WAYNE, N.J. – The William Paterson women's basketball team (14-10, 9-8 NJAC) fell 64-55 on senior day to Rutgers-Camden (4-20, 2-15 NJAC) Feb. 11 at the Sports and Recreation Center.


HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Scarlet Raptors jumped out to a 21-8 lead in the opening 10 minutes after shooting an efficient 10-of-16 (.625) from the floor.
• The Rutgers-Camden lead grew to as large as 15 (40-25) after a made 3-pointer to start the second half, but with 6:27 remaining in the third quarter, senior Justina Cabezas (Carlstadt, N.J./Becton Regional) buried a jumper to spark an 8-0 William Paterson run that brought the Pioneers within seven (42-35).
• The Pioneers made several attempts to chip further into the deficit, but the Scarlet Raptors continuously had an answer and ultimately secured the 64-55 road win.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Freshman Renee Wells (Leonardo, N.J./Middletown South) scored a team-high 13 points to pair with 11 rebounds for her first career double-double.
• Senior Yakira Rosa (Dumont, N.J./Dumont) logged 11 in the scoring column to go with six boards.
• Junior Brianna Smith (Hillsdale, N.J./Pascack Valley) poured in 10 points.
• Cabezas fell just shy of a double-double after scoring nine points and reeling in 10 boards.

 
UP NEXT:

• The Pioneers will head to Mahwah, N.J., on Wednesday, Feb. 15, to wrap up the regular season against Ramapo with tipoff slated for 5:30 p.m.   

 
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