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Montajes
62
Rowan Rowan 12-13,9-9 NJAC
66
Winner Montclair St. MSU 9-16,6-12 NJAC
Rowan Rowan
12-13,9-9 NJAC
62
Final
66
Montclair St. MSU
9-16,6-12 NJAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Rowan Rowan 7 25 11 19 62
Montclair St. MSU 18 17 20 11 66

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Women's Basketball Hangs On, Takes Down Rowan 66-60

Montclair, NJ – The Montclair State women's basketball team held off Rowan University 66-62 on Wednesday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The Red Hawks (9-16, 6-12NJAC) opened up an early advantage on layups from TERESA WOLAK and OLIVIA VERO. After Rowan cut the score to 6-5 with 5:31 remaining in the first, Montclair rattled off 10 straight points to open an 11-point lead with two minutes on the clock and held the lead at that mark after one-quarter of play.
  • After Vero converted a layup to make the score 20-7 to start the second quarter, the Profs responded with seven straight points over the next 90 seconds to cut the deficit to six.
  • Montclair pushed the lead back to nine with 5:35 remaining in the half on back-to-back three-point shots from ISABELLA ORLANDO. Rowan couldn't get within two possessions until the final minute when they scored the final five points to make the halftime score 35-32.
  • The Profs took their first lead of the contest with 6:37 remaining in the third quarter. Montclair immediately connected on a three-point shot from SHANNON HUGHES to reclaim the advantage. 
  • Montclair pushed the lead to seven on a layup from Hughes with three and a half minutes in the third. Rowan bounced back with a layup, but the Red Hawks struck for the final seven points of the frame to go up by 12.
  • The lead grew to 15 midway through the fourth quarter before a 10-2 Rowan spurt whittled the gap to eight. BRIANNA MONTAJES stopped the run with a free throw, which was answered by a Rowan triple.
  • Orlando hit three free throws in the final minute before the Profs finished the game off with a three-pointer from half court to finalize the score.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • Montajes led the Red Hawks with 14 points off the bench and was 7-of-8 from the free throw line.
  • Vero missed a double-double, finishing with nine points and 11 rebounds. The junior added three assists and two steals.
  • The 17 made free throws were off the season high, set against Hunter and Stockton.
FROM THE COURT
"Proud of our effort tonight. Happy for our players that we were able to end the season on a team win. 
Looking forward to building for next season." - Head Coach Karin Harvey.

 
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