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WAYNE, N.J. – Head coach Erin Monahan earned her 500th career victory as the William Paterson women's basketball team (2-2, 2-2 NJAC) led wire-to-wire en route to a convincing 67-42 victory over visiting Rutgers-Newark (2-2, 2-2 NJAC) Feb. 13.

HOW IT HAPPENED:

• With the Pioneers in front by three (11-8) late in the first quarter, Justina Cabezas (Carlstadt, N.J./Becton Regional) ended the session with back-to-back layups and WP pushed in front, 15-11, after 10 minutes. RUN would cut the deficit to one (17-16, 8:16) before an 18-2 WP run, capped off by Brianna Brooks' (Saddle Brook, N.J./Saddle Brook) jumper, gave the hosts a commanding 17-point cushion. Rutgers-Newark would score the half's final six tallied, but William Paterson led 35-24 at the break.
•  The second half belonged to WP, who outscored RUN 16-7 in the third and 16-11 in fourth and cruised to the 25-point triumph, 67-42.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Cabezas led all scorers with 18 points, and established a new personal-best with 17 rebounds to go along with a team-high six assists.
• Brooks continued her strong play this season, chipping in 12 tallies and pulling down eight boards.
• Yakira Rosa (Dumont, N.J./Dumont) and Brianna Smith (Hillsdale, N.J./Pascack Valley) each poured scored 12 points, while Kayla Allmendinger (Little Falls, N.J./Passaic Valley) added seven.
• Monahan's record now stands at 500-240, with 11 NCAA Tournament bids and three NJAC Tournament Titles.

UP NEXT:

• WP resumes conference action Friday, Feb. 19, against New Jersey City at 3:00 p.m.

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