APPLETON, Wis. — The Monmouth College women’s basketball team used a huge fourth quarter Saturday to pull away and post a 68-49 Midwest Conference win over Lawrence University at Alexander Gymnasium.
Monmouth led by seven points entering the fourth quarter when the Scots exploded for 23 points and rolled to the 19-point win.
Tia Robertson came off the bench for Monmouth (2-11, 1-7 MWC) to record a double-double with 26 points and 10 rebounds. Robertson went 10-for-13 from the floor and was 6-for-6 from the foul line. Katie Houston also had a double-double for the Scots with 14 points and a game-high 12 rebounds, and Keri Dodson finished with 12 points.
Patsy Kealey came off the bench to lead the Vikings (0-12, 0-7) with 15 points, seven rebounds and four steals. Liz Arco added 12 points for Lawrence.
The big trio of Dodson, Robertson and Houston did most of the damage for the Scots in the second half. Dodson scored 10 of her 12 points after the break, Robertson picked up nine points and Houston had seven.
Monmouth really beat the Vikings up at the foul line, especially in the second half. The Scots hit 15-of-18 free throws in the second half and finished 21-of-28 from the line for the game. Lawrence attempted half as many free throws and went 10-for-14 for the game.
After enjoying a solid first half shooting the ball, Lawrence went cold in the second half. The Vikings went 8-for-28 (28.6 percent) from the floor in the second half and that included 0-for-6 from 3-point range.
Lawrence came out strong and built a 10-2 lead after Andrea Wilkinson’s jumper with 5:45 left in the first quarter. The Scots finished the first quarter on a 12-2 run and led 14-12 after one period. Monmouth would lead by as many as eight points in the second quarter, but Lawrence managed to trim the margin to 32-26 at the half.