Women's Basketball at Rutgers-Camden - Athletics & Recreation

Women's Basketball
2/13/08

Stockton 60, Rutgers-Camden 58

Cehara Wellington

Boxscore

Lisa Neira (Cresskill/Cresskill) sank two free throws with 12 seconds remaining to lift Stockton to a 60-58 victory over Rutgers-Camden. Cehara Wellington (Cherry Hill/CH East) shot 6-8 from the floor and scored a career-high 13 points in just 15 minutes played. Neira finished with 11 points, five rebounds and five assists. Jenn Russell (Scotch Plains/SP-Fanwood) and Kristin Sciarrillo (Edison/ Edison) contributed nine points apiece.

The Ospreys trailed 58-55 in the final minute of the game. Russell converted a three-point play to tie the score at 58 with 45 seconds left, and then she registered a steal to give Stockton possession with 33 ticks on the clock. Neira was fouled and sank both free throws with 12 seconds to play and Rutgers-Camden missed its final shot as the Ospreys prevailed 60-58.

The close game was tied 12 times and neither team ever led by double digits. Stockton opened up an eight-point cushion, 32-24, on a layup by Wellington late in the first half, but Rutgers-Camden tossed in a three-pointer at the buzzer to pull within 32-27. Neira drained a jumper early in the second half to give Stockton a 34-29 lead that would be its largest of the half. There were a total of eight lead changes in the second stanza, with the last one coming as the Ospreys scored the final five points for the 60-58 triumph.