Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State University women's basketball team hosts Rutgers-Newark on Wednesday night.
GAME INFO
Tip-off inside the Panzer Athletic Center is scheduled for 5:30 pm, with live stats and video links available on montclairathletics.com. Video can also be found on the Red Hawk Sports Network YouTube Channel.
LAST TIME OUT
The Red Hawks (2-4, 0-1 NJAC) knocked off Hunter College 83-79 on Monday night.
SHANNON HUGHES poured in a career-high 26 points while draining seven three-pointers as
MADELYN MCCREA added a career-best 14.
OLIVIA VERO snagged 14 boards as
ISABELLA ORLANDO tallied six points, five steals, four rebounds, and two assists.
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Montclair State
Points Per Game:
MEGAN DUFFY, 13.8
Rebounds Per Game:
OLIVIA VERO, 10.0
Assists Per Game:
KENDALL HODGES, 2.5
Field Goal Percentage:
MADELYN MCCREA, .619
Three-Pointers Made:
SHANNON HUGHES, 17
Blocks:
OLIVIA VERO, 10
Steals:
ISABELLA ORLANDO, 13
Rutgers-Newark
Points Per Game: Samiyah Horton, 20.8
Rebounds Per Game: Ebony Odom Barnes, 7.2
Assists Per Game: Samiyah Horton, 3.5
Field Goal Percentage: Emily Leiras, 1.000
Three-Pointers Made: Samiyah Horton, 15
Blocks: Leah Connell, 4
Steals: Samiyah Horton, 18
SCOUTING RUTGERS-NEWARK
The Scarlet Raiders are 1-5 on the year and 0-1 in the NJAC. They opened the season with a 69-51 victory over Cairn but have lost five straight contests. In their NJAC opener on Tuesday, they were topped by Ramapo 76-54.
SERIES HISTORY
Montclair is 66-7 against Rutgers-Newark, including 22 consecutive wins. Inside Panzer Athletic Center, the Red Hawks are 36-1, with the lone blemish coming on January 21, 1992. The Scarlet Raiders' last triumph came on November 30, 2011, as they clipped Montclair 73-72.
LAST MEETING
The Red Hawks tallied an 85-64 win over Rutgers-Newark on January 25, 2023. Montclair raced out of the gates with a 26-8 first-quarter advantage and never looked back.
NICKIE CARTER led four in double figures with 26 points as
MEGAN DUFFY (13 points),
ISABELLA ORLANDO (11 points), and
MADELYN MCCREA (11 points) were in double digits.
UP NEXT
The Red Hawks visit Rutgers-Camden on Saturday, with the game time scheduled for 3 pm.
