Montclair, NJ- The Montclair State University women's basketball team looks to end its regular season on a positive note as it faces The College of New Jersey on Wednesday night in the regular season finale. 
 
GAME INFO
Tip-off from Packer Hall in Ewing, NJ, is slated for 5:00 p.m. Live coverage of the game can be found at monclairathletics.com.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Montclair outperformed Kean on its Senior Night on Saturday by a dominant score of 82-38. The Red Hawks converted on their first three shots from beyond the arc to jump out to a 9-0 lead in the first two minutes of the game. Montclair clung on to a double-digit lead for most of the quarter. At a score of 23-13 with just over a minute and a half remaining, ALEXIS STROLLO took over the rest of the quarter. She scored eight unanswered points, including a layup with just two seconds remaining in the period, and gave Montclair a 31-13 advantage. No team was able to find a shot in the first minute of the second. It wasn't until the 8:44 mark that a bucket by BELLA BRUCE sparked a 15-0 run to give the Red Hawks a commanding 46-13 lead at the 3:54 timestamp. Kean found its first bucket of the quarter shortly after, but was outscored 8-2 down the stretch, and Montclair took a 54-17 edge into halftime. The third frame was much like the second. The Cougars tipped in the first basket of the second half, before Montclair responded with a Strollo three and two good layups from ALYSSA CRAIGWELL to hold a 61-19 lead. After another bucket from the Cougars, the Red Hawks held Kean to just two points down the stretch in the third, while generating 14 more points for a 75-23 lead heading into the fourth quarter. Montclair took its foot off the gas in the fourth. Kean scored six unanswered before CELINA BUSSANICH connected on a shot at the 5:45 mark. The Cougars put together an 8-1 run before KATIE DICHTER found five points late in the period, and the Red Hawks put the bow on an 82-38 triumph in their regular-season home finale.
 
TEAM LEADERS
MONTCLAIR STATE (15-9, 11-6 NJAC)
Points Per Game: ALYSSA CRAIGWELL, 17.0
Rebounds Per Game: ALYSSA CRAIGWELL, 6.9
Field goal percentage: ALEXIS STROLLO, .486
Three Point Percentage: SAMANTHA PHILIPP, .386
Free throw Percentage: ALEXIS STROLLO, .830
Assists: ALEXIS STROLLO, 79
Steals: ALYSSA CRAIGWELL, 62
Blocks: ALYSSA CRAIGWELL, 29
 
TCNJ (14-10, 13-4 NJAC)
Points Per Game: Amanda Baylock, 14.2
Rebounds Per Game: Brooke McFadden, 8.8
Field goal percentage: Maddie Bernhardt, .425
Three Point Percentage: Maddie Bernhardt, .385
Free throw Percentage: Riley Ahrens, 1.000
Assists: Grace Kowalski, 73
Steals: Katie Fricker, 36
Blocks: Brooke McFadden, 29
 
SCOUTING TCNJ
The Lions enter this matchup with a 14-10 overall record and a 13-4 NJAC record. They are locked into the two-seed in the NJAC, but are coming off a heartbreaking 66-65 loss against New Jersey City University in the final seconds on Saturday. Last season, TCNJ put together a 21-6 overall record and a 
16-2 record in NJAC play and won the regular-season title. As the top seed in the conference tournament, they defeated fifth-seeded Kean, 79-56, but were bested in the title game by Montclair, 72-63. According to the 2025-26 NJAC Preseason Poll, they are the favorites to win the NJAC this season. 
 
SERIES HISTORY
The Red Hawks and the Lions will reunite for the 97^th time in their rivalry. Montclair is on top of the series with a record of 56-40. The two teams split last season's series, excluding the playoffs, and the Lions also took the first meeting of the two teams earlier this season. 
 
LAST MEETING
Montclair and TCNJ battled last on January 14, 2026, where the Lions got the better of the Red Hawks, 84-51. 
 
UP NEXT 
Montclair is locked into competing in the NJAC Quarterfinals on Saturday, February 21. Wednesday's results will determine whether the Red Hawks will host or be on the road, with a time to be determined by location.