The Pioneers struck first on the first possession of the game. Getting the ball off the tip, Ericka Norman (Chino Hills, Calif./Chino Hills) pitched the ball to Gabrielle Washington (Mesa, Ariz./Desert Ridge) who drove the lane for the first basket of the game.

After Mary Durojaye's (London, England / Notre Dame Prep (NW Florida State)) layup scoring the first points for the Colonials, Norman hit back-to-back jumpers making the Sacred Heart lead 7-2. But two triples from Josette Campbell (London, England / Notre Dame Prep (NW Florida State)) brought Robert Morris back within one.

The Colonials assumed their first lead of the night when Briannica Tye (Aurora, Ill. / West Aurora (Mineral Area)) had back-to-back layups to put them up 13-9.

Washington brought the Pioneers back, tying the game at 13 after grabbing her own rebound and laying it in. Callan Taylor (Overland Park, Kan./Blue Valley North), hitting her first shot nearly 10 minutes into the game, broke the tie landing a three from the top of the key.

Robert Morris was scoreless for nearly six minutes, allowing the Pioneers to capitalize and score nine points and regain the lead.

Free throws from Durojaye narrowed the gap to just one point, but then Washington took her turn at the charity stripe adding two to the Pioneer lead sending them into halftime with a 25-20 lead. They would not relinquish the lead for the rest of the game.

Artemis Spanou (Rhodes, Greece (6th Senior HS of Nea Smyrni)) nabbed her first points of the game, opening the second half on a fast break layup. The All-NEC player recorded the first four points of the half for the Colonials.

The Pioneers managed eight points before Robert Morris went on an eight-point run chipping away and shrinking SHU's lead to 33-32, but that was as close as they would get for the rest of the game.

Colonial guard Campbell led the game, putting 20 points on the board.

Robert Morris managed to contain Taylor to 12 points in the game, but could not stop senior Alexis Campbell (Ashburn, Va./Broad Run) who scored 11 points in the second half alone and totaled 13 points, tying her career high.

Washington led the team with 18 points, while Norman nearly had a double-double with 11 points and nine assists.

Womack did her damage on 7-of-14 shooting from the floor and 6-for-6 from the free-throw line. She also added a team-high six rebounds. Abby Martin (Maplewood, N.J./Columbia) added 15 points, while Chevannah Paalvast (Auckland, New Zealand/Massey) chipped in 14 points, four rebounds, four assists, three steals and two blocks. Alexis Canady (Forestville, Md./Bishop McNamara) dished out a team-high five assists. The Hawks shot 52.0 percent (26-50) from the floor for the game.

Jasmine Martin (Sicklerville, NY/Timber Creek) and Brittany McQuain (Independence, MO/William Chrisman) scored 20 points apiece for Quinnipiac, while Samantha Guastella (Red Bank, NJ/Red Bank Catholic) added 13 points. Gillian Abshire (Washington, D.C./Our Lady of Good Counsel) dished out seven assists. The Hawks held NEC Defensive Player of the Year and All-NEC First Team honoree Felicia Barron (Springfield, MA/Central), the nation's leader in steals per game (4.4), to just seven points and one steal on 2-for-14 shooting on the night.

The Hawks came out firing on all cylinders in the first half, making eight of their first nine shots, including two each from Womack, Martin and Broadus. The Hawks' lead swelled to as many as 16 points, 29-13, on Paalvast's free throw at the 9:33 mark. Monmouth took a 14-point cushion, 42-28, into the locker room at halftime on the strength of 56.7 percent (17-30) shooting. Womack led the Hawks with 13 points at the break, while Paalvast chipped in eight points. Monmouth forced 14 Quinnipiac turnovers in the opening stanza, while coughing it up just six times. The Hawks took nine steals in the opening half. McQuain led Quinnipiac with nine first-half points.

With the Hawks leading by 13 points with 16:24 remaining in regulation, Quinnipiac went on an 8-0 run to cut the deficit to five, 46-41 with 14:15 remaining. The Bobcats continued to whittle away until Martin's fast-break jumper with 8:32 remaining tied the game at 52-52. A Guastella free throw at the 7:38 mark gave Quinnipiac its first lead since 3-0, 11 seconds into the game. Just eight seconds later, the Bobcats forced a turnover and Martin converted a three-point play to put QU on top, 56-52 with 7:30 remaining.

The Bobcats' advantage remained four points, 60-56, with five minutes remaining, before the Hawks went on an 8-0 run to take a lead it would not relinquish. Paalvast fed Gena Broadus (Washington, D.C./Archbishop Carroll [George Mason]) for a lay-up to start the run, before ripping away a steal and being fouled. The junior wing knocked down both ends of a one-and-one to tie the game before Womack knocked down a jumper with 3:45 remaining to give Monmouth a 62-60 lead. The run concluded on two Womack free throws with 2:58 left in regulation, giving MU a 64-60 lead.

The Bobcats cut the lead to two on two occasions down the stretch, the last with 1:01 remaining on McQuain's three-point play. The Hawks milked most of the 30-second shot clock on the other end before turning it over to the Bobcats. Quinnipiac also used nearly the entire shot clock before Barron hoisted a left-wing three-pointer with five seconds left. Paalvast grabbed the rebound and was fouled with 2.3 seconds remaining. She made 1-of-2 free throws, leaving the door open for QU with 2.1 seconds left. But Barron's heave from beyond half court fell harmlessly to the hardwood, giving Monmouth the victory.

For the game, the Hawks outshot the Bobcats, 52.0 percent (26-50) to 43.4 percent (23-53) from the floor and 37.5 percent (3-8) to 26.3 percent (5-19) from long range. Quinnipiac outshot Monmouth, 71.4 percent (15-21) to 63.6 percent (14-22), from the free-throw line. The Bobcats outrebounded the Hawks, 34-27. Monmouth forced 20 Quinnipiac turnovers, while turning it over 18 times, moving to 16-1 this season when committing the same or fewer turnovers than the opposition.