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PITMAN, N.J. – Second-seeded William Paterson (19-6, 12-4 NJAC) will host third-seeded The College of New Jersey (18-8, 11-5 NJAC) in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Women's Basketball Tournament semifinal round Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 7:00 p.m.  Live statistics and live audio will be available.

General Admission is $5.00. Students, children 12 and under, and senior citizens will be admitted for $2.00. The first 150 William Paterson students with ID will be admitted to games at the Rec Center for free, courtesy of the Student Government Association and Residence Life. 

The winner of the semifinal game will advance to the NJAC Tournament final on Saturday, Feb. 23, at the site of the highest remaining seed.

The Pioneers are 19-6 overall and 12-4 in the NJAC following a 54-42 victory against Ramapo (17-8, 10-6 NJAC) Feb. 13.  WP swept the season series against TCNJ, earning a 63-51 home win Nov. 20 and a 59-45 road victory Jan. 16.

An honorable-mention all-conference selection a year ago, junior 5-9 guard Floriana Borova (Cresskill, N.J./Cresskill) is averaging a league-best 20.4 points (21st in Division III), 5.1 assists (20th nationally) and 4.2 steals (eighth in Division III) per game, adding 5.6 rebounds per contest.  Junior 5-11 forward Dana Jeter (Hamilton, N.J./Steinert) is posting 11.0 tallies, 8.7 rebounds (fourth in conference), 3.3 assists (tied-fourth in conference), 2.6 steals (seventh in conference) and a team-leading 1.7 blocks (second in NJAC) per game.  Sophomore 6-1 forward Ashley Marfo (Bergenfield, N.J./Bergenfield) is adding 7.1 points and 7.8 rebounds (seventh in conference) per contest.

William Paterson has won each of the last two NJAC Tournament titles and three championships overall (1993, 2011, 2012).

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