Brooklyn, N.Y., January 30, 2020 – The Monroe College Express women's basketball team defeated the Kingsborough Community College Waves on Thursday evening by a final score of 64-50. The Express improve to 14-8 overall and 8-3 in Region XV play.

"We needed to find a way to win and we did," said Head Coach Jeremy Thompson. "It may not have been pretty but we did a good job of grinding it out and finding ways to attack on offense. Our ball movement was what got us the win. In the second half, the ball moved quicker and we got much better shots each possession. Hopefully we can carry this into our trip to Orange."
 
Freshman Quanisha Griffin led the way, netting her fifth 20+ point game of the season, finishing with a game-high 25 points. Griffin also piled up seven assists, seven steals, and three rebounds. Freshman Desteny Arzu collected her first double-double of the season, scoring a career-high 12 points and pulling down a game-high 13 rebounds.
 
Rookie Ramatoulaye Diallo finished with eight points, five rebounds, and four steals. Freshman Imoni Beauvais finished with eight points while Ashley Molina tallied six points, five rebounds, and two assists.
 
The Express lead Kingsborough 16-12 after the first quarter. Midway through the second quarter, an 11-4 run pushed the Express to their largest lead of the half, 32-2.
 
Monroe outscored the Kingsborough, 14-9 in the third quarter. The Express used a 9-2 run to hold a 13-point lead (43-40) with 4:07 left in period. The Express continued to push their lead late in the game, building up a 20-point lead (57-37) after using a 9-2 run to start out the fourth.
 
In the game, the Express scored 18 points off 32 Kingsborough turnovers.

Up next, the Express will take to the court against Orange County Community College on Saturday, Feb.1 at 12:00 p.m.
 
ABOUT THE ATHLETIC PROGRAM AT MONROE COLLEGE
The athletic program at Monroe College encompasses a total of 30 teams competing across nine sports. There are 19 varsity and junior varsity programs, as well as club men's and women's rugby, competing on the New Rochelle campus as the Monroe Mustangs (NJCAA Division I). The Monroe Express, based out of the Bronx campus as of the fall of 2017, has 11 varsity and junior varsity teams competing at the NJCAA Division III level.
 
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