Montclair, NJ – Senior guard Julia Sutton finished with 23 points leading four players in double figures as Montclair State doubled-up Neumann University in the second half for a 67-40 victory in the MSU Holiday Tournament on Wednesday evening.

Guards Nickie Carter and Kendall Hodges finished with 12 and 11 points each as the Red Hawks evened their record at 5-5 on the year with their third straight victory. The Red Hawks will face the winner of the Mary Washington-Misercordia in the championship game on Thursday, December 30 at 4:00 pm.

Terea Hunt had 12 points and five rebounds for the Knights (4-6), who will play in the third-place game on Thursday at 2:00 pm.

Montclair led 17-8 after the first quarter and stretched that to a 13-point lead as Sutton scored on a layup for a 21-8 advantage two minutes into the second. A Megan Duffy layup with 4:45 to go matched the 13-point lead before Neumann managed to cut the deficit down to 26-20 at halftime after Allyson Wills sank two free throws with 10 seconds remaining.

MSU opened the second half with a eight-point run as it held the Knights off the scoreboard through the first three-plus minutes. Hodges netted the first three with Sutton adding a three-pointer before two free throws from Hodges made the scored 34-30 with 6:25 to go in the third. Sutton later hit a three and a layup by Annie Walsh inside the final minute capped a 21-7 quarter that gave the Red Hawks a 47-27 lead heading into the fourth.

Sutton finished 6-of-11 from behind the arc and also added four rebounds, two assists and a steal. Duffy chipped in with 10 points while Trisha Peterson pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds in addition to handing out six assists.

Montclair State outrebounded Neumann, 48-38, including 16 on the offensive glass that turned into 16 second-chance points. MSU also turned 18 Knights' miscues into 19 points.

Aubrie Breisblatt had seven points for Neuman, which got six points apiece from Wills, Tierra Harris and Madison Stewart. Harris totaled eight rebounds.