FINAL SCORE
North Carolina A&T 65 (16-9, 10-4 CAA)
Monmouth 62 (12-14, 7-8 CAA)

GREENSBORO, NC – North Carolina A&T scored the final six points of the game and rallied for a 65-62 win over the Monmouth University women's basketball team on Sunday afternoon in Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) play. 
 
Kaci Donovan paced the Hawks with 15 points and three assists while Lovin Marsicano had 11 points and two steals. Bri Tinsley added nine points, five rebounds and five assists for Monmouth. Jazmin Harris led the Aggies with 16 points while Laila Acox added 15 points and eight rebounds. 
 
The Hawks jumped out to a 7-4 lead in the first period on an Ella Farrelly jumper at 6:52. The two teams traded baskets as a Donovan jumper at 1:19 gave the visitors a 14-13 edge. The Aggies scored at the buzzer and took a 15-14 lead after one. 
 
Monmouth opened the second quarter on a 14-2 run and turned a one-point deficit into a 11-point lead, 28-17 with 6:20 to play until the half. Marsicano knocked down a pair of three-pointers in that stretch. The two teams traded baskets over the next several minutes. Donovan completed a four-point play (made three-pointer and a foul shot) at 3:01 that put the Hawks up 35-26. The Aggies closed the stanza on a 9-0 run and the two teams went into the half tied at 35-35.
 
Monmouth opened the third quarter with a pair of threes from Tinsley and one from Donovan and held a 44-37 lead with 7:51 to go in the period. The Hawks and Aggies went back-and-forth trading points over the next several minutes. A Jania Hall three-pointer at 3:32 put the Hawks ahead, 51-45. Three straight foul shots from Donovan gave the Hawks a 56-54 lead heading to the fourth.
 
The fourth quarter was a back-and-forth defensive battle. Hall's jumper at 1:59 put the Hawks on top, 62-59. However, that was the last points for the Hawks as the Aggies went on to score the game's final six points, including a pair of buckets from Harris to secure the comeback win.
 

NOTES & QUOTES
"Multiple players stepped up today and keyed in on adjustments from Friday. I am very proud of our effort on the road against one of the top teams in the league. We've proven we can compete in this league. Now we have to focus in and have the discipline to finish these close ones."
- Head Coach Ginny Boggess

- Monmouth matched its season-high with 11 three-pointers made in the game. It was the third time this season the Hawks have made 11 triples in a game. 
- The Hawks won the rebounding battle, 33-29. It was the 17th time this season they have won the rebounding battle in a game. 
- Monmouth shot 44.9% from the field in the game.
- The Hawks were 7-for-14 from the foul line in the game but just 1-for-8 in the fourth quarter. 
- There were six ties and 12 lead changes in the game. 

 NUMBERS CRUNCH
- Kaci Donovan led the Hawks with 15 points in the game. It was the third time in the last four games and ninth time this season. 
- Lovin Marsicano matched her season-high with 11 points in the game. 
- Bri Tinsley had five assists in the game. It was the eighth time this season that she has had five assists or more in a game. She needs three more assists to reach 100 for the season.

NEXT UP
Monmouth is back on the court on Sunday, Feb. 26 when it travels to Hofstra for a 2 p.m. game.