Box Score

CAMDEN, N.J. (Jan. 24, 2018) – The Rutgers University-Camden women's basketball team placed four players in double figures, led by 22 points from junior guard Gabby Greene (Howell, NJ/Howell) as it rallied from a 13-point third-quarter deficit to outlast Rowan University, 82-77, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game here Wednesday night.
 
The Scarlet Raptors improve to 10-8 overall and 7-5 in the NJAC, while the Profs fall to 11-7 and 8-4. It was only the Raptors' second win in their last six games against the Profs, who lead the all-time series, 52-17.
 
Rutgers-Camden's balanced attack offset a career night for Rowan junior guard Olivia Rulon (Cape May Court House, NJ/Wildwood Catholic), who scored 26 points, aided by 8-for-12 shooting from three-point range to break a 28-year-old program mark for treys.
 
After clinging to a 32-28 halftime lead, the Scarlet Raptors watched Rowan light up the scoreboard for 30 points in the third quarter, taking its biggest lead of the night, 58-45, with 1:52 remaining in the period. The Profs still held a comfortable lead at 63-53 with 8:36 remaining in the final quarter before Rutgers-Camden mounted its comeback.
 
A 13-4 Scarlet Raptor run sliced Rowan's lead to 67-66 with 4:48 remaining, with senior forward/center Michelle Obasi (Camden, NJ/Camden Catholic) netting the first six points in the run. After a three-pointer from freshman guard Jordan Harbaugh (Mantua, NJ/Clearview Regional), sophomore guard Lajerah Wright (Atlantic City, NJ/Atlantic City) tacked on a pair of layups to cap the run. Moments later, a pair of foul shots by Wright tied the game at 68-68.
 
Rulon made her final trey of the night and added a layup to give Rowan a 73-68 lead with 2:27 remaining, but Rutgers-Camden quickly answered, tying the game on a three-pointer by senior guard/forward Cara Racobaldo (Pennsauken, NJ/Camden Catholic) and a layup from Greene.
 
Greene followed with a three-pointer with 1:34 remaining to give the Raptors the lead for good. After Rowan sliced the gap to 76-75, Greene nailed her sixth and final trey of the night and Obasi followed with a layup, putting the Scarlet Raptors ahead, 81-75. A jumper by Rowan senior guard Summer Crilley (Galloway, NJ/Holy Spirit) and a foul shot by Harbaugh closed out the scoring.
 
Greene, pictured above, finished with 22 points for the Scarlet Raptors, including 6-for-13 shooting from three-point range, while Obasi and Racobaldo added 17 apiece and Wright canned a career-high 12 points. Racobaldo also tied Crilley for game-high rebounding honors with nine, while adding three steals and a game-high seven assists. Her three steals lifted her career total to 178, breaking a third-place tie on the all-time program list with Jennifer Hans (1991-95).
 
In addition to Rulon's big night, sophomore guard Dominique Peters (Lawrenceville, NJ/Lawrence) scored 14 points and Crilley added 12 for the Profs. Crilley also added a game-high four steals and a team-high five assists.
 
Rutgers-Camden held a 41-29 advantage off the boards and shot 31-for-64 (48.4 percent) from the field, while Rowan shot 29-for-60 (48.3).
 
Rutgers-Camden plays another NJAC home game Saturday with a 1 p.m. tip-off against Rutgers-Newark.