Galloway, NJ – Stockton University (6-1, 1-1 NJAC) earned their second straight victory with a 63-30 final over Rutgers-Camden (1-6, 0-2 NJAC) on Wednesday night.
Madison Dulude (Sewell/Washington Twp.) led the Ospreys with her second career double-double of 11 points and a career-high 12 rebounds to go with a game-high four steals.
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The contest started off tight with the Scarlet Raptors holding a slim lead until the Stockton offense got going. Five points by
Madison LaRosa (Oceanport/Shore Regional) and four by Dulude pushed the Ospreys to a 12-10 first quarter lead.
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Stockton took off from there sprinting out to a 28-19 halftime lead on the strength of an 8-2 finishing run. Dulude tallied four more markers and ended the half with eight points and six boards.
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The Ospreys continued their run at the start the third frame, running out on an 8-0 spurt. A basket by
Emma Morrone (Maywood/Hackensack), along with three pointers by
Imene Fathi (Wildwood/Wildwood) and
Lauren Winant (Middletown/Middletown South), pushed the margin to 36-19.
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The home team got a jolt off the bench from
Ikechi Wokocha (Galloway/Absegami) who scored three points and grabbed three rebounds to help Stockton to a 45-27 advantage after three quarters. It was the first career points and rebounds for the freshman. An 18-3 fourth period set the final at 63-30 in favor of Stockton.
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Adriyana Jennings (Camden/Winslow Twp.) led the Ospreys with a game-high 14 points, with 10 coming in the fourth period, to go with eight rebounds. Fathi added a career-high 13 points and Morrone grabbed nine rebounds and dished a game-high five assists.
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Stockton held a massive 50-35 edge on the glass for the game. Stockton's defense held the Scarlet Raptors to just 18.0 % (9-50) shooting on the evening.
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Jalissa Pitts led the visitors with 13 points and nine rebounds.
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Stockton will take to the road for their next game, as the Ospreys will face Ramapo College in Mahwah, NJ on Saturday. Game time is scheduled for 3 pm.
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