GALLOWAY, N.J. – The William Paterson women's basketball team (3-3, 1-2 NJAC) could not hold off host Richard Stockton (2-1, 1-1 NJAC) during the second half, resulting in a 73-60 loss Dec. 1.

WP owned a slight 34-33 halftime lead, but the Ospreys scored eight straight points early in the second period to pull ahead by a 41-36 count at the 16:33 mark.  Senior guard Lindsey Callander (Branchburg, N.J./Somerville) later capped a mini 5-0 Pioneer run with a fast-break layup, nudging William Paterson ahead by one at 49-48 with 10:40 to play, but Stockton answered with a pair of free throws during its next possession (50-49, 10:23).

Junior forward Dana Jeter (Hamilton, N.J./Steinert) made one of two free throws and followed that with a short jumper (52-50, 8:44) before the Ospreys tied the score with a bucket 37 seconds later.  The two teams found themselves later tied at 54-54 with 6:57 on the clock, but Richard Stockton took control with an 8-0 burst (62-54, 5:13), and when Callander made a pair from the charity stripe to pull WP within one possession at 62-59 with 4:28 to play, Stockton responded by scoring 11 of the game's final 12 points, forcing five Pioneer misses and four turnovers down the stretch.

Callander led William Paterson with 17 points, adding six rebounds, while junior guard Floriana Borova (Cresskill, N.J./Cresskill) had 16 tallies, seven boards, six assists and four steals.  Jeter pulled down 10 rebounds and sophomore forward Ashley Marfo (Bergenfield, N.J./Bergenfield) had seven points and six rebounds.

Che'Na Thompson scored a game-high 18 points for the Ospreys.  Alexa Ryan contributed 11 tallies and 12 rebounds.

William Paterson will host Rutgers-Newark Wednesday, Dec. 5, at 8:00 p.m.

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