| Women's Basketball 2/2/08 | ||
| Rutgers-Newark 76, Stockton 65 | ||
The Stockton women’s basketball team fell short in its quest for a third consecutive win as the Ospreys were outscored 76-65 by Rutgers-Newark. Lisa Neira (Cresskill/Cresskill) shot 8-10 from the field and 4-4 at the line for a game-high 21 points. Kim Herriger (Howell/Msgr. Donovan) scored a career-high 15 points while Ashley Hart (Pt. Pleasant Beach/Peddie School) shot 3-3 from beyond the arc and finished with 11 points.
Stockton suffered through a scoring drought of 3:37 while Rutgers-Newark reeled off 10 unanswered points for a 21-9 lead midway through the first half. The Scarlet Raiders continued to pull away, and Stockton faced a 49-29 deficit at the break despite a game-high 11 first-half points from Neira, who shot 3-3 from the floor and 4-4 at the line in the period.
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