NEWARK, N.J. (Feb. 6, 2021) – After losing its season opener on a buzz-beater at home Friday night, the Rutgers University-Camden women's basketball team was looking to get even with rival Rutgers-Newark Saturday night in the back end of their home-and-home series.
 
Rutgers-Newark had other ideas, as the Scarlet Raiders built an early lead and kept on rolling to a 68-57 victory in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game. The win comes one night after the Scarlet Raiders (2-0 overall/2-0 in the NJAC) rallied to post a 65-63 win in Camden behind a 25-9 fourth-quarter run.
 
After the teams traded the first two field goals, Newark went on a five-point run and was never threatened. The Scarlet Raiders led, 19-8, after one quarter and 31-25 at halftime. Newark scored the first four points of the third quarter and opened up a 47-37 lead heading into the final frame.
 
The Scarlet Raiders placed four players in double figures, led by sophomore guard Samiyah Horton, who scored 19 points one night after her buzzer-beater defeated the Scarlet Raptors in Camden. Sophomore forward Ebony Odom Barnes collected a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds, while junior guard Syncere Lambert added 13 points. Freshman guard Kellie Martinez notched 12 points and nine boards.
 
Raptor sophomore guard/forward Jalissa Pitts collected game-high totals of 23 points and 12 rebounds for a double-double.
 
Junior forward Kylar Coughlin notched her first double-double in a Rutgers-Camden uniform. Coughlin, who played two seasons for Rowan College of South Jersey, had 10 points and 10 rebounds.
 
Sophomore guard Abigail Sampona notched eight points and added four rebounds for the Raptors, while junior guard/forward Tiazha Jackson had seven points and nine boards. Freshman guard Amara Eley contributed six points.
 
The Scarlet Raptors' next home-and-home NJAC series will be Feb. 12 and 13 against The College of New Jersey. The Friday game begins at 5 p.m. in Ewing, while the Saturday game will be played in Camden at 2 p.m.