Montclair, NJ- The Montclair State women's basketball team returns home for an NJAC face-off with Rutgers-Camden on Saturday. 
 
GAME INFO
The matchup inside the Panzer Athletic Center is set for a 1:00 p.m. tip-off. Live coverage of the game can be found at monclairstateathletics.com.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Montclair hit the road and came away with a 70-49 win at Ramapo on Wednesday. The Red Hawks (6-1, 3-1 NJAC) opened the contest with buckets from SAMANTHA PHILIPP and ALYSSA CRAIGWELL to take an early 4-2 advantage in the first two minutes. Ramapo countered with a 7-1 scoring run over the next four minutes to climb ahead by two possessions. Montclair ended the stanza with the final eight points, a run kicked off by a pair of free throws from Philipp and a jumper from MALVINA SULLIVAN over back-to-back trips up the floor. BELLA BRUCE ended the period with a driving layup in the waning moments to give the Red Hawks a 13-9 lead after 10 minutes. Montclair continued the offensive surge into the second quarter, as ISABELLA ORLANDO converted an and-one opportunity after the two sides battled to a scoreless opening three minutes. Philipp connected on a shot from beyond the arc on the next possession to push the lead to double-digits, as Craigwell forced a turnover on the other end leading to another converted and-one chance for the visitors. Bruce notched a layup with 2:55 on the clock to push Montclair ahead by 20, with them extending as far as 24 shortly after. Ramapo ended the 20-0 run the Red Hawks opened the period with with a minute remaining in the half, cutting the margin to 20 at the break. The Roadrunners trimmed into the deficit in the first three and a half minutes of the third quarter, recording eight of the first 12 points to cut the Montclair lead to 16. KRISTINA TURNER hit a three-point shot on the ensuing possession to answer, as the two sides continued to trade buckets during the stanza. Ramapo got within 16 twice in the final minute of the third, but the Red Hawks notched the final marker of the quarter as Craigwell found Strollo for a three-pointer as time expired. Strollo and Philipp each converted a long distance shot in the early moments of the fourth quarter to vault Montclair ahead 55-32 at the 7:48 mark. After back-to-back buckets from Ramapo, threes from Orlando and CELINA BUSSANICH pushed the Red Hawks out by 26 at the halfway point of the period. The Roadrunners collected 10 of the final 16 points of the night to make the final margin 22, sealing the road victory for Montclair.
 
 
TEAM LEADERS
MONTCLAIR STATE (6-1, 3-1 NJAC)
Points Per Game: ALYSSA CRAIGWELL, 17.9
Rebounds Per Game: ALYSSA CRAIGWELL, 7.7
Field goal percentage: KRISTINA TURNER, .571
Three Point Percentage: KRISTINA TURNER, 1.000
Free throw Percentage: ALEXIS STROLLO, .879
Assists: ALEXIS STROLLO, 18
Steals: ALYSSA CRAIGWELL, 19
Blocks: ALYSSA CRAIGWELL, 9
 
RUTGERS-CAMDEN (6-4, 3-1 NJAC)
Points Per Game: Hope Goodwine, 13.9
Rebounds Per Game: Courtney Edmundo, 9.6
Field goal percentage: Courtney Edmundo, .515
Three Point Percentage: Hope Goodwine, .356
Free throw Percentage: Hope Goodwine, .767
Assists: Courtney Edmundo, 25
Steals: Two tied with 23
Blocks: Courtney Edmundo, 20
 
SCOUTING RUTGERS-CAMDEN
The Scarlet Raptors enter this game with a 6-4 overall record and a 3-1 NJAC record after earning a hard-fought win against TCNJ, 54-53 on Wednesday. Last season, they finished 9-16 with a 5-13 NJAC record, missing out on the conference tournament. According to the 2025-26 NJAC Preseason Poll, Rutgers-Camden is slated to finish sixth, but was labeled the conference's "Dark Horse" to win the NJAC Tournament.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Montclair and Rutgers-Camden will play against each other for the 72^nd time in their long-standing conference series, which dates back to 1987. Montclair is in the driver's seat of the series at 54-17 and has won the past 10 games against Camden.
 
LAST MEETING
The Red Hawks and the Scarlet Raptors met last season on February 1, where Montclair clinched the series sweep with a 75-49 victory.
 
UP NEXT
 
Montclair State University competes next in the Puerto Rico Clasico, where they face off with the University of Redlands on Thursday, December 18. The game in Caguas, PR, is set for a 1:00 p.m. Eastern showdown.