Mahwah, NJ: The Profs of Rowan University earned a NJAC road win over Ramapo College today at the Bradley Center this afternoon, 78-51. The Profs move to 8-1 overall and remain undefeated in the conference at 5-0 overall. The Roadrunners now move to 8-3 overall and 2-3 in the conference.
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Jenna Harsh opened the game with a jumper for Ramapo which started a 6-0 run over the next 2:13 in the game. Rowan got on the board with a three-pointer from Eliana Santana before Harsh sank a three-pointer of her own as Ramapo led 9-3. Repasy tallied a jumper for the Roadrunners 11-3 before a layup from Ayanna Johnson cut the lead to 5-11. A mini 6-2 run from the Roadrunners capped off with a jumper from Harsh as Ramapo took a ten-point lead 17-7 with less than 1:30 left in the first quarter. Rowan went on a 5-0 run to close out the first quarter seeing Ramapo with the 17-12 lead.
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In the second, Alexis Kriley sank a three-pointer for Rowan to cut the lead to two 15-17 before
Bridget Cahill sank two of her three free throws for a 19-15 lead with 8:42 on the clock. Rowan would go on a big 13-0 including eight points from Grace Marshall to take a 28-19 lead over the next 3:35 of the quarter. Ramapo snapped the run with back-to-back jumpers from
Samantha Rinaldi and
Sarah Minchin before a pair of free throws from Marshall put Rowan up 30-23 with 3:09 left on the clock. A three-pointer from Marshall and jumper from Kennedy Brown put Rowan up 35-23 before Harsh tallied a basket for the Roadrunners 25-35. The Profs would go on a 6-0 run to close out the second quarter and go into halftime leading 41-25. Marshall collected all 15 of her first half points in the second quarter to lead both teams.
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Rowan opened the third quarter with a jumper from Johnson before Repasy and Minchin tallied back-to-back shots for the Roadrunners. A three-pointer from Santana started a 6-0 run for the Profs as they pushed the score to 49-29 with 4:39 left on the clock. The two teams traded baskets as Rowan went into the fourth quarter up 57-39. The Profs outscored Ramapo in the fourth quarter 21-12 while Johnson and Kriley each tallied six points. Rowan would take their biggest lead in the game with 1:45 left in the final quarter as Jazlyn Duverglas tallied a three-pointer for a 78-48 score. Repasy would tally the final points of the game for either team with a three-pointer of her own with 1:06 left to play while Rowan would post a 78-51 road win.
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Johnson posted a career high 25 rebounds while she also tallied nine blocks and 17 points for the Profs. Kriley tallied 16 points whiel Marshall posted 15 points. The Profs scored 33% (29-87) from the field, 23% (8-34) from the three-point line and 63% (12-19) from the free throw line.
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Harsh led the Roadrunners with 13 points while she added four steals and three assists. Repasy and Minchin each collected nine points in the game while Wickersheim grabbed a team high eight rebounds. The team shot 26% (17-65) from the floor, 25% (4-16) from the three-point line and 68% (13-19) from the free throw line.
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The Roadrunners return to action on Monday, December 30th when they travel to Baruch College for a non-conference game at 1pm.Â
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