WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. (Interstat) — Monmouth used a strong second half to defeat Lehigh 72-62 in a women’s nonconference basketball game Thursday at Multipurpose Activity Center.

The Hawks, who improved to 22-11, led 29-28 at halftime before outscoring the Mountain Hawks 43-34 after the break. Divine Dibula led Monmouth with 20 points. GiGi Gamble added 19 points and Alexis Andrews scored 17.

Belle Bramer scored 19 points for Lehigh, which fell to 17-15. The Mountain Hawks kept pace early but could not sustain their offense against Monmouth’s consistent scoring across the final two quarters. An announced crowd of 277 attended the contest.