Women's Basketball vs. Neumann - Athletics & Recreation

Women's Basketball
12/5/07

Stockton 57, Neumann 44

Jenn Russell

Boxscore

The Stockton women’s basketball team defeated Neumann 57-44 in a non-conference game was the Ospreys’ sixth consecutive on the road. Jenn Russell (Scotch Plains/SP-Fanwood) led Stockton with a game-high 13 points and Michele Auerbacher (Franklin Lakes/Ramapo) added 11 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Ashley Hart (Pt. Pleasant Beach/Peddie School) hit three three-pointers and finished with 11 points for the Ospreys.

Kelley Guarrera (Shamong/Shawnee) scored six early points and Hart drained back-to-back three-pointers as Stockton jumped out to a 20-6 lead. Neumann whittled the Ospreys’ lead down to six points, 24-18, at the half. Neumann then opened the second half with consecutive baskets to pull within 24-22, but Hart answered with her third three-pointer of the game to give Stockton a 27-22 advantage.

Hart later capped a 6-0 run with a layup to give the Ospreys a 42-30 lead with 11:14 to play, and Stockton led by at least nine points for the rest of the game. The Ospreys shot 11-13 (84.6%) at the free throw line in the second half to protect their lead and post the 57-44 victory.