UW-Eau Claire won in overtime to stay on top of the WIAC standings but Ohio Northern stumbled into a first place tie in the OAC. Elsewhere, Tufts kept pace in the jumbled NESCAC and Stockton kept the NJAC race interesting.
Joe Fussner has spent 26 seasons in three separate stints as the head women's basketball coach at Stockton State, Richard Stockton and Stockton. It appears this stint is the last.
Stockton snapped Montclair State's 17-game winning streak while Christopher Newport prevented Marymount from taking a two-game lead in the CAC. Elsewhere Scranton and Rose-Hulman kept their winning streaks going. That and more in today's recap.
Stockton senior Sasha Williams is on pace to finish second in Division III women's basketball history in blocked shots. More important to her, she and the Ospreys have won 72 games and counting since her arrival. More in Around the Atlantic.
Rowan defeated Stockton in the NJAC semifinal, pushing the Ospreys into the pool of NCAA tournament at-large hopefuls while Eau Claire knocked the Warhawks out of the WIAC playoffs and onto the bubble. Plus the top two CUNYAC men's seeds were ousted. Get Tuesday's playoff recap here.
Stockton University (21-5) weathered a fourth-quarter surge by Rutgers Camden (15-10) and advanced to the semifinals of the NJAC tournament with 61-54 victory on Saturday afternoon.
Galloway, NJ – Stockton University (20-4, 14-3 NJAC) allowed just nine points in the third quarter and pulled away from Kean University (15-9, 10-7 NJAC) for a 77-63 victory on Saturday afternoon.
Jersey City, NJ – Stockton University (19-4, 13-3 NJAC) shot a blistering 65.6 percent from the floor in the second half and rolled to an 85-45 victory over New Jersey City (1-21, 0-16). The Ospreys outscored the Gothic Knights 54-22 after the break.
Newark, NJ – Stockton University (17-3, 11-2 NJAC) outscored Rutgers-Newark (6-14, 2-11) 18-6 in the fourth quarter to win going away 54-41 for its 15th consecutive win.
Galloway, NJ – Stockton University (16-3, 10-2 NJAC) extended their school-record winning streak to 14 straight games with a 63-50 win over William Paterson (11-8, 7-5 NJAC) on Saturday afternoon. Lea Mendolla (Nutley/Mt. St. Dominic) went 4-5 from behind the arc and led the Ospreys with 18 points.
Ewing, NJ – Stockton University (15-3, 9-2 NJAC) edged The College of New Jersey (9-9, 5-6) 54-53 on a free throw by Sasha Williams (Cherry Hill/CH West) with 1.5 seconds left in overtime.
Stockton University (14-3) broke away in the second half for a 76-65 victory in a non-conference road game at Baruch College (7-9) that was the school-record 12th straight win for the Ospreys.
No. 4 Hope crushed rival Calvin and No. 6 Scranton led wire-to-wire against Moravian. The highest ranked WIAC team fell two games back in the conference chase while Stockton continued its surge. That and more in our recap of Wednesday's women's action.
After losing to Stockton once and narrowly avoiding defeat a second time, Montclair State changed its defensive strategy for the NJAC title game. It paid off in a 59-42 victory and another conference championship. Sarah Sommer tells the story from New Jersey.
Richard Stockton dealt Montclair State its first loss at home in over three years and its first loss anywhere this season. There's a new first place team in the CCIW and Transylvania All-American Nicole Coffman had a big night. Get the women's recap from Wednesday night.
Saturday women: Not standings still
January 21, 2023UW-Eau Claire won in overtime to stay on top of the WIAC standings but Ohio Northern stumbled into a first place tie in the OAC. Elsewhere, Tufts kept pace in the jumbled NESCAC and Stockton kept the NJAC race interesting.
