Box Score

UNION, NJ – The Kean University women’s basketball team defeated Rowan University, 77-54 in a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) game on Wednesday night.

The Cougars, ranked 21st in the nation, have a 19-3 record with a 10-0 conference mark.  The Profs fall to 8-13 overall and 2-8 in the NJAC.  Kean had four players that scored in double figures.  Guard Naimah Clemons (jr. Newark, NJ/Newark Tech) recorded a double-double with 30 points and 11 rebounds.  Clemons also dished eight assists.  Center/forward Simone Smith (jr. Colonia, NJ/Colonia) contributed with 14 points and five boards.  Guard Brittany Powell (sr. Tinton Falls, NJ/Monmouth Reg.) and forward Danielle McFadden (sr. Odenton, MD/Arundel) added 11 and 10 points respectively.  McFadden also totaled seven rebounds.  Forward Kyanne Sager (jr. Westminster, VT/Kearsarge Reg.) produced nine boards.

For the Profs, forward Lauren Gregg (sr. Collingswood, NJ/Collingwood) scored 14 points.  Guard Alissa Lamey (sr. Northfield, NJ/Mainland Reg.) totaled seven points, five rebounds and five assists.  Forward Erin Farrell (jr. Marlton, NJ/Cherokee) had seven boards along with six points. 

After the first half, Kean was ahead 35-22.  At the 19-minute mark, Rowan was up by four points (6-2) after a layup by Lamey.  The Cougars took the lead (13-8) with an 11-2 run that ended at 13:13.  Clemons and McFadden each registered four points while Powell hit a three.  Gregg’s basket at 10:41 tied the score at 13.  Kean led by five (18-13) with a foul shot by Clemons with 8:52 remaining.  Farrell cut the deficit to three (18-15) at 7:17 with a layup.  Clemons nailed two straight three-pointers (6:59, 6:29) and Smith followed with a layup (6:03) for an 11-point advantage (26-15). 

Rowan scored five straight points and trailed by six (26-20) at 4:13.  Guard Chanelle Banta (sr. Bergenfield, NJ/Bergenfield) and Gregg each had a basket while Lamey made a free throw.  The Cougars closed out the period with a 9-2 surge.  Smith led the way with four points, Clemons and McFadden had two apiece and Sager added one.  Clemons finished with 17 points.     

In the second stanza, Lamey made a layup at 17:48 and the Profs trailed by seven points (37-30).  Guard/forward Erika Jones (sr. Perth Amboy, NJ/Perth Amboy) increased the lead to 10 (42-32) with a three-pointer at 16:25.  At 13:46, the Cougars had a six-point advantage (44-38).  They pulled away with a 16-2 run in a span of 4:42.  Kean led 60-40 with 9:04 on the clock.  Clemons and Smith each scored six points while Powell and Sager had two apiece. 

Powell’s layup at 7:31 gave the Cougars a 23 point advantage (67-44).  Their biggest lead of the game was 25 (71-46) after a basket by Sager with 5:45 left. 

Next, Rowan plays at home on Saturday, February 4 against The College of New Jersey at 1 p.m.