Glassboro, New Jersey – A night of rocky shooting sent the TCNJ women’s basketball team into a 60-45 NJAC setback at Rowan on Wednesday.
The Lions made just 25.4% of their field goal attempts (17-67) and were frigid shots 6-for-34 from 3-point range (17.6%), including a 1-for-18 mark in the second half. When the Pros pulled away in the fourth quarter in a battle for playoff contenders in the league.
The loss left TCNJ (12-7, 7-5) in a draw with their next opponent, Montclair State University, for 5th place in the NJAC standings. Rowan (12-7, 8-4) leads the Lions and is currently tied with Ramapo for third place, one game behind co-leader Keane and his NJCU.
Katie Flicker He made an immediate impact on the Lions, coming off the bench at the 6:42 mark in the first quarter and scoring five points in a span of 44 seconds to give the visitors a 6-2 advantage. The Professor scored the next seven points to set the stage for the first half round trip.
6 points behind at the end of the first half (24 wins and 18 losses). Sydney Blum Cut the deficit in half at the 3-pointer at the 3:59 mark of the second quarter.3-pointer from the hand of Izzy Leeger Rowan led 25-24, but the hosts got their own lead in the final seconds to take a 30-26 lead in the second half.
The third quarter was a battle of rocks, with the two teams scoring just six points in the first eight minutes of the frame. The Professor started to pull away in the second half of the period, and Nicole Mallard’s triple with 1:02 left put him ahead by 8 (38-30).
Back-to-back 3-pointers by Grace Marshall and Christina Johnson won the 10-0 run to start the fourth. Rowan then extended her 48-32 margin with him just over seven minutes remaining. Flicker hit 3 on the next possession, but the rest he didn’t come close to 11.
Mallards (15 points) and Marshalls (14) were 16-17 at the foul line and led the pros, who held an 18-9 advantage in points from turnovers.
Leager led TCNJ with 16 points and added 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Kaitlyn Dieter He finished with 9 points and a game-high 11 rebounds, 6 of which were offensive ends, helping TCNJ take a 47-41 advantage on the grass.
Flicker had eight points and five rebounds, while Setaro had seven points and a career-high eight rebounds.
The Lions are home and will face Montclair State on Saturday.
