Box Score

Ewing, NJ…The College of New Jersey women's basketball team hosted the Scarlet Raiders of Rutgers University-Newark on Saturday in Packer Hall. The NJAC opener for both teams, TCNJ would take the early lead in the conference race after posting a 75-44 win. TCNJ is now 6-2 overall and 1-0 in the NJAC, while Rutgers-Newark is now 6-2 overall and 0-1 in the league. TCNJ's sophomore forward Alexandra Gregorek (Mahwah, NJ/Academy of the Holy Angels) had a double-double adding a career-high 22 points and 10 rebounds.

TCNJ would take a 36-20 lead into the locker room after both junior center Hillary Klimowicz (Scotch Plains, NJ/Scotch Plains-Fanwood) and Gregorek had double digit performance in the half. Gregorek paced TCNJ with 13 first half points, just one off her career high, while Klimowicz had 10 points and four blocks.

By game's end, Gregorek added 22 points and Klimowicz netted 12 points with five rebounds, and four blocks. Freshman forward Kelsey Kutch (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough) also had a career-day adding 17 points and seven boards for the Lions.

Rutgers-Newark's senior Stephanie Ross (Nutley, NJ/Nutley) would lead her team in the first stanza with seven points, while the Scarlet Raiders would commit 12 turnovers. She finished with 13 points and a team-high six rebounds, while senior guard Nerlande Nicolas (Maplewood, NJ/Columbia) added 14 points.