New Jersey City University scored the first 13 points of the game, and pulled ahead 25-2, en route to a 61-34 rout of St. Joseph’s College-Patchogue, in a Women’s Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game at the Athletic and Fitness Center.
NJCU ends a three-game drought to improve to 2-3 and 1-1 in the WIAC. The Golden Eagles (0-5, 0-2 WIAC) have lost six straight dating to last season.
Patchogue committed 39 turnovers, including 23 in the first half, and the Gothic Knights capitalized with a 31-14 margin in points off giveaways, highlighted by a 24-4 difference in the first period.
In a balanced scoring attack, sophomore point guard LATRESE McNAIR (Elizabeth, NJ/Elizabeth) tallied 14 points on 7-of-13 shooting, and swiped eight steals in only 17 minutes of action. Junior power forward MEGAN KABBA (Newark, NJ/Arts) scored 11 points (5-of-9 FG) and had seven rebounds (five defensive). Freshman guard STEPHANIE HOGAN (North Arlington, NJ/St. Dominic Academy) added nine points, while freshman point guard TALIAH CHAMBERS (Orange, NJ/Orange) chipped in seven points, six assists, and five rebounds.
Junior forward MONCIA LYKES (Piscataway, NJ/High Tech) and junior center PATRICIA PAYNE (Jersey City, NJ/Lincoln) came off the bench to combine for 13 rebounds.
Junior guard KELLY MURPHY (Remsenburg, NY/Eastport) led the Eagles with 12 points. Three SJC players had double figures in rebounds. Freshman guard NICOLE PALAZZO (Medford, NY/Patchogue-Medford) grabbed 12 (nine defensive), junior forward JoANN WOODRUFF (Central Islip, NY/Central Islip) hauled down 11, and senior guard JEN MOORE (Miller Place, NY/Miller Place) had 10.
NJCU shot 32.1 percent from the field for the game (25-of-78). The Eagles made only three field goals in the first period (3-of-19), shooting 15.8 percent, and were slightly more accurate in the second half, before finishing below 20 percent (10-of-52, 19.2 percent). Six of SJC’s 12 first-half points came from the line. For the game, NJCU owned a 40-4 margin in bench scoring, and 30-14 in the paint. The Knights also held a 54-46 rebounding edge, including 21-12 on the offensive glass.
NJCU’s next game is Tuesday, December 7 at 7pm in a non-conference tilt at Drew University in Madison, NJ.
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Newspaper Box Score St. Joseph's College (LI) vs New Jersey City University 12/04/04 6 pm at Jersey City, NJ (Athletic & Fitness Ctr) At Jersey City, NJ (Athletic & Fitness Ctr) NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY 61, ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE (LI) 34 ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE (LI) (0-5) Murphy, Kelly 3-8 6-7 12; Palazzo, Nicole 1-10 5-6 7; Woodruff, JoAnn 2-10 1-4 5; Brennan, Jessie 2-5 0-0 4; Moore, Jen 1-11 2-4 4; Martin, Coryn 1-7 0-0 2; Case, Haley 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 10-52 14-21 34. NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY (2-3) Latrese McNair 7-13 0-0 14; Megan Kabba 5-9 1-3 11; Stephanie Hogan 3-6 0-0 9; Taliah Chambers 1-5 4-4 7; Arnese Goodman 3-8 0-0 6; Erika Cubile 2-3 0-2 5; Natashia Clackley 2-5 0-0 4; Moncia Lykes 1-5 0-0 2; Wynter Lightfoot 1-2 0-0 2; Tiffany Boyd 0-3 1-2 1; Bernice Amadeo 0-5 0-0 0; Patricia Payne 0-3 0-0 0; Beth Amadeo 0-8 0-2 0; Allana Diaz 0-3 0-2 0. Totals 25-78 6-15 61. St. Joseph's College (LI)..... 12 22 - 34 New Jersey City University.... 37 24 - 61 3-point goals-St. Joseph's College (LI) 0-7 (; Palazzo, Nicole 0-2; Martin, Coryn 0-4; Case, Haley 0-1), New Jersey City University 5-19 (Stephanie Hogan 3-5; Erika Cubile 1-1; Taliah Chambers 1-3; Wynter Lightfoot 0-1; Bernice Amadeo 0-3; Beth Amadeo 0-6). Fouled out--St. Joseph's College (LI)-None, New Jersey City University-None. Rebounds-St. Joseph's College (LI) 46 (Palazzo, Nicole 12), New Jersey City University 54 (Megan Kabba 7; Patricia Payne 7). Assists-St. Joseph's College (LI) 6 (Murphy, Kelly 2; Moore, Jen 2), New Jersey City University 19 (Taliah Chambers 6). Total fouls-St. Joseph's College (LI) 16, New Jersey City University 22. A-135 Women's Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game.