West Long Branch, NJ. (Dec.29, 2025) - The Lions stayed in their home state of New Jersey and faced Division I Monmouth, falling 40-74. 

1st Quarter
•It was a slow start for both teams in West Long Branch on Monday night, as neither scored in the first three minutes of the game.
• Alexis Davis scored the first four points of the game for the Hawks.
• Imani Gillette then matched that with four points for the Lions. 
• Layups from multiple Hawks players helped extend the lead to 10 by the end of the first quarter.

2nd Quarter
• Niyell McCargo took over in the second quarter for the Lions. Eight of the ten Lions Points were from McCargo. 
• Gigi Gamble needed to be stopped for the Hawks. She had 14 points in the second quarter. 
• The Lions shot 23% from the floor compared to the Hawks 47%. 

Third Quarter
• The Lions shot better in the third quarter, connecting on 41.7% of their attempts from the floor.
• That effort resulted in 14 points in the third quarter.
• The Hawks shot only slightly better than GCU, shooting 42.9%, but scoring 19 points.
• Going into the 4th, the Lions trailed 29-54. 

Fourth Quarter
•Another dominant quarter from Monmouth to close out the game. 
• The Lions struggled offensively in the final quarter, shooting 26.7%. 
• They fell to Monmouth 40-74. 

Lion Stat Leaders
• Imani Gillette led the team with 14 points. 
• Niyell McCargo had nine points.
• Marija Markovic had seven points in seven minutes. 

For the Hawks
• Gigi Gamble had 27 points.
• Alexis Davis had 17 points and 13 rebounds. 
• Divine Dibula had 16 points and nine rebounds. 

Up Next
• The Lions travel to Queens College on Wednesday for their final game of the calendar year, with tip-off set for 12 p.m.