Rodriguez leads Monmouth against Lafayette after 27-point outing

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Lafayette Leopards (2-4) at Monmouth Hawks (1-6)

West Long Branch, New Jersey; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Monmouth plays Lafayette after Damaris Rodriguez scored 27 points in Monmouth’s 59-50 victory over the Saint Peter’s Peacocks.

The Hawks have gone 1-1 in home games. Monmouth is 0-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Leopards are 1-3 on the road. Lafayette has a 1-0 record in games decided by less than 4 points.

Monmouth is shooting 40.7% from the field this season, 5.4 percentage points lower than the 46.1% Lafayette allows to opponents. Lafayette averages 50.5 points per game, 24.2 fewer points than the 74.7 Monmouth allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Rodriguez is shooting 46.9% and averaging 15.3 points for the Hawks.

Abby Antognoli is shooting 35.2% and averaging 12.2 points for the Leopards.