Shook off a little rust and got the win. Nicely done. Purdue is next.

Purdue's net ranking is 72 (VCU is 71)   DU is 125 to give us an idea about the match up

Though of course not all at once, she made 8 in a row.  There was a nice crowd there.

VBC wrote:

Those free throws from Lauren were absolutely perfect.  Just how every coach wants it to be done.

I agree VBC, they were as pure as could be!  She was like a machine out there and showed great confidence in her stroke.  Her ability to draw the two critical shooting fouls was also veteran in every way.  A lot of time refs won't give this call, when they know you are trying to draw the three-shot foul; but she was very convincing on both.  What a distinct advantage to have a player like this to go to down the stretch.  Her defense along with the rest of the Dukes was great when the Monmouth girls, who were very talented continually tried to drive the paint and draw fouls.  They held on several key possessions and a few missed FTs by Monmouth aided the comeback. 
Precious was a big part of keeping the Dukes close as well.  For most of the game, she was the only Duke to hit a three and I believe she had all three until Lauren hit one late.  Megan continually got to the rim for layups and her patented reverse when nothing else was happening on offense for the Dukes.  Jerni is a pleasure to watch.  She is explosive and a dynamo of energy on the court.  Looking forward to seeing more of her in the future.