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MAHWAH, N.J. (December 6, 2017) – The Rutgers University-Newark women's basketball team trimmed an 18-point second-half deficit to one point with 17 seconds left but could not get over the hump in a 55-52 New Jersey Athletic Conference loss at Ramapo College Wednesday night.
 
Rutgers-Newark drops to 5-4 overall and 1-3 in league play, while Ramapo improves to 3-5 overall and 1-3 in the NJAC. The Scarlet Raiders will look to get back into the win column Saturday night against conference foe Rutgers University-Camden.
 
After turning an 18-point hole to 10 after three quarters of play, the Scarlet Raiders continued to battle back. Freshman guard Ania Harrell hit a jumper with 4:16 on the clock to pull Newark within seven (48-41), and sophomore guard Hannah Ashby drained a jumper after an offensive rebound to make it a five-point game. Senior forward Nicole Skelly was next, trimming the deficit to three with a second-chance bucket, but the Roadrunners answered with a three-pointer from Jenna Harsh to go back up by six with 2:59 left.
 
After a Raider score and Ramapo foul shot made it 52-47 with 44 ticks remaining, junior guard Faith Ashby nailed a three-pointer to pull Newark within two (52-50) with just 31 seconds on the clock. Ramapo would hit 1-of-2 at the line, and freshman forward Barbara Hairs-Jackson came up big to make it a one-point game thanks to an assist from Faith Ashby with 17 seconds to go.
 
Unfortunately, the Hairs-Jackson basket would be the final points of the night for Rutgers-Newark as Ramapo was able to hang on for the home win.
 
Faith Ashby led Rutgers-Newark with 20 points in 40 minutes, adding five boards, four assists and two steals to her line. Hannah Ashby had 13 points, and both Harrell and Hairs-Jackson finished with seven points and five rebounds. Skelly had two points, two assists and a team-high seven boards as the Scarlet Raiders shot 32.8 percent from the field (20-for-61), 4-for-10 from deep and 8-for-17 at the stripe. Newark racked up 12 steals, getting two thefts from five different players, and the guests grabbed a total of 33 rebounds.
 
Ramapo shot 40.4 percent from the field (21-for-52), 7-for-19 from distance and 6-for-11 at the free-throw line. The Roadrunners were plus-15 on the glass, and tallied 16 assists on 21 made baskets. Harsh led the way, totaling 21 points on 8-for-15 shooting with 10 rebounds.
 
The Roadrunners came out of the gate strong, scoring nine of the game's first 11 points. They pushed the lead to 12 (17-5) with 3:36 left in the first and settled on a 23-12 margin after one.
 
Ramapo's advantage moved to 15 early in the second stanza, with a three-pointer from Hannah Ashby pulling the Scarlet Raiders within 11 with 2:39 to play in the opening half.
 
Early in the third, Ramapo extended its lead to 18 (42-24), but the guests responded with a 10-2 run to make it a 10-point game (44-34) after three.
 
The Scarlet Raiders and Scarlet Raptors will tip-off at 6 p.m. from The Golden Dome Saturday night.