GALLOWAY, NJ -- Kate Herlihy netted a career-high 36 points and broke the program single game record with nine three pointers to help lift Rowan to a 65-61 NJAC win at Stockton Wednesday night in the regular season finale.

The Profs have solidified the fourth seed in the NJAC Tournament and will host fifth-seeded Kean in a quarterfinal matchup here on Saturday at 1 p.m. from Esbjornson Gymnasium. It will be a rematch of last season's quarterfinal round where the Cougars and Profs met.

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TICKET INFORMATION -- NEW FOR THIS YEAR

Electronic tickets will be sold for all rounds of the NJAC Women's and Men's Basketball Tournaments. Quarterfinal tickets will go on sale on Thursday, Feb. 20, at 12:00 PM at https://njacsports.com/tickets.

Per Rowan University policy, the first 100 Rowan students with ID at the door will be admitted free of charge (no e-ticket required). All other spectators must present a QR code on their phone or on a printed ticket by purchasing online in advance. 

Tickets are $10 for adults, and $5 for seniors (65+), children (2+), and students with ID. Students purchasing a $5 ticket should be prepared to show their university ID at the door.

Herlihy was 13-of-19 from the floor including a staggering 9-of-12 from downtown. 25 of her game-best 36 points came in the second half with 17 in the third quarter alone as Rowan fought off a late Stockton push in the final frame. The senior broke the old mark of eight set on January 24, 2018 by Olivia Rulon in a win at Rutgers-Camden.

Leading 25-23 at the half, Herlihy and the Profs turned it on in the third. A 14-3 run to open the frame, with all 14 points coming from Herlihy opened up a double-figure lead. She would hit four three's to finish with 17 points giving the visitors an 11-point edge heading into the fourth (50-39).

Stockton's Grace Speer scored 18 of her 34 points in the fourth quarter as the Ospreys tried to push ahead late. Herlihy's ninth three of the game put Rowan up, 64-54, with 2:13 left to seemingly ice it, but a three-point play from Speer was part of a 7-0 run as the Ospreys climbed within three. Jess McLaughlin hit one of two from the line off a three-point Stockton miss with 11 ticks lock up the victory.
  
Saturday's other quarterfinal matchup pits #6 NJCU at #3 William Paterson. #2 Montclair State and top-seeded TCNJ have earned byes. Semifinal action continues on Wednesday, February 26th with the championship on Saturday, March 1st.