SALEM, MA (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | New Jersey City University and Norwich University, meeting for the first time in 15 years, played a tightly-contested 40-minute game but NJCU was unable to thwart a 36-point performance by the Cadets' Aliah Curry (Windsor, MA), in a 63-59 setback in the consolation game of the Salem State Tip-Off Tournament on November 16 at Twohig Gymnasium.
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Team Stat Comparison |
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NJCU |
NORWICH |
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Score |
59 |
63 |
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Half Time Score |
29 |
32 |
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Field Goal Percentage |
.391 (25-64) |
.322 (19-59) |
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Three-Point Percentage |
.286 (6-21) |
.118 (2-17) |
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Free Throw Percentage |
.429 (3-7) |
.767 (23-30) |
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Rebounds (O-D-T) |
13-26-39 |
18-30-48 |
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Assists |
11 |
10 |
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Turnovers |
15 |
16 |
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Blocks |
3 |
1 |
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Steals |
8 |
7 |
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Fouls |
26 |
14 |
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Largest Lead |
6 |
7 |
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Points in the Paint |
2 |
12 |
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Points off Turnovers |
18 |
4 |
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Second Change Points |
1 |
10 |
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Fast Break Points |
Not |
Tracked |
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Bench Points |
2 |
10 |
Norwich (1-1) scored nearly half of its points from the line, shooting 23-of-30 overall (.767), led by Curry who sank 16-of-18 foul shots and nine field goals (9-24) while contributing five rebounds and three assists. She was one of three Cadets to play a full 40 minutes.
The 36 points are the most by an opponent since Lauren Cargill of City College of New York netted 43 on December 30, 2001 and the first 30-point effort by any opposing player since December 11, 2004.
NJCU (0-2) lost both games in the tournament by a combined seven points and fell despite a commanding 18-4 differential in points off turnovers. However, NJCU was whistled for 26, versus just 14 Norwich fouls. In contrast to Norwich's 30 free throw attempts, NJCU was allotted just seven opportunities from the line.
In defeat, four Gothic Knights scored in double figures for the second straight outing. Junior point guard ASHLEY VAZQUEZ (Jersey City, NJ/Marist) played a full 40 minutes and netted 15 points in back-to-back games, shooting 6-of-11 from the field and 2-of-3 from three-point territory, while adding a career-high eight rebounds and three assists.
Sophomore guard KIANA BRIGGS (Paterson, NJ/Passaic County Tech) established a career-high with 15 points (7-17 FG)—her fifth career effort of double figures in scoring, while collecting six rebounds and five assists in 36 minutes. Sophomore forward DESEREE JOHNSON (Red Bank, NJ/Monmouth Regional) chipped in 12 points and junior guardJADE MEDLEY (Queens, NJ/Hudson Catholic) proved 10 points (4-9 FG), five rebounds and four steals.
Freshman forward BRIA SMITH (Bayonne, NJ/St. Dominic Academy), who had 17 points and 17 rebounds in her collegiate debut in round one of the tournament, tallied five points and five rebounds in 22 minutes of foul trouble. She was named to the All-Tournament Team for her two-game effort, joining Curry on the team.
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