MONMOUTH, ILL. (01/17/2023) The Monmouth College women's basketball team led nearly wire to wire in a 63-50 home win over Cornell College on Tuesday. The Fighting Scots (8-9, 4-4) have won three of the last four home games and are tied for fourth in the Midwest Conference after handing the Rams just their second MWC defeat. Cornell got the first basket of the game before Zoie Wall (Bartonville, Illinois) scored in the lane. Lily Harlan (Washington, Illinois) knocked down a baseline jumper and Wall put the Scots up 6-5. Wall got a steal and found Tarae Warner (Burlington, Iowa) for a layup and an 8-5 lead. After a 4-0 Rams run, Allie Hoy (Woodland, Illinois) banked in a jumper and Harlan made a baseline jumper. Ashley Jones (Abingdon, Illinois) hit a floater for a 14-9 Scots lead. Kiersten Cox (Illinois City, Illinois) made it an 8-0 run and Harlan answered a Rams bucket before Cornell scored to cut the lead to 18-14. After both teams turned it over to start the second q
MONMOUTH, ILL. (01/02/2023) The Monmouth College women's basketball team survived a scare on Monday night but got some big shots late to knock off Lawrence 75-72 in overtime. The Scots are now 2-2 in Midwest Conference play. Lawrence grabbed the first basket on the opening possession but the Scots answered through senior Zoie Wall (Bartonville, Illinois). Neither team scored for the next two minutes before a long jumper by Wall gave Monmouth a 4-2 lead. Audrey Law (Bloomington, Illinois) got a basket and the Scots kept Lawrence off the board for 7:17. Wall scored on the next two Monmouth possessions for a 10-4 lead before the Vikings called timeout. Ashley Jones (Abingdon, Illinois) scored on the final Monmouth possession of the quarter for a 12-6 lead. Jones scored again early in the second quarter to put the Scots up by eight. Wall made a 3-pointer from the right-wing for a 17-8 lead. Lily Harlan (Washington, Illinois) scored in the lane for an 11-point lead before the Vikings g