Box Score

MAHWAH, NJ – Senior guard Kendra Johnson poured in 27 points as Rutgers-Newark notched a 67-55 New Jersey Athletic Conference win over Ramapo College in the Bradley Center.

With the victory, head coach Kevin Morris and the Scarlet Raiders (13-4, NJAC 4-2) guaranteed no worse than a .500 record for the sixth time in the last eight seasons while dropping the Roadrunners (10-6, NJAC 2-4) into a third place tie with Montclair State in the NJAC's North Division.

Johnson matched her career high in points and steals with seven as Rutgers-Newark won for the sixth time in its last seven outings.

Senior forward Lori Nieves netted all eight of her points in the second half as the Raiders stayed ahead of Ramapo by single digits until the final minute of play.  She also notched five rebounds, three steals and two assists.

Sophomore guard Jasmine Daniels chipped in eight points and seven rebounds for the Raiders while sophomore point guard ShaQuanna Marshall tallied seven points, three rebounds and two assists.

Junior guard Alexa Ryan came off the bench to pace the Roadrunners with a dozen points plus four assists while freshman forward Alex Milne added 11 points and five rebounds.  Freshman guard Jackie Jerkovich had a team high five assists to go along with nine points, two steals and two rebounds.

A jumper by Daniels gave the Raiders a 30-22 lead with 59 ticks left in the opening period before a 3-point jumper by Ramapo senior forward Lindsey Gripenburg set the Rutgers-Newark halftime lead at five points.

Jumpers by sophomore forward Micaela Moore and Milne in the opening minute and a half of the second half sliced the Raiders advantage to 30-29, but the Roadrunners never gained the lead.

Rutgers-Newark answered with an 8-0 run which was started and finished by Nieves buckets to take charge at 38-29 with 15:14 left.  Ramapo trimmed its deficit to three three times down the stretch, but the Raiders never buckled before pulling away to their biggest lead of the night at the finish.

Rutgers-Newark visits Kean University for an NJAC twinbill on Saturday.  The women tip off at 1 p.m. with the men to follow at 3 o'clock.