Ewing, NJ … The College of New Jersey women's basketball team snapped its three-game skid with a convincing 61-44 victory over New Jersey City University on Saturday afternoon in Packer Hall.
 
The win keeps the Lions (9-10, 6-7 NJAC) in the playoff hunt as they currently sit in seventh place in the New Jersey Athletic Conference standings. TCNJ is two games behind in the loss column to Rutgers University-Camden, William Paterson, and Rowan University. The Lions match up against the Profs this Wednesday and the Pioneers in Wayne, NJ on Wednesday, February 8.
 
TCNJ proficient from three-point range, connecting on 11-for-25 attempts in the game. Junior Charlotte Schum (East Hanover, NJ/Morris Catholic) was 4-for-5 from long distance and finished with 18 points. Senior Kim Dana (Freehold, NJ/Freehold Twp.) also knocked down three shots from downtown to register 11 points in the win. TCNJ also capitalized on some sloppy play by the Gothic Knights, scoring 16 points off 26 turnovers.
 
The Lions built a 35-17 halftime lead, thanks in large part to seven three pointers. A trey from sophomore Nicole Shatsky (Marlboro, NJ/Marlboro) put TCNJ 18-9 with just over a minute left in the first quarter. In the second period, consecutive baskets by Chiara Palombi (Manasquan, NJ/Manasquan), Schum, and Dana stretched the Lions lead to 26-12.
 
A lay-up by Katy Amato (Wyckoff, NJ/Ramapo) capped the first-half scoring as TCNJ was up 35-17. Amato finished with six points.
 
Three straight 3s from Dana, Schum and then Schum again to open the second half put the game out of reach. The TCNJ lead swelled to 27. The Gothic Knights battled, but they couldn't cut their deficit inside of 15 points the remainder of the contest.
 
Kiana Briggs led all NJCU scorers with 15 points, while Ziyadah Williams netted 13 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
Schum also led TCNJ in rebounds with eight. Dana and Kate O'Leary (Trumbull, CT/Trumbull) each chalked up five assists and Palombi finished with eight points and five boards.
 
The Lions will visit Rowan on Wednesday night before returning home to take on Ramapo College next Saturday at 1 p.m.