Antognoli leads Lafayette against Monmouth after 20-point game

Lafayette Leopards (2-4) at Monmouth Hawks (1-6)

West Long Branch, New Jersey; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Lafayette takes on Monmouth after Abby Antognoli scored 20 points in Lafayette’s 71-69 win against the NJIT Highlanders.

The Hawks have gone 1-1 in home games. Monmouth is 0-3 against opponents over .500.

The Leopards are 1-3 on the road. Lafayette is eighth in the Patriot with 20.5 defensive rebounds per game led by Kay Donahue averaging 4.8.

Monmouth is shooting 40.7% from the field this season, 5.4 percentage points lower than the 46.1% Lafayette allows to opponents. Lafayette averages 4.7 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.3 fewer made shots on average than the 8.0 per game Monmouth gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Damaris Rodriguez is shooting 46.9% and averaging 15.3 points for the Hawks.

Antognoli is averaging 12.2 points for the Leopards.

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