Montclair, NJ (2/5/07) –Senior forward STEPHANIE MACHIN (New Providence, NJ/New Providence) scored a game-high 21 points and led five players in double figures as Montclair State posted its third straight victory with an 84-46 win over Drew University in NCAA Division III women's basketball action at Panzer Gymnasium on Monday evening.

Freshman JANELLE BIAMONTE (Secaucus, NJ/Marist) added 13 points and eight rebounds off the bench for the Red Hawks, who upped their record to 12-9 on the season as they defeated the Rangers for the second time in only the third meeting between the teams. The game also matched MSU head coach Beth O'Boyle against first-year Drew coach Karin Harvey. Harvey spent the past two seasons as a Montclair assistant coach before taking over the reigns of the Rangers program in October.

Senior guard Melissa Kraft (Staten Island, NY/St. Joseph Hill) had 14 points for Drew, which fell to 10-11 overall while having its two-game winning streak snapped.

The Red Hawks scored the first four points of the game only to see the Rangers answer with the next five as Kraft converted a three-point play for a 5-4 lead with 17:57 to go. Montclair then went on a 10-0 run to take control. FERIN CATLETT (Lawnside, NJ/Haddon Heights) put MSU in front for good with a layup and Machin followed with another before for Catlett hit her second in the run for a 10-5 advantage. JESSICA GARRABRANT (Denville, NJ/Morris Knolls) put in a basket and Machin capped off the spurt with her third and fourth points as MSU built a 14-5 lead with 15:14 left.

Biamonte would extend the lead to 28-13 midway through the period, but Drew would get the lead back to nine as Maggie Marquis (Annandale, NJ/The Pennington School) hit two free throws to make the score 30-21 with 6:56 before halftime. MSU would close out the half with a 14-4 run Machin scored four of her 14 first-half points giving the home team a 44-25 lead at inermission.

Montclair State shot 51percent (19-of-37) over the first 20 minutes while the Rangers struggled connecting on only 6-of-22 (27 percent) attempts from the field.

Catlett finished with 10 points and five rebounds as she and Machin, the NJAC Player of the Week, both played their final regular-season contest at Panzer Gymnasium. Sophomore MEGHAN KELLEY (Newtown, CT/Newtown) had 10 points and six rebounds while freshman guard JACKIE BERRY (Tuckerton, NJ/Pinelands Regional) chipped in with 10 points, three rebounds and three assists.  Montclair held a huge advantage on the boards, 56-31, including 25 offensive caroms.

Allison Hartnett (Dobbs Ferry, NY/Dobbs Ferry) had seven points and three rebounds from Drew, which got six points apiece from Laura Methvin (Newark, DE/Charter School) and JaQuelia Conley (Columbia, MD/Montrose Christian).

Montclair State is now off until Saturday, February 10 when it travels toJersey City for an NJAC matchup with the Gothic Knights of New Jersey City University at6:00 pm.  MSU is currently 7-3 in the NJAC's North Division.