Jersey City, NJ … For the fifth consecutive game and seventh in their last eight, The College of New Jersey women's basketball team walked off the court winners.
 
After facing stiff competition to open the 2015-16 campaign, the Lions (7-6, 4-3 NJAC) shouldered its way past the .500 mark for the first time as they defeated New Jersey City University 67-32 on Saturday afternoon in Jersey City.
 
TCNJ held the Gothic Knights to a season-low 37 points on 27 percent shooting. The Lions also caused 17 turnovers, tallied 20 points off of those turnovers, and dominated bench scoring by an 18-1 margin.
 
Ten different Lions registered points in the game led by senior Angelica Esposito (Lincroft, NJ/St. John Vianney). The senior guard bucketed 15 points and was again, perfect from the charity stripe. Esposito is now 36-for-37 (97 percent) at the free-throw line this season, a major contributor to TCNJ leading the conference in foul shooting by better than 10 percent.
 
Sophomore Charlotte Schlum (East Hanover, NJ/Morris Catholic) also reached double figures with 11 points, including a trio of three-point field goals. Junior Kim Dana (Freehold, NJ/Freehold) distributed a season-best seven assists to go along with eight points as she continues to engineer TCNJ on the offensive and defensive ends.
 
NJCU jumped on the Lions at the onset, taking a quick 7-0 lead. A three-pointer by Schlum stopped the bleeding and that would spark a 15-2 run for TCNJ. The Gothic Knights opened the second quarter with a layup, but that was followed by a 9-0 run for the Lions that put the contest completely in their control.
 
TCNJ led by 15 points entering the final period, but made sure they would walk away with their fifth straight. They mounted a 15-0 run in under five minutes to open the fourth and they secured their seventh win overall and fourth league victory.
 
Senior from Christina Merlin (North Brunswick, NJ/Bishop Ahr) finished with six points, five rebounds, and four assists, while classmate Jess Lynch (Newtown, CT/Newtown) also grabbed five boards, four points, two assists, and a pair of steals.
 
The Lions will have a day off before hosting Stevens Institute of Technology on Monday night at 6 p.m. in Packer Hall.