MONTCLAIR, N.J. — The New Jersey City University women's basketball team is finally ready to conclude its most successful season in the history of the program. The Gothic Knights will compete in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Tournament title game, the first in the program's history, on Saturday afternoon, April 3, at 3:00 p.m.

NJCU is seeded third overall in the NJAC Tournament and, for the first time in the 51 years of the program's existence, the Gothic Knights will be playing for a chance to capture the NJAC title. Previous to head coach Pat Devaney, Sr. taking over before the 2018-19 season, NJCU was 0-1 in the NJAC Tournament. They are now 3-2 overall, including 2-0 this season, including winning the program's first-ever home NJAC Tournament game with a 68-60 defeat of sixth-seeded William Paterson University on Friday, March 5. Freshman sensation Damaris Rodriguez (Secaucus, N.J./Secaucus) poured in a game-high 23 points in the winning effort. Next, the Gothic Knights captured the biggest win to date in program history with the upset of #2 TCNJ on Friday, March 12, thanks in part to a career-high and game-high 26 points from Rodriguez, who earned NJAC Player of the Week honors for her effort.

Tomorrow will feature NJCU traveling to Montclair for a highly contested title-game match-up with top overall seed Montclair State at 3:00 p.m. and all the action can be streamed live via Red Hawk Sports Network. The Gothic Knights and MSU have battled twice this season, with both going the Red Hawks' way. Montclair State earned its place in the title game by squeaking by #5 Kean University 56-52 in the semifinals. NJCU will look to capitalize on its current momentum and make program-history with their first-ever NJAC title.