Box Score

EWING, NJ  – The College of New Jersey women’s basketball team defeated Rowan University, 70-41 in a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) game on Wednesday night.

The Lions are 6-2 overall and 4-1 in the conference.  The Profs have a 3-6 record with a 0-5 NJAC mark.  Forward/center Liz West (jr. Monmouth Beach, NJ/Shore Reg.) led TCNJ with 12 points off the bench.  Guards Kelly Roddy (jr. Belmar, NJ/St. Rose), Tiffany DeTulio (jr. Colts Neck, NJ/Colts Neck) and Angelica Esposito (fr. Lincroft, NJ/St. John Vianney) and center/forward Candace Vigo (sr. New Brunswick, NJ/New Brunswick Health Science Tech) all contributed with seven points.  Vigo grabbed a game-high 10 rebounds and Roddy dished five assists.  Guard Kelly Coughlin (so. Trumbull, CT/Trumbull) and center Cari Winiarski (fr. Voorhees, NJ/Eastern Reg.) added six points apiece. 

For Rowan, guard Alexis Govan (jr. Bridgeton NJ/Camden City Technical Schools) totaled 10 points and seven rebounds.  Guard Eyandra Molina (sr. Pleasantville, NJ/Washington Irving (NY)) followed with nine points and guard Bria Hill (so. Atlantic City, NJ/Atlantic City) had seven.  Center Kate Matthews (so. Clark, NJ/Arthur L. Johnson) collected eight rebounds.

In the first half, the Profs trailed by one (10-9) at 13:09 after two foul shots by Govan.  TCNJ had an 8-0 spurt in a four minute span to lead by nine (18-9).  Forward Jessica Goldbach (so. Edison, NJ/John P. Stevens) had a layup while DeTulio and Roddy each hit a three-pointer.  Govan sank a free throw at 7:04 and Rowan trailed by six (20-14).  The Lions scored 10 straight points to increase its lead to 16 (30-14) with 1:54 left.  West produced six points and Goldbach and Esposito each had two.  With nine seconds on the clock, Vigo’s jumper ended the half and TCNJ was ahead 35-16. 

At 14:48 in the second stanza, TCNJ had a 19 point advantage (39-20).  The Lions pulled away with a 9-0 run to lead 48-20 at 12:57.  Guard Colleen Duffy’s (jr. Spotswood, NJ/Spotswood) three (12:23) put the Lions up by 29 (51-22).  Winiarski had a layup (6:19) and TCNJ had its biggest lead of the game, 33 points (61-28).       

Rowan’s next game is at Widener University on Saturday, December 15 at 1 p.m.