By: Contact: Alex Falk; Assistant Athletic Director for Communications and Marketing
BRUNSWICK, Maine — For the second time in the program's 54-year history, the New Jersey City University women's basketball team has been officially selected to the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Championship Tournament. The Gothic Knights — New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Champions in three of the past four seasons — were selected to the tournament's 2024 installment via an automatic bid from
this year's NJAC Title win. NJCU will take on #RV/20 UMass Dartmouth in the First Round on Friday, March 1, with a 4:00 p.m. tipoff. The weekend will be hosted on the campus of #11/16-ranked Bowdoin College.
The Polar Bears will serve as host for three games between Friday and Saturday, March 1-2 — two First Round ones on Friday and one Second Round tilt on Saturday. Should they win, the Gothic Knights wills square off with the winner of the Bowdoin versus Western New England University matchup in Saturday's Second Round, which is set for a 6:30 p.m. tip.
Live video and live statistics links for both possible NJCU games this weekend can be found at
www.NJCUGothicKnights.com/coverage.
NJCU has amassed a record of 19-8 to this point in the season, including 14-4 in NJAC play. Among regionally ranked opponents, the Gothic Knights are 6-4 overall, including 2-0 against teams that made the NCAA Tournament.
The dynastic Green and Gold are led by sixth-year head coach
Pat Devaney, Sr. on the sidelines, as well as two-time reigning NJAC Player of the Year senior All-American guard
Damaris Rodriguez (Secaucus, N.J./Secaucus) on the court, as she averages 19.9 points, 5.6 assists, 4.7 rebounds and 2.3 steals over 36.4 minutes per game. She is aided by a balanced supporting cast, made up of three-time All-Conference selection senior forward
Dayjah Anderson (East Orange, NJ/Newark Tech), junior guard
Alaisha Mumford (Jersey City, N.J./Lincoln), sophomore guard
Tahirah Kelley (Linden, N.J./Immaculate Conception), senior forward
Sarah Edmond (Bloomfield, NJ/Bloomfield) and others.
Up Next:
Stay tuned for more information as it relates to NJCU's trip to Maine for the First and Second Rounds of the 2024 NCAA Division III Championship. Tickets are now available and can be purchased via the link —
www.NJCUGothicKnights.com/NCAATickets. Prices are $15 for adults and $10 for children, students and seniors.
