WAYNE, N.J. – The William Paterson men's basketball team (9-11, 3-11 NJAC) dropped a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) road game to Montclair State (18-3, 12-2 NJAC), 99-81, on Feb. 1.    


HOW IT HAPPENED:

• Montclair State led by 11 (52-41) with 17:25 on the clock in the second half before a layup by junior Tyreek Montgomery (Neptune, N.J./Admiral Farragut) sparked a 13-5 run for the Pioneers. On the run that brought William Paterson within three (57-54), the Pioneers shot 6-of-8 (.750) from the floor.
• However, the Red Hawks responded with an 18-4 run to build what proved to be an insurmountable lead before securing the home conference win.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Junior Shawn Summers Jr. (Montclair, N.J./Montclair) logged a team-high 18 points to go with nine rebounds, five assists and two steals.
• Montgomery went 6-of-10 (.600) from the field and 3-of-5 (.600) from deep for 15 points.
• Senior Michael Gilmore (Teaneck, N.J./Pine Forge Academy) finished the night with 15 points on 6-of-11 (.545) shooting.  
• Senior Cody Ripato (Tollesboro, Ky./Augusta) tied his career-best scoring mark with 14 points after shooting 6-of-9 (.666) from the field.
• Sophomore Neftali Valentin (Hackensack, N.J./Hackensack) added eight points in the scoring column to pair with four steals.

 
UP NEXT:

• The Pioneers will head to Ewing, N.J., on Saturday, Feb. 4, to take on The College of New Jersey in an NJAC tilt slated for 3:00 p.m.

 
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