JERSEY CITY, N.J. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | After two prior postponements, New Jersey City University and William Paterson University finally got their New Jersey Athletic Conference women's basketball game in on February 9 and for NJCU, it was well worth the wait. The Gothic Knights used record-setting three-point shooting to bounce back from a 13-point first half deficit and outscored the Pioneers 51-32 in the second half, en route to stunning William Paterson for the first time in 13 years, 84-69, at the John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center.
 
NJCU (9-13, 3-12 NJAC) set single-game school records for three-point percentage for both a full contest and one period, shooting 60.0 percent on 9-of-15 from long range and a staggering 5-of-7 in the second half when the Knights hit 71.4 percent from deep.
 
NJCU claimed its first win over the Pioneers (12-10, 8-7 NJAC) since a 78-67 decision in Wayne on January 26, 2002 and the decision snapped a 25-game winning streak in the series for WP. It was the first home win for NJCU against the Pioneers since a 67-53 win in Jersey City on November 24, 2001.
 
Additionally, the win was the second most lopsided margin of victory for NJCU in the history of the 67-game series. NJCU was two points shy of matching a 17-point win over then-William Paterson College, 53-36, on December 3, 1986 in Jersey City.
 
Four Gothic Knights scored in double figures with junior forward Deseree Johnson (Red Bank, NJ/Monmouth Regional) having the game of her life. The two-year co-captain notched a career-high 21 points, smothering the Pioneers with 7-of-10 shooting, including 4-of-6 three-point shooting while adding nine rebounds (seven defensive), three assists and 3-of-4 foul shooting in 37 minutes. She netted 16 points in the second half when she shot 5-of-7 overall and 3-of-4 from deep.

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