Montclair, NJ- The #16 Montclair State Women's Basketball team hits the road for an NJAC showdown against Ramapo on Wednesday evening.
 
GAME INFO
The conference showdown will take place inside the Bradley Center with tip-off slated for 5:30 pm. Live coverage of the game can be found at monclairstateathletics.com.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Red Hawks went on the attack early with a 7-0 start in just over the first two minutes of the contest. Four different Red Hawks contributed to points in that run. The Scarlet Raiders scored four of the next six points, but allowed Montclair to generate a 13-2 run, led by Philipp, who scored six points. Rutgers notched a pair of free throws at the end of the frame, and the score was 22-8 at the end of one. Newark kicked off the second quarter with a pair of lay-ups, but was answered by a 6-0 run by Montclair, including a made free throw and three-pointer by Philipp. An and-one conversion by ALEXIS STROLLO and a good lay-in from MADISON MARCOTTE pushed the Red Hawks' lead out to 35-16 with just over half of the quarter remaining. After back-to-back layups from the Scarlet Raiders, a three from Craigwell ignited a 9-2 run to wrap up the first half and give the Red Hawks a commanding 44-22 lead heading into the halftime intermission. A made free throw by Craigwell and a layup from SHANNON HUGHES kicked off the scoring in the third period. The quarter went back and forth the rest of the quarter, with neither team able to generate a true run. Both teams saw success from the free throw line in the quarter, with Montclair converting 6-for-8 and Rutgers 6-for-9, and the score went 62-34 heading into the final frame. The Scarlet Raiders notched a made free throw and took advantage of a Montclair turnover to convert a layup in the first thirty seconds of the fourth period. Montclair responded with a three from MALVINA SULLIVAN and a bucket from Craigwell to jump out 67-37. Each team fought tooth and nail down the stretch in another fairly even quarter, but a dominant first half by Montclair led them to a 78-48 final.
 
TEAM LEADERS
MONTCLAIR STATE (5-1, 2-1 NJAC)
Points Per Game: ALYSSA CRAIGWELL, 18.5
Rebounds Per Game: ALYSSA CRAIGWELL, 7.5 
Field goal percentage: KRISTINA TURNER, .667
Three Point Percentage: KRISTINA TURNER, 1.000
Free throw Percentage: ALEXIS STROLLO, .879
Assists: ALEXIS STROLLO, 16
Steals: ALYSSA CRAIGWELL, 14
Blocks: ALYSSA CRAIGWELL, 8
 
RAMAPO (4-5, 0-3 NJAC)
Points Per Game: Lauren Flatt, 11.9
Rebounds Per Game: Ava Burke, 6.3
Field goal percentage: Vanessa Kohler, .413
Three Point Percentage: Jorie Boyle, .500
Free throw Percentage: Stella Sweeney, .750
Assists: Denay Jones, 23
Steals: Jocelyn Huancaya, 21
Blocks: Ava Burke, 9
 
SCOUTING RAMAPO
The Roadrunners enter this matchup with a 4-5 overall record and are still searching for that first conference win as they are 0-3 in NJAC play. They are also trying to get out of their 4-game losing streak after suffering a 41-53 defeat against Rutgers-Camden on Saturday. During the 2024-25 season, Ramapo finished with a 3-22 overall record and a 2-16 record in the NJAC. The Roadrunners are projected for a 9th-place finish in the conference according to this season's NJAC preseason poll.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Montclair and Ramapo face off for the 77th time in their series history on Saturday. Montclair commands the all-time series at 64-13.
 
LAST MEETING
The Red Hawks and the Roadrunners met last on February 15, 2025. Montclair took a 79-48 victory on the road to get up on Ramapo in the season series.