Boxscore

Union, NJ – Richard Stockton (20-4, 16-1 NJAC) reached the 20-win mark for the first time since the 2005-06 season with a 64-52 victory over Kean (12-12, 7-10) that was the Ospreys' eighth straight triumph. Stockton scored the first 10 points of the game and never trailed. Alex Nardoza (Fords/Woodbridge) led the Ospreys with 15 points followed by Sara Farrell (Marlton/Cherokee) with 12 markers. Nardoza and Farrell shot a combined 9-10 at the line.
 
Sasha Williams (Cherry Hill/CH West) recorded game highs of 16 rebounds and five blocks to go with seven points while Lauren Alwan (Winslow/Timber Creek) and Lauren Bowler (Little Silver/Red Bank Regional) scored nine points apiece. Stockton went 0-9 from three-point range but outscored Kean 18-7 at the free throw line.
 
Stockton jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first five minutes as each starter scored a basket. Kean promptly reeled off the next 10 points for the first of three ties in the half. A layup by Lea Mendolla (Nutley/Mount St. Dominic) gave the Ospreys the lead for good at 16-14. They increased the advantage to seven before settling for a 28-24 edge at the break behind eight points by Nardoza.
 
In the second half, Alwan scored four points and Nardoza added a conventional three-point play during a 13-4 run that broke the game open. The outburst ended with Stockton's largest lead at 49-33 with 10:12 to play. Kean fought back to within six at the 6:23 mark but the comeback was thwarted by a Nardoza basket followed by two Farrell free throws. The Ospreys led by double digits for the last four minutes on the way to their 20th victory of the season, 64-52.
 
Stockton will end the regular season with a key NJAC game against eighth-ranked Montclair State on Wednesday at 6 pm, with the winner finishing first in the conference and earning the No. 1 seed for the NJAC tournament.