MAHWAH, N.J. (Dec. 6, 2025) – The Rutgers University-Camden women's basketball team scored the first seven points of its game here Saturday and went on to post a 53-41 win over Ramapo College in a New Jersey Athletic Conference contest.
 
The Scarlet Raptors, 5-4 overall and 2-1 in NJAC play, led all the way, although Ramapo closed the gap to 9-8 by the end of the opening quarter. Rutgers-Camden opened up its margin with a 23-12 second-quarter run to lead 32-20 at halftime.
 
Ramapo dropped to 4-5 overall and 0-3 in the NJAC. It was the third straight win for Rutgers-Camden against the Roadrunners over the past two seasons and hiked the Scarlet Raptors' lead in the all-time series to 45-28.
 
The Raptors' quick start included the first three points of the game by sophomore forward Courtney Edmundo before freshman guard Tamyia Collier added the next four points. Ramapo didn't score its first points until 3:56 into the game.
 
By halftime, junior guard/forward Tamea El had nine points, Collier had eight and Edmundo had seven. El also grabbed nine first-half rebounds. The transfer from Goldey-Beacom College went on to collect her first double-double at Rutgers-Camden, finishing with 11 points and 14 rebounds. Edmundo, meanwhile, notched her fourth double-double of the season with 10 points and 12 boards, while Collier barely missed a double-double of her own. She finished with a game-high 17 points and added nine rebounds.
 
Rutgers-Camden led, 43-31, entering the fourth quarter.
 
El added a team-high four assists, while Collier led the Raptors with three steals. Freshman forward Zairra Galloway had a game-high two blocked shots for Rutgers-Camden.
 
Ramapo received nine points from freshman forward Vanessa Kohler. Another freshman forward, Ava Burke, paced the Roadrunners with eight rebounds, while freshman guard Denay Jones had a game-high five assists and tied the Raptors' Collier for game-high honors with three steals.
 
Rutgers-Camden shot 19-for-61 (31.1 percent) from the floor and Ramapo went 14-for-52 (26.9). From the foul line the Raptors went 13-for-20 (65.0) and the Roadrunners were 13-for-17 (76.5).
 
Rutgers-Camden held a 49-37 advantage off the boards and also made three more turnovers (22-19) than Ramapo.
 
The Scarlet Raptors return to NJAC action on Wednesday when they host The College of New Jersey in a 6 p.m. NJAC game.