STOCKTON DOWNED BY CATHOLIC 63-58

LaTonya Oliver

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Richard Stockton (1-1) was downed 63-58 by Catholic University (1-1) in the first round of the McDaniel College Tip-Off Tournament.

LaTonya Oliver (West Berlin/Overbrook) led the Ospreys with team highs of 12 points and seven rebounds. Aspen Price-Perry (Lindenwold/ Lindenwold) tossed in 11 points.

Stockton opened up a six-point lead twice in a close first half that also featured five ties. The Ospreys settled for a slim 31-29 advantage at the break.

Price-Perry drained a three-pointer early in the second half that increased Stockton’s lead to 36-31 but Catholic took the lead for good by scoring 12 unanswered points to pull ahead 43-36.

Stockton’s deficit reached 10 points before the Ospreys made a run with an 8-0 spurt that brought them within 52-50 on a three-pointer by freshman Alex Nardoza (Woodbridge/ Woodbridge) with 6:40 on the clock. Catholic stayed in front and took control of the game by scoring the next six points while Stockton went scoreless for the next 4:20 and suffered the 63-58 defeat.