MONTCLAIR, N.J. (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | The New Jersey City University women's basketball team (9-12, 6-8 NJAC) fell to the Red Hawks of Montclair State University (17-4, 12-2 NJAC) by a final score of 87-40 on February 5 in New Jersey Athletic Conference action at the Panzer Athletic Center. it was MSU's 12th consecutive win—a run that has springboard them to the top of the conference table. NJCU has never won a game on the road at Montclair State.
 
The Red Hawks dominated most facets of the game, but most notably from beyond the arc, connecting on 11-19 from deep, compared to 2-22 for NJCU. Montclair outrebounded the Knights by a margin of 46-28.
 
Junior wing Dayjah Anderson (East Orange, NJ/Newark Tech), this week's NJAC Player of the Week, led the Knights on the night, tallying 13 points — she was the lone Gothic Knight in double figures. Freshman guard Samantha DiPopolo (North Arlington, NJ/North Arlington) continued her stretch of improvement, once again setting a career-high with eight points off the bench. She has set a new career-high for points in each of her last two games and three of her last five outings.
 
For the Red Hawks, junior guard Kim Calloway (Morristown, N.J.) led the way off the bench, scoring a game-high 18 points and adding four steals. Two other MSU players finished with 17 points as junior guard Taylor Brown (Trumbull, Conn.) and senior forward Alex McKinnon (Fairfield, Conn.) each hit the total. Junior forward Kayla Bush (Morristown, N.J.) filled the rest of the stat sheet with 11 rebounds, three assists, two blocks, two points, and a steal.
 
NJCU held their own to start the game, and they actually took the lead at the 2:55 mark in the first quarter, when a layup from Anderson put the Knights ahead, 9-8. However, that would be the lone lead of the game for NJCU, as Montclair responded less than a minute later with a three and went on a 12-3 run covering the end of the first and beginning of the second quarters that established a lead they would not surrender.
 
The Red Hawks outscored the Knights 23-9 in both the third and fourth quarters to keep Montclair in a tie for first atop the NJAC women's basketball standings with Rowan University. As for NJCU, the loss did not impact its postseason hopes; it still currently sits in sixth place — the final playoff spot — two games ahead of Rutgers-Camden, who they play on the road in the penultimate game of the season. 
 
NOTABLES:

• Series: 67th meeting; Montclair now leads 64-3 and has won the last 33 meetings, dating back to 2002.
• Dayjah Anderson (East Orange, NJ/Newark Tech) scored in double figures for the 12th time in 18 games.  

 
UP NEXT:

• NJCU plays host to Stockton University (8-13, 3-11 NJAC) in their penultimate home game of the season on Saturday, February 8. Tip-off is set for 1:00 p.m.

 
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