WAYNE, N.J. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | New Jersey City University fought back from a seven-point deficit with 2:34 to go and closed within one when freshman point guard Shaquan Worthy(Trenton, NJ/Trenton Central) knocked down a long three-point shot with under 30 seconds left. But a game-tying three-point try in the final seconds was short and second-seeded William Paterson survived a valiant effort by the sixth-seeded Gothic Knights, 63-61, in the 2015 New Jersey Athletic Conference semifinals on February 24.
 
The loss ends NJCU's season at 13-14 and with it the careers of its seven-man senior class. William Paterson (20-6) snaps a three-game losing streak and will travel to top-seeded and No. 23 ranked Stockton University on Friday, February 27 at 7 p.m. with the league title and automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament on the line. Stockton rallied from a six-point halftime deficit to oust fourth-seeded Rutgers University-Newark, 70-54.
 
After leading by seven early in the first half after a hot start, NJCU trailed by as many as 11 points in the second half and the Pioneers used sizzling shooting to keep the Gothic Knights at arm's length for much of the period. WPU shot 62.5 percent in the period on 10-of-16 and 66.7 percent from three-point distance (4-6).

But NJCU, which has been resilient all season, battling back from a disappointing 3-10 start to win 10-of-13 games down the stretch, including an NJAC Tournament Quarterfinal game on February 21 at The College of New Jersey (74-60), would not quit.

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