JERSEY CITY, NJ (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | New Jersey City University missed its first 10 shots of the night and with reigning New Jersey Athletic Conference Player of the Week and sophomore Bria Smith (Bayonne, NJ/St. Dominic Academy) in early foul trouble, NJCU could never recover as the Gothic Knights fell to Rutgers University-Newark, 63-51, in NJAC women's basketball action on November 25 at the John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center.
After a 3-0 start to the season, NJCU (3-2) dropped back-to-back NJAC games to fall to 0-2 in the league. Rutgers-Newark, playing its first conference game after a West Coast trip to Washington State, is 2-2 (1-0 NJAC) and snapped a two-game skid.
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Team Stat Comparison |
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NJCU |
RUN |
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Score |
51 |
63 |
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Half Time Score |
20 |
37 |
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Field Goal Percentage |
.322 (19-59) |
.585 (24-41) |
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Three-Point Percentage |
.250 (3-12) |
.375 (3-8) |
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Free Throw Percentage |
.417 (10-24) |
.667 (12-18) |
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Rebounds (O-D-T) |
17-12-29 |
10-29-39 |
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Assists |
7 |
12 |
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Turnovers |
17 |
31 |
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Blocks |
2 |
5 |
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Steals |
18 |
14 |
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Fouls |
20 |
22 |
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Largest Lead |
1 |
24 |
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Points in the Paint |
20 |
26 |
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Points off Turnovers |
28 |
12 |
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Second Change Points |
18 |
12 |
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Fast Break Points |
2 |
6 |
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Bench Points |
20 |
7 |
NJCU shot 25.9 percent in the first half (7-27) but was below 20 percent for much of the period, falling behind early 13-3 and 26-12 before RUN took a 37-20, 17-point differential to the locker room.
Meanwhile the Raiders were red-hot from everywhere in the first 20 minutes, shooting 60.9 percent on 14-of-23 shooting, 6-of-8 from the line (.750) and 3-of-6 from three-point distance.
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