2026 WNIT First Round - Monmouth vs. Lehigh - Madalena Amaro
Monmouth's Madalena Amaro (Photo by Dmitriy Piyevskiy/OnNJ Sports)
March 19, 2026

IMAGES: Monmouth Advances to WNIT Second Round With Win Over Lehigh

By Dmitriy Piyevskiy

2026 WNIT First Round - Monmouth vs. Lehigh

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Action from Monmouth's 2026 WNIT first round game against Lehigh. (Photo by Dmitriy Piyevskiyt/OnNJ Sports)

The Monmouth women’s basketball team topped Lehigh 72-62 in the opening round of the 2026 Women’s National Invitational Tournament (WNIT) on March 19 at OceanFirst Bank Center in West Long Branch.

The Hawks were led by Divine Dibula, who scored a game-high 20 points.  Gigi Gamble and Alexis Andrews added 19 and 17 points, respectively.  Madalena Amaro led Monmouth with seven rebounds and five assists to accompany seven points and two steals.

With the win, Monmouth will travel to Cleveland, Ohio, to take on Cleveland State in the second round of the WNIT tournament on March 23 at 7:00 p.m.

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