night at the Multipurpose Activity Center.

The Howard Lady Bison used a strong third quarter to pull away, outscoring the Monmouth Hawks 19-11 in the period after leading 22-18 at halftime. Howard’s defense held Monmouth to just 18 points in the first half.

Zoe Stewart added eight points for Howard, which improved to 5-1. Alexis Andrews led Monmouth with 15 points. The Hawks fell to 1-3 on the season. The game was attended by 529 fans.