Box Score
CAMDEN, NJ – Rowan University had five players score in double figures in an 80-76 win over Rutgers-Camden in a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) game on Saturday.
Rowan improves to 10-5 overall and 3-1 in the conference. Rutgers-Camden is 6-10 overall with a 1-4 NJAC mark. The Profs were led by guards Gina Catanzariti (fr. Cinnaminson, NJ/Cinnaminson) and Kristina Wallace (sr. Logan Twp., NJ/Clearview Reg.) with 16 points apiece. Wallace also dished seven assists, while Catanzariti had four. Forward Ashley Cieplicki (jr. Haworth, NJ/Dumont) contributed with 12 points and five rebounds. Forward Kaitlin Guy (jr. Fair Lawn, NJ/Fair Lawn) and guard Brynn DeGroff (jr. Wildwood Crest, NJ/Wildwood) scored 11 and 10 points respectively. DeGroff recorded seven assists and four steals and forward Amanda Jennings (so. Sewell, NJ/Washington Township) grabbed a team-high seven boards.
For the Scarlet Raptors, guard Amber Parker (sr. Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsauken) had a game-high 19 points and picked up five assists. Guard Imani Hafiz (sr. Franklinville, NJ/Delsea Reg.) added 15 points and six rebounds. Forward Karima Blackwell (fr. Somerdale, NJ/Sterling) posted 10 points and a game best eight rebounds.
Rowan led 39-37 at the intermission. Hafiz hit a jumper at 17:45 to tie the game at 41. Rowan reeled off the next eight points for a 49-41 advantage at 16:27. Rowan was ahead by six (56-50) after a layup by Cieplicki at 13:04. Rutgers-Camden went on a 10-2 run to lead 60-58 at 9:11. Blackwell totaled four points in the stretch. Guy connected on two free throws at 9:01 to put the Profs up by one (61-60). Parker’s three-pointer at 4:58 tied the game at 70. A three-pointer (3:56) and a layup (3:18) by DeGroff made the score 75-70. Hafiz sunk a foul shot at 1:53 to trail by two (75-73). Guy’s layup with 22 second left put Rowan ahead by five (79-74). Guard Carmen Oyola’s (sr. Hammonton, NJ/Hammonton) layup at the 13 second mark brought the Scarlet Raptors within three (79-76), but Jennings made a free throw with one second remaining to seal the victory.
The game was tied six times in the first half with the last one coming at 8:09 (26-26). Rowan scored six straight points to go up 32-26 at 5:28. Guy had four points and Catanzariti made a layup. Blackwell’s layup with 1:51 remaining narrowed the deficit to one point (36-35). Catanzariti answered with a three-pointer at 1:35 (39-35). Guards Krystal Jankowski (sr. Somerdale, NJ/Sterling) and Sarah Gorbe (fr. Riverside, NJ/Riverside) each made a free throw at 1:06 and 00:30 respectively to make the score 39-37 at halftime. Parker was the scoring leader at the break with 14 points. Hafiz followed with 10 for the Scarlet Raptors. Catanzariti posted 13 points for the Profs.
Rowan hosts NJAC opponent The College of New Jersey on Wednesday, January 23 at 6 p.m.
