Box Score

CAMDEN, N.J. (Dec. 6, 2017) – If the Rutgers University-Camden women's basketball team catches fire and makes a long, successful run, the Scarlet Raptors may look back and fondly remember Wednesday night's New Jersey Athletic Conference win over a talented Stockton University team as the game that turned the season around.
 
Junior guard Gabby Greene (Howell, NJ/Howell) made three huge foul shots with 0.2 remaining in regulation to send the game into overtime and Rutgers-Camden rallied from a five-point deficit in the extra period to complete a spectacular comeback and stun Stockton University, 67-66.
 
Rutgers-Camden improves to 5-4, while Stockton falls to 5-2. Both teams are 2-2 in NJAC play. The Scarlet Raptors, who trailed by eight points (47-39) entering the final quarter, snapped the Ospreys' three-game winning streak in the series and won for only the second time in their last 31 games against Stockton. The Ospreys lead the all-time series, 59-20.
 
With senior guard/forward Cara Racobaldo (Pennsauken, NJ/Camden Catholic) scoring 10 of her 14 points after halftime and junior guard/forward Ariel Robinson (Pennsauken, NJ/Camden Catholic) notching all eight of her points after the break, Rutgers-Camden saved its best for a stirring fourth-quarter rally. A trey by Greene and back-to-back layups by Robinson helped the Raptors slice their eight-point deficit to 47-46 right off the bat in the final quarter. Moments later, a pair of field goals by sophomore forward Kirsten Flournoy (Sicklerville, NJ/Timber Creek) gave the Raptors a 50-47 lead and an 11-point run to open the quarter.
 
Stockton, however, regained its composure and went on an 11-4 run, taking a 58-54 lead with two minutes remaining on a three-pointer by junior guard Colleen Branagan (Matawan, NJ/Matawan). Trailing by three points, 59-56, in the final second, Greene was fouled attempting to launch a game-tying three-pointer, putting her on the foul line with 0.2 remaining. In the pressure-packed situation, she calmly sank all three foul shots, sending the game to overtime.
 
Once again, Stockton responded, this time with a 7-2 run to open overtime and build a 66-61 lead. Senior center Sasha Williams (Cherry Hill, NJ/Cherry Hill West), a force all night for the Ospreys, had a pair of field goals in that run, which set the stage for the Raptors next dramatic comeback.
 
A jumper by Racobaldo sliced the deficit to 66-63 with 3:11 remaining and sophomore guard Fatimah Williams (Camden, NJ/Timber Creek) hit a layup for the final points of her team-high 18-points evening. That cut the margin to 66-65 with 1:57 remaining. After a Stockton turnover and a steal by Robinson, Racobaldo's jumper with 1:37 remaining gave the Raptors the winning margin at 67-66.
 
Stockton had two more chances to regain the lead, but the Ospreys' second missed shot was rebounded by Robinson in the last minute. One more missed shot by the Raptors was rebounded by the Ospreys, but senior forward/center Michelle Obasi (Camden, NJ/Camden Catholic) stole the ball as time expired, giving Rutgers-Camden its amazing victory.
 
In addition to Williams' 18 points, Racobaldo had 14 and Obasi, pictured above, notched a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds. The 13 points pushed her career total to 996, giving her a great chance to become the 12th player in program history to reach the 1,000-point club when the Raptors play a 6 p.m. NJAC game Saturday at Rutgers-Newark.
 
Robinson, meanwhile, finished with eight points and five rebounds off the bench, all of it coming after halftime.
 
Racobaldo and Williams also led the Raptors with four assists apiece, while Williams and Obasi both had four steals. Racobaldo's four assists raised her career-leading total to 396 as she approaches the 400-assist milestone.
 
Senior forward Najha Treadwell (Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) had a monster night with 30 points for the Ospreys, while teammate Sasha Williams notched a double-double with 11 points and 17 rebounds. She also had three blocked shots and a game-high five assists.
 
Rutgers-Camden shot 30-for-74 from the floor (40.5 percent), while Stockton was 28-for-64 (43.8). Although the Ospreys held a 45-42 edge off the boards, they also made 26 turnovers, while Rutgers-Camden had 15.