Box Score

Ewing, NJ... The College of New Jersey women's basketball team ran into the hottest Division III team in the country as Kean University won their 23rd straight game upending the Lions 87-52.

TCNJ now needs a victory at Richard Stockton College on Wednesday night to qualify for post-season play.

Stephanie Prall (Kinnelon, NJ/Kinnelon) led the Lions (13-11, 6-6 NJAC) matching her career-high with 14 points. Junior Keri Washington (Ewing, NJ/Pennington Prep) added nine points and five rebounds, while Jessica Imhof (Flemington, NJ/Hunterdown Central) also tallied nine points.

TCNJ played tough early on, but Kean (23-1, 12-0 NJAC) simply had too much firepower and pulled away late in the opening half to stake a 43-28 halftime lead. Senior Melissa Beyruti (Union City, NJ/Union Hill) buried a trio of three-pointers to give her 389 for her career. Beyruti, who finished with 15 points, is now three, three-pointers shy of the NCAA record of 392 set by Laurie Koehn of Kansas State in 2005.

The Cougars came out strong in the second half mounting a 16-0 run to extend their lead to 65-35 before Imhof drained a baseline jumper. The Lions played hard, but shot just 31 percent from the floor against a tenacious Kean defense.

Junior Tiffany Patrick (Piscataway, NJ/Piscataway) led Kean with a game-high 18 points and 12 rebounds. Freshman Naimah Clemons (Newark, NJ/Newark Tech.) had a quality game scoring nine points, dishing out six assists, and grabbing 10 boards.

TCNJ travels to Richard Stockton on Wednesday, February for their must-win showdown beginning at 6 p.m.