Players to watch:

Kean Women – Marajiah Bacon – Defeding division III national scoring champion (24.7 ppg) and currently leads the NJAC (21.4 ppg)

TCNJ Women – Jen Byrne – Leads the Lions in scoring and is 3^rd in the NJAC amongst freshman (13.0 ppg)

Kean Men – Mike Summerer – Ranks 3^rd in the NJAC in blocks (1.4 bpg) and leads the Cougars in scoring (10.0 ppg)

TCNJ Men – Bobby Brackett – Ranks 5^th in the NJAC in scoring (18.0 ppg), 2^nd in rebounding (10.7 rpg), and 8^th in blocks (1.0 bpg)


Key stat:

Kean Women – 7.4 – Jaquetta Owens is averaging 7.4 assists per game this season good enough for 3^rd in the nation. The Lions have not allowed a single player to go over five assists in any one game this season.

TCNJ Women – 65.0% – Cindy Napolitano has hit 65.0% of her shots from beyond the arc and as a team the Lions are shooting 37.8% from distance. The Cougars are allowing opponents to shoot just 29.9% on those opportunities.

Kean Men – 55.2 – The Cougars are averaging just 55.2 points per game over their first five contests. TCNJ has been held below 55 just twice since the start of the 2014-15 season.

TCNJ Men – 7.7 – The Lions are out-rebounding their opponents by an average of 7.7 boards per game. In their four victories this advantage climbs to 14.75 and the Lions have outrebounded their opponent in each game. TCNJ has been beat out on the glass in each of their two losses by an average of 6.5.


Last time out:

Kean Women – The Cougars evened their conference record with an 83-51 victory over Rutgers-Newark. De'Mean Bond scored 15 points and secured 16 rebounds to lead the way and Kenya Adams added a double-double of her own with 12 points and 14 boards.

TCNJ Women – The Lions knocked off previously unbeaten and 23^rd ranked Stockton University 63-59. It was TCNJs first win over a ranked opponent since defeating 21^st ranked Kean on February 8, 2012. Chiara Palombi scored 16 points off the bench, and Kim Dana was 6-8 from the field including 3-3 from behind the arc to lead the team with 17 points.

Kean Men – The Cougars were defeated by Rutgers-Newark when Tyler Ofray broke a 43-43 tie by hitting two free throws with just over a minute to go and the Scarlet Raiders held on for a 47-45 victory. Summerer led Kean with 10 points and nine boards in the loss.

TCNJ Men – The Lions avenged their loss from the 2016 NJAC Tournament Championship to Stockton University, using a 10-0 run over the final 5:20 to erase a six-point deficit and give TCNJ a 63-59 victory. Eric Murdock, Jr. scored 23 points and had seven assists, while Brackett achieved his third double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Corey Stanford chipped in 16 points and nine boards. Elias Bermudez added seven points, all in the second half.


Next up:

Kean – The Cougars return home for an NJAC double header Wednesday, with both teams taking on New Jersey City University.

TCNJ – The Lions host a non-conference double header Monday, with the women taking on Moravian College, followed by the Men playing host to Delaware Valley University. The teams then host Rowan University Wednesday night in an NJAC twin billing.