Jan 16, 2019
WAYNE, N.J. – Senior CeCe Green (Boonton, N.J./Boonton) scored a career-best 24 points and classmate Julie Rovito (Ridgefield Park, N.J./Ridgefield Park) notched her third 20+ point scoring output of the season as the William Paterson women's basketball team (9-8, 5-5 NJAC) knocked out the top team in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) for the second time this season, downing Montclair State (11-6, 7-3 NJAC) 75-62 Jan. 16
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Tied at 12-12 with 2:48 remaining in the opening quarter, the Red Hawks scored eight unanswered points and led 20-12 after 10 minutes. With MSU ahead 35-22 with just over four minutes left in the half, Rovito's steal and fast break layup capped off a 9-1 burst as WP entered halftime trailing 35-31.
- William Paterson began the second stanza firing on all cylinders as back-to-back three-pointers by Rovito gave the Pioneers the lead, 37-36. MSU would level the score at 43-43, but Alisa Giordano's(Wood-Ridge, N.J./Wood-Ridge) corner three highlighted a 7-0 run as WP took a 50-47 edge into the fourth quarter. Montclair State would make it a one-possession game (59-56) with 3:45 remaining, but Green would tally eight points in the final 90 seconds as WP secured the victory.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
- Green connected on 12-of-17 attempts from the field, good for a 70.5 percent clip. Rovito scored 17 of her 23 tallies after intermission, while Brianna Brooks (Saddle Brook, N.J./Saddle Brook) rounded out WP's double-digit scorers with 13 to go along with a team-best seven boards.
- The Pioneers dominated down low, outscoring the Red Hawks by a 46-22 margin in the paint.
- Defensively, WP recorded 19 steal and forced MSU into a season-high 35 turnovers.
UP NEXT:
- WP will face visiting Rutgers-Camden Saturday, Jan. 19, at 1:00 p.m.
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