JERSEY CITY, N.J. (Jan. 18, 2020) – The New Jersey City University women's basketball team scored the final 13 points of the first half and 19 straight points over the second and third quarters combined as it went on to defeat Rutgers University-Camden, 67-57, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game here Saturday afternoon.
 
With their third straight win, the Gothic Knights improve to 6-8 overall and 4-5 in the NJAC. It marked the first time since January, 2002 that NJCU has won three straight conference games.
 
Rutgers-Camden fell to 9-7 overall and 2-7 in the NJAC with its second straight loss.
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NJCU has won its last two games against Rutgers-Camden, dating back to last season, after the Scarlet Raptors had won seven straight in the series. Rutgers-Camden leads the all-time series, 39-26.
 
The Gothic Knights got off to a quick 5-0 start and led, 12-2, before the Scarlet Raptors cut the gap to 17-12 at the end of the quarter. Senior guard Fatimah Williams scored 10 of those points for Rutgers-Camden.
 
The Raptors continued their surge by scoring the first five points of the second quarter – all by sophomore guard/forward Tamara Johnson, including a layup 1:29 into the quarter that tied the game at 17-17. Those were the last points the Raptors scored until two minutes into the third quarter. NJCU ran off the last 13 points of the first half, to take a 30-17 halftime lead, and followed with the first six of the third quarter to make it a 36-17 game and a 10:39 scoring drought for the Scarlet Raptors.
 
The Gothic Knights built a 39-19 lead before the Raptors whittled the margin to as close as eight points (56-48) with 2:43 remaining in the game. They also cut the gap to eight points (62-54) with 26 second remaining.
 
Senior guard Hannah Johnson led NJCU with 23 points, aided by 9-for-12 shooting from the floor, including 3-for-5 from three-point range. Junior forward Ayanna Lewis had a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds, while adding six blocked shots.
 
Freshman forward Sarah Edmond collected 13 points for the Gothic Knights, junior guard Alexandria Sams had eight assists, and six steals.
 
Williams notched her third double-double of the season for Rutgers-Camden, collecting 23 points to tie for game-high honors. She also had a game-high 13 rebounds, tying her career high set on Jan. 13 against the University of Valley Forge. Her 23 points raised her career total to 1,044, moving her into 13th place on the program's all-time list. She passed Andrea Fogel (1986-89), who had 1,037 points.
 
Tamara Johnson collected 15 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals. Freshman forward/center Kayla Newton and freshman guard/forward Jalissa Pitts both added six rebounds, while scoring nine and eight points, respectively.
 
NJCU shot 25-for-57 (43.9 percent) from the floor and Rutgers-Camden shot 20-for-62 (32.3). The Raptors held a 42-38 edge off the boards, but also made 27 turnovers, while NJCU had 24.
 
The Scarlet Raptors return to NJAC action Wednesday when they host Rowan University at 6 p.m.