BOX SCORE
EWING, NJ…The College of New Jersey posted assists on 22 of 27 baskets and had three players in double figures as the Lions defeated
New Jersey City University, 66-48, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference women's basketball game on Saturday afternoon at Packer Hall.
With the win, TCNJ improves to 8-3 overall and 2-1 in the NJAC with its sixth consecutive victory. The Gothic Knights drop to 3-9 overall and 1-3 in the league. TCNJ leads the all-time series, 44-3.
Junior center Alexandra Gregorek (Mahwah, NJ/Academy of Holy Angels) had a game and career-high 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting with seven rebounds and four assists to lead TCNJ. Sophomore forward Kelsey Kutch (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough) posted a double-double of 14 points (7-16 FG) and a game-high 10 rebounds with three assists. The Lions also received 12 points and six rebounds on 3-of-8 three-point shooting from senior guard Alyssa Michella (Washington Township, NJ/Immaculate Heart Academy).
Freshman forward
EBONY CUNNINGHAM (East Orange, NJ/East Orange Campus) led NJCU with 14 points (7-13 FG), seven rebounds and four steals in 36 minutes. Freshman point guard
LASHAWN OVERTON (Jersey City, NJ/Snyder) collected 12 points (5-23 FG) and five steals while playing a full 40 minutes for the second straight game.
Also for the Knights, junior guard
CAROLINA GARCIA (Plainfield, NJ/ Franklin) had seven points and three assists while junior forward
TIFFANY ADAMS (Jersey City, NJ/Dickinson) had a career-high seven points with five boards. Junior forward
SHAYLA DANIELS (Jersey City, NJ/Lincoln) finished with seven rebounds, five points, five steals and three blocks.
Trailing 16-2 with 12:17 left in the first half, the Knights were able to close the game to within 16-10 on an Overton three-pointer, before the Lions scored 16 of the next 20 points and opened up a comfortable margin, eventually prevailing by 18. TCNJ led 36-16 at the half and had its largest lead, 59-25 (34 points) with 10:18 remaining in the second half.
NJCU, which shot .299 overall (20-67) but just .188 from three-point range (3-16), was able to force the Lions into 22 turnovers. The Knights scored 23 of their 48 points off of giveaways. TCNJ out-rebounded NJCU, 49-35 and shot .443 (27-61) for the game. The Lions scored 40 of their 66 points in the paint.
NJCU returns to action on Monday, January 12 at 6 p.m. when it hosts New York City College of Technology in a non-conference game at the John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center on Charlie Brown Court.
—www.njcugothicknights.com—
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Team Stat Comparison
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NJCU
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TCNJ
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Score
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48
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66
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Half-Time Score
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16
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36
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Field Goal Percentage
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.299 (20-67)
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.443 (27-61)
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Three-Point Percentage
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.188 (3-16)
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.231 (3-13)
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Free Throw Percentage
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.556 (5-9)
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.750 (9-12)
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Rebounds (O-D-T)
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17-18-35
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18-31-49
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Assists
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9
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22
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Turnovers
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18
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22
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Blocks
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7
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3
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Steals
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16
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10
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Fouls
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12
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8
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Largest Lead
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None
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34
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Points in the Paint
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28
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40
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Points off Turnovers
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23
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17
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Second Change Points
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8
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14
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Fast Break Points
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14
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12
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Bench Points
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3
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11
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