MONTCLAIR, N.J. (Jan. 15, 2020) – The Montclair State University women's basketball team outscored Rutgers University-Camden by 20 points in the second quarter and went on to defeat the Scarlet Raptors, 88-53, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game here Wednesday night.
The Red Hawks, who improved to 11-4 overall and 6-2 in the NJAC with their sixth straight win, held a narrow 15-11 lead after one quarter before going on a 26-6 run in the second quarter. They had a nine-point run in the first quarter on a trio of three-pointers by junior guard Taylor Brown to take the lead for good at 15-9.
In the second quarter, Montclair State had an early seven-point run before closing out the half by scoring the last 12 points. They held a 41-17 lead at the break.
The loss snapped the Scarlet Raptors' four-game winning streak and dropped Rutgers-Camden to 9-6 overall and 2-6 in the NJAC.
Montclair State now leads the all-time series, 45-17, after Rutgers-Camden won the two head-to-head games last season.
Freshman guard Nickie Carter paced the Red Hawks with 22 points, shooting 9-for-15 from the floor, including three treys. Brown, who was 4-for-8 from three-point range, finished with 12 points and a game-high six assists, while freshman forward Saniya Myers added 11.
The Red Hawks, who shot a red-hot 15-for-29 (51.7 percent) from three-point range, placed 13 players in the scoring column. Junior forward Kayla Bush had a game-high 12 rebounds to help Montclair State hold a 48-27 advantage off the boards. Bush added nine points as she barely missed a double-double.
Senior guard
Fatimah Williams collected a game-high 15 points for the Scarlet Raptors, two days after joining the 1,000-point club against the University of Valley Forge. Williams raised her career total to 1,021 points.
Freshman guard/forward
Jalissa Pitts finished with 12 points for the Raptors, while sophomore guard/forward
Tamara Johnson added 11 points and seven rebounds. Freshman forward/center
Kayla Newton paced the Raptors with 10 rebounds, tying her career high accomplished three previous times this season.
Rutgers-Camden shot 20-for-61 (32.8) from the floor, including 3-for-14 (21.4) from three-point range. Montclair State was 33-for-64 (51.6) from the floor.
The Scarlet Raptors return to NJAC action Saturday with a 1 p.m. game at New Jersey City University.
