Suffocating Defense Leads Women's Basketball to First Win

Riggs, Covert in double digits for Scots

by Nathan Baliva

MONMOUTH, Ill. (11/14/2026) — The Monmouth College women's basketball team held Westminster to eight points in the first half in a 58-26 win on Friday night. The Fighting Scots (1-1) will play Greenville on Saturday in the MWC/SLIAC Challenge after getting head coach Izy Todd her first career win.

Two minutes in, Tiah Riggs (Vincennes, Indiana) scored the first basket of the game. Westminster took a 3-2 lead before Cadence Covert (Pekin, Illinois) hit two free throws and Riggs scored again with 5:06 to play in the quarter. After the Blue Jays hit two free throws, Jamaica Walker (Mobile, Alabama) made one of two. Riggs scored back-to-back baskets in the final minute of the quarter for an 11-5 Monmouth lead.

The hosts started the second quarter with a 3-pointer before Riggs scored in the paint. Two minutes later, Layla Rice (Rock Island, Illinois) made a layup for a 15-8 Monmouth lead. Walker hit a 3-pointer, Rice scored in the lane and Riggs added two buckets. The Scots held the Blue Jays scoreless for the final 8:22 of the half for a 23-8 lead at the break.

Kennedy Sennett (Lexington, Illinois) scored the first basket of the second half and Walker scored again to push Monmouth's run to 16-0. Westminster finally got on the board again after a near 12-minute drought. Covert answered free throws with two straight buckets for a 31-13 lead. Westminster went on a 7-0 run before Covert scored for a 33-20 lead. Walker made a layup, Riggs hit two free throws and Madelyn Hamby (Quincy, Illinois) scored in the paint for a 39-20 lead.

Covert started the fourth quarter with a free throw for a 20-point lead before the Blue Jays scored three points in a row. Rice made a layup and Hamby nailed a 3-pointer for a 45-23 lead. Andi Snarski (Mundelein, Illinois) hit two free throws for her first career points, Covert hit a jumper and her layup made it 51-25. After a 25-minute injury delay, Sennett made two free throws and Covert's layup with 1:12 to play gave Monmouth a 30-point lead. Ray Sparks (Sacramento, California) scored the final three points for a 58-26 win.

Riggs led the way with 16 points and seven rebounds while Covert had 15 points and six rebounds. Walker recorded eight steals while Sennett handed out three assists. Walker also had Monmouth's lone block.

MONMOUTH MOMENTS: Head coach Izy Todd, a former Monmouth player, recorded her first career win as a college head coachWalker's eight steals are tied for the seventh-most in a game in school history ... The Scots had 22 steals as a team, the most since a school-record 27 steals on Nov. 17, 2012 against Iowa Wesleyan ... The 32-point win is the largest for Monmouth since a 44-point win over Beloit on Dec. 4, 2021 ... Sparks and Snarski scored their first career points ... Covert and Riggs have scored in double figures in both games .. The Scots had 20 points off the bench ... Monmouth held the Blue Jays to 14% shooting for the game and forced 32 turnovers ... Monmouth out rebounded Westminster 47-40 ... The Scots beat Westminster last year 56-55 at IC and 63-57 at home in November 2024 ... The Scots have won three straight in the series and the teams have split eight games in their history ... Monmouth plays Greenville at Westminster on Saturday at 4 p.m ... The home opener is Wednesday, Nov. 18 against Blackburn.

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Suffocating Defense Leads Women's Basketball to First Win

Riggs, Covert in double digits for Scots

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