NIAGARA UNIV. — The Niagara women’s basketball team earned a big win over Monmouth to open conference play on Friday night.
The Purple Eagles came out strong to open the game. Though the Hawks got on the board first, the Purple Eagles quickly went on a 13-0 run, with points from Rampado, Stroemple, Tiffany Corselli and Maggie McIntyre, to take a 13-2 lead. With eight seconds remaining in the first quarter, Rampado sank a 3-pointer to give Niagara a 21-13 advantage going into the second quarter. Niagara came out fiery on offense in quarter two. Baughman hit a 3-point shot to start the Purple Eagles on a 10-0 run, which was capped by a three from McIntyre. Baughman hit her second three of the game with 24 seconds remaining in the first half and the Purple Eagles went into halftime leading Monmouth 40-26. Rampado and Baughman each made 3-point shots in the third quarter and Stroemple scored seven points to give the Purple Eagles a comfortable 54-38 lead going into the fourth quarter. With less than a minute remaining in the game, McIntyre sank two free throws to cement Niagara’s victory over Monmouth.
The Purple Eagles host Rider on Sunday at 2 p.m. to close out their first MAAC weekend of the season. Niagara resumes non-conference play on Wednesday, hosting Hartford at 7:00 p.m.
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