Lehigh 62, at Monmouth 72

WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (Interstat) — In a game defined by runs and resilience, the Monmouth Hawks used a dominant third-quarter surge to overcome a persistent Lehigh squad and secure a 72-62 victory in a non-conference women’s basketball game Thursday night at the Multipurpose Activity Center. A modest crowd of 277 saw the home Hawks improve to 22-11 overall, while the visiting Mountain Hawks of Lehigh fell to 17-15. The contest’s pivotal shift came after halftime. Lehigh, trailing 29-28 at the break, had weathered Monmouth’s early energy and even built a brief lead in the second quarter behind the scoring… Read more...