GALLOWAY, NJ (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | In a breakout year for the New Jersey City University women's basketball team that has included two noteworthy routs of New Jersey Athletic Conference foes, on February 6 the Gothic Knights got another monkey off of its back. Four starters reached double figures, combining for 59 points as NJCU snapped a 21-game losing streak to Richard Stockton College, knocking off the Ospreys on their home floor, 69-66, in NJAC women's basketball action.
With its second straight win, NJCU improves to 8-13 and 5-9 in the NJAC—one game behind Stockton (9-11, 6-7 NJAC) in the win column in the race for the final berth in the six-team conference tournament. NJCU, which is even with Rutgers-Newark at 5-9—a team it was swept by this year—has four conference games remaining, including three against the first three teams in the league standings (Montclair State University, The College of New Jersey, William Paterson University). Its last two wins have come against schools above it in the NJAC standings, including the most lopsided win ever over Kean University on February 1.
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Team Stat Comparison |
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NJCU |
STOCKTON |
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Score |
69 |
66 |
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Half Time Score |
44 |
41 |
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Field Goal Percentage |
.413 (19-46) |
.400 (24-60) |
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Three-Point Percentage |
.467 (7-15) |
.333 (4-12) |
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Free Throw Percentage |
.750 (24-32) |
.500 (14-28) |
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Rebounds (O-D-T) |
13-31-44 |
12-21-33 |
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Assists |
9 |
10 |
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Turnovers |
27 |
14 |
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Blocks |
1 |
1 |
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Steals |
9 |
12 |
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Fouls |
24 |
26 |
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Largest Lead |
7 |
11 |
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Points in the Paint |
22 |
32 |
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Points off Turnovers |
10 |
29 |
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Second Change Points |
12 |
8 |
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Fast Break Points |
6 |
None |
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Bench Points |
10 |
11 |
The win for NJCU was its first over Stockton since a 51-40 decision in Jersey City on November 28, 1998. Meanwhile, the win was NJCU's sixth ever against the Ospreys on the road and the first in Galloway since November 27, 1996 when the Gothic Knights were still known as Jersey City State College. It was also NJCU's first-ever victory at the Stockton Sports Center.
Junior shooting guard JADE MEDLEY (Queens, NJ/Hudson Catholic) scored 16 for NJCU while junior point guardASHLEY VAZQUEZ (Jersey City, NJ/Marist) and freshman power forward phenom BRIA SMITH (Bayonne, NJ/St. Dominic Academy) each netted 15 while sophomore forward DESEREE JOHNSON (Red Bank, NJ/Monmouth Regional) chipped in 13.
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