JERSEY CITY, NJ (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | Defending New Jersey Athletic Conference champion and 11th ranked Montclair State University limited the Gothic Knights to 19.6 percent shooting and the Red Hawks won their 25th consecutive NJAC regular season game dating to February 2012 in a 60-34 decision over New Jersey City University in NJAC women's basketball on January 8 at the John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center (Coach Charlie Brown Court).
In a matchup of the top two scoring defenses in the conference, Montclair, ranked No. 11 in Division III in both the D3hoops.com and USA Today Sports Top 25 Coaches Polls, overcame its third lowest shooting effort this season and worst against an NJAC opponent since last February, to improve to 12-1 overall and 6-0 in the league. MSU shot just 24-of-67 overall and .358 from the field.
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Team Stat Comparison |
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NJCU |
MONTCLAIR |
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Score |
34 |
60 |
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Half Time Score |
19 |
34 |
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Field Goal Percentage |
.196 (10-51) |
.358 (24-67) |
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Three-Point Percentage |
.167 (2-12) |
.167 (5-30) |
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Free Throw Percentage |
.500 (12-24) |
.412 (7-17) |
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Rebounds (O-D-T) |
18-29-47 |
22-26-48 |
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Assists |
5 |
18 |
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Turnovers |
24 |
14 |
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Blocks |
1 |
10 |
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Steals |
4 |
16 |
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Fouls |
21 |
23 |
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Largest Lead |
None |
28 |
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Points in the Paint |
14 |
34 |
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Points off Turnovers |
9 |
18 |
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Second Change Points |
8 |
23 |
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Fast Break Points |
4 |
14 |
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Bench Points |
10 |
28 |
NJCU (4-8, 1-5 NJAC), dropped its third straight conference game while scoring a season low in points. The 34 points were the least allowed by Montclair this season. NJCU shot 3-of-29 in the second half (.103) when it was outscored, 26-15. NJCU was 2-of-12 from three-point range (.167) and 12-of-24 from the line.
A bulk of MSU's shots came from three-point range—30 of 67 attempts—and the Hawks converted only five threes or .167. It's the third time this year MSU has attempted at least 30 threes in a game.
In defeat, NJCU became the first school to hold MSU's two-time All-NJAC performer and reigning NJAC Player of the Year Melissa Tobie (Elizabeth, NJ/Roselle Catholic)—a D3hoops.com Preseason First-Team All-American—to single digits this season. She entered averaging 18.0 points per contest but was limited to five points (2-8 FG), seven rebounds, four assists, three blocks and three assists in 28 minutes. Her previous low was 10 points and she has exceeded 20 four times. Meanwhile, Tobie was limited to the second lowest scoring total of her career and it was just the seventh time in 70 games career games she failed to score in double figures.
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