UNION, N.J. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | New Jersey City University's women's basketball team trailed Kean University by only 10 points (14-4) after the first quarter but the Cougars scored 18 or more points in the final three quarters of play to defeat the Gothic Knights, 74-25, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game on January 31 inside the Harwood Arena.
 
Kean (9-11, 6-8 NJAC) shot 43.1 percent (31-72) on the night as its bench outscored the NJCU (0-17, 0-14 NJAC) reserves, 38-10 and held a 46-8 points in the paint advantage. NJCU shot 10-of-61 overall.
 
Freshman guard Pamela Ramnarain (Orange, NJ/Port Saint Lucie (Fla.)) led the Gothic Knights with six points in 14 minutes of play. Sophomore guard Hannah Gavin (Bordentown, NJ/Bordentown) scored five points and grabbed five boards, while freshman forward/center Gianna Benacquista (Belleville, NJ/Belleville) and sophomore center Melissa Etienne (Maplewood, NJ/Columbia) secured seven rebounds and chipped in four points apiece. Junior point guard Jesenia Montalvo (Hillside, NJ/Bayonne) grabbed six caroms and forced four steals.
 
For the Cougars, freshman center Lorenzah Hammer (Orange, N.J.) produced her second double-double of the season with 15 points (6-12 FG) and 10 rebounds in 31 minutes of work. Sophomore guard Payce Lange (Tewksbury, N.J.) added 12 points (4-8 FG), hitting both threes she attempted, while reigning NJAC Rookie of the Year De'Mean Bond (Paterson, N.J.) scored 10 points as the sophomore forward/center shot 5-of-8 from the floor and swatted away four shots in 18 minutes.
 
In 28 minutes of play, freshman guard Latice Cunningham (Paterson, N.J.) grabbed 10 rebounds and five steals. Junior guard Brielle Colgero (East Hanover, N.J.) chipped in nine points (3-7 3FG) in 14 minutes of play.
 
OF NOTE:

• Series: 66th meeting. Kean leads all-time series, 54-12 (Won the last 8).

 
UP NEXT?:
NJCU hosts Rowan University on Saturday, February 3 (1 p.m.) inside the John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center ('Coach Charlie Brown Court'). The Profs lead the all-time series, 45-12 and have won the last five meetings. The first meeting of the season between the teams was cancelled on January 6.
 
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