Monmouth Hawks (0-3) at Virginia Tech Hokies (3-0)
Friday, November 16, 2018 | 7:00 PM
Cassell Coliseum | Blacksburg, VA
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Scoring the first 12 points of the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach, Lehigh defeated Monmouth on Tuesday, 63-48. The Hawks trailed by just three with 8:45 left in the third quarter, but Lehigh had a 31-19 advantage the rest of the way. Junior
Sierra Green led the Hawks with 16 points in the loss, drilling another triples. Freshman
Lucy Thomas went into double-figures for the second consecutive game, adding 12 points and five rebounds. Monmouth dropped to 0-3 on the season.
SCOUTING THE VIRGINIA TECH HOKIES
Virginia Tech fell to No. 1 seed Louisville, 73-70, in the ACC Tournament last year, and would later advance to the WNIT Championship. The Hokies have jumped out to a 3-0 record this season. Senior guard Taylor Emery set the Virginia Tech program record with 667 points a season ago, and was named to the 2018-19 Preseason All-ACC Team. Freshman Dara Mabrey (Manasquan HS), is second on the team with 14.3 points per game this year. Redshirt senior Regan Magarity is averaging 13.0 PPG and 13.7 RPG.
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. VIRGINIA TECH
Virginia Tech won the first-ever matchup between the teams last year, 84-34.