CAMDEN, N.J. (Nov. 15, 2021) – The Alvernia University women's basketball team broke out to a 14-6 lead after one quarter and went on to defeat Rutgers University-Camden, 71-39, in a non-conference game here Monday night.
The Golden Wolves improve to 2-1, while the Scarlet Raptors fall to 0-2.
Rutgers-Camden led only once all night, at 4-2, before Alvernia scored the next six points to take the lead for good. The Golden Wolves took the lead at 6-4 on a jumper by sophomore guard Jordan Karmonick, who finished with a big game by notching 15 points, eight rebounds, three assists and four steals. She had 12 points in the opening half as Alvernia built a 30-19 lead.
The closest Rutgers-Camden came in the second half was 34-26 on a layup and foul shot by sophomore forward
Carleigh Galasso. The final 32-point margin was Alvernia's biggest lead of the night as the visitors placed 10 players in the scoring column.
Sophomore forward Kayla Williams and Karmonick led the way for Alvernia, scoring a 15 points apiece. Williams nearly added a double-double, finishing with nine rebounds. Her teammate, junior forward Cathryn Kramer, did collect a double-double, scoring 14 points and adding 16 boards, along with four blocked shots.
Rutgers-Camden received 12 points from junior guard
Jalissa Pitts, lifting her over the 400-point plateau for her career to 403. She also tied Karmonick and Alvernia's Taliyah Malone with a game-high four steals apiece.
Junior forward
Salina Jones, freshman guard
Rahzirah Blocker and Galasso all finished with seven points. Jones added a team-high seven rebounds.
Sophomore guard
Amara Eley dished off four assists.
Alvernia shot 30-for-72 (41.7 percent) from the floor, including 6-for-21 (28.6) from three-point range, while Rutgers-Camden was 14-for-52 (26.9) and 0-for-6. Led by the 6-foot-1 Kramer, Alvernia held a 53-31 advantage off the boards.
Rutgers-Camden returns to action Tuesday, Nov. 23, when it begins New Jersey Athletic Conference play with an 8 p.m. game at Stockton University.
