ROXBURY CROSSING, Mass., January 27, 2018 – Down at the half, Monroe Express women's basketball outscored fourth-ranked Roxbury Community College by one in the third and by seven in the fourth, but the halftime deficit proved to be too much, as the Express fell by the final score of 54-34.
 
The Tigers raced out to a seven-point lead, outscoring the Express 14-7 in the first quarter, before taking a 35-16 lead into the halftime break, courtesy of a 21-9 second quarter.
 
But the Express began to find their groove in the third, and outscored Roxbury, 16-15, in the quarter, and 11-4 in the fourth. However, the halftime deficit proved to be too much to overcome and Monroe fell, 54-43, dropping to 6-10 on the season.
 
Briyanna Graham led the way for the Express, shooting 63.5 percent from the floor to record her third double-double of the season, scoring 20 points to go along with 11 rebounds.
 
Tonaya Hollis also tallied double figures on the glass for the Express, with 10 rebounds.
 
The Express continue a tough-stretch against three ranked foes on Monday, Jan. 29 when they travel to Brooklyn, N.Y. to take on the undefeated and 23rd-ranked (DI) ASA College Avengers at 6 p.m.

ABOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT MONROE COLLEGE
The athletic program at Monroe College encompasses a total of 26 teams competing across nine sports. There are 18 varsity and junior varsity programs, as well as club men's rugby, and the newly added club women's rugby team, competing on the New Rochelle campus as the Monroe Mustangs (NJCAA Division I). The Monroe Express, based out of Monroe's Bronx campus has six teams competing at the NJCAA Division III level beginning with their inaugural seasons in the fall of 2017.
 
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