Box Score

Ewing, NJ…The College of New Jersey women's basketball team hosted Blue Knights of Mount Saint Mary College on Thursday night in a non-conference game in Packer Hall. Down at the half, 21-20, Mount Saint Mary College came back to post their third straight win over the Lions after posting a 62-55 win. MSMC improves to 7-1, while TCNJ is now 5-2.

TCNJ opened the contest on a 9-0 run before the Blue Knights clawed their way back to trail by just one point at the half, 21-20. Pacing TCNJ in the first half was freshman forward Kelsey Kutch (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough) as she had seven points and four rebounds. Senior Sara Best (High Bridge, NJ/Voorhees) chipped in with five points and five rebounds in the first half for the Lions as they forced 15 turnovers, but committed 16 themselves.

MSMC's senior guard Vanessa Lawson (Kingston, NY/Kingston) had six points in the first half, while junior guard Meredith Paggi (Wappinger Falls, NY/Our Lady of the Lourdes) added four points and five rebounds to pace her team in the first half with three steals.

In a wild second half, MSMC would post their first lead at 18:05 (24-23) and before the night was over there were six ties and nine lead changes as the Blue Knights would triumph on an impressive 8-10 shooting performance from the line in the second stanza.

Paggi would finish with 13 points and eight rebounds, while Lawson led her team with 14 points. Sophomore forward Shannon Sangster (Syracuse, NY/Bishop Ludden) added eight second half points to finish with 10 on the night.

TCNJ's junior Hillary Klimowicz (Scotch Plains, NJ/Scotch Plains-Fanwood) would net her fifth double-double of the season after chipping in 14 points with 12 boards and ties her personal best having blocked eight shots. Best had 10 points, while Kutch finished with nine.