Washington, D.C. – Stockton University (2-3) built a 14-point lead in the second quarter and went on to defeat Gallaudet University (0-1) by a 58-49 count in a non-conference game on the road. Freshman Madison LaRosa (Oceanport/Shore Regional) led the Ospreys with a game-high 21 points.
 
LaRosa shot 3-5 (60%) from three-point range as part of an overall 9-14 (64.2%) from the field. The rookie surpassed the 20-point mark for the third time in the last four games.
 
Grace Sacco (Ocean City/Ocean City) dished a game-high 11 assists, the most by any Stockton player since January 2013 (Alex Nardoza, 11) and equal to the second-most by an Osprey in archives dating back to 1997.
 
Emma Morrone (Maywood/Hackensack) scored 12 points on 6-10 (60%) shooting and grabbed a career-high seven rebounds, the most by any player in the game. Nalya Hill (Bloomfield/DePaul Catholic) contributed 12 points and six boards.
 
LaRosa tallied four points in the first quarter to spark Stockton to a slim 10-9 edge. Hill netted six points and freshman Jaiden Harris (Lindenwold/OLMA) notched her first four college markers during a game-changing 18-3 run in the second quarter that turned an 11-10 deficit into a 28-14 advantage.
 
Gallaudet then scored the last four points of the period to make it 28-18 at the half. Hill paced the Ospreys with eight first-half points followed by LaRosa with seven.
 
Stockton stayed in front by double digits for all but 1:09 of the third quarter, leading by 14 on three occasions on the way to a 48-36 count after three periods. LaRosa scored 10 of Stockton's 20 points in the stanza.
 
The Bison tried to rally in the fourth quarter, closing within 54-47 with 4:25 remaining. The teams then went scoreless for the next 2:31 before Sacco ended the drought with a jumper at the 1:54 mark. LaRosa followed with a layup to end the threat and help clinch the 58-49 triumph for the Ospreys.
 
Cassidy Perry topped Gallaudet with 14 points followed by Hannah Puent with 12 and Crystal Salit with 10 markers.
 
Stockton returns home to being NJAC play by hosting Rutgers-Camden at The Sports Center on Tuesday at 8 p.m.