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WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. – Divine Dibula scored a career-high 23 points and pulled down 12 rebounds for her second double-double of the season as Monmouth women's basketball rolled to a 101–53 victory over Cheyney on Saturday afternoon at OceanFirst Bank Center.

The Hawks scored the second-most points in program history, finishing just shy of the program-record 104 points.

Nine different Hawks found the scoring column, with five players posting career highs. Dibula led the way with her 23-point performance, while Kellyn Preira added 16 points, Fatumata Djalo chipped in 11, Adena Webster finished with eight, and Tessa Carman contributed seven — all career-high outputs against Cheyney.

Alexis Andrews added 15 points to join three other Hawks in double figures, helping fuel a balanced offensive effort.

Monmouth used relentless defense and a fast-paced transition attack to pull away early and never look back. The Hawks jumped out to a 20–8 lead after the first quarter and carried a 39–21 advantage into halftime, holding the lead for 37:28 of game action.

The Hawks came out of the locker room firing in the third quarter, outscoring Cheyney 30–18, and capped the afternoon with a 32-point fourth quarter to push the lead to as many as 51.

Notes and Numbers

• The Hawks won their fourth straight game to improve to 6-4
• Divine Dibula has reached double figures in six straight games
• The Hawks shot 40-of-82 (48.8%) from the field
• Monmouth shot a season-high 10-of-30 (33.3%) from beyond the arc
• Monmouth totaled 42 bench points
• The Hawks won the rebounding battle 54-36
• Nine different Hawks recorded points on Saturday
• Monmouth recorded a season-high 25 steals

Up Next
Monmouth will host Georgian Court on December 29 at 5:00 p.m. at the OceanFirst Bank Center.