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(Galloway, NJ) – Richard Stockton (1-2, 0-1) played their first game in nine days but could not shake off the rust and poor shooting as Rowan University (5-0, 2-0 NJAC) downed the Ospreys 69-59 on Tuesday night in Stockton's first conference game of the season. The Ospreys had 27 turnovers to go with 31.7% (20-63) shooting for the evening.
 
Stockton started off strong, jumping out to a 7-2 lead with Lauren Alwan (Cherry Hill/Timber Creek) netting five markers. Rowan answered with a run of 13 straight points to take a 15-7 advantage, forcing the Ospreys to call a timeout. The teams traded baskets until Taylor Christina (Franklinville/Delsea) nailed three bombs from behind the arc to close the gap to 24-22 Rowan. The Profs answered again, stretching the lead to 39-28 at the break by finishing the half on a 15-4 streak.
 
The Ospreys came out of the locker room slowly whittling the lead down, scoring 11 straight points and knotting the contest at 39-39. Rowan scored their first hoop of the second half with 14:55 remaining to retake a 41-39 lead. Christina hit another three to give Stockton their first lead since early in the game, but it would be the last time the Ospreys would hold the advantage at 42-41.
 
Rowan was able to keep Stockton at bay before Sara Farrell (Marlton/Cherokee) gave Stockton one last hope with a three-pointer to close within 62-59. That was as close as the Ospreys would get though. Rowan tallied the last seven points to end the game with a 69-59 victory.
 
Alwan led the Ospreys with 13 points while Christina and Farrell each tallied 12 markers. Freshman Sasha Williams (Cherry Hill/Cherry Hill West) scored seven points, all in the second half. She also pulled down a career-high and game-high 20 rebounds to go with five blocked shots. Farrell dished a game-high six assists for Stockton.
 
Ashanti Bishop led the Profs with 12 points while Summer Crilley came off the bench to add 11 markers. Kate Matthews grabbed 10 caroms and Melissa Lake snatched a game-high five steals for Rowan.
 
Stockton's next game will be against Immaculata at home, on Monday night at  7pm.