MAHWAH, N.J. – The William Paterson men's basketball team (6-9, 1-7 NJAC) was bested 72-60 at Ramapo (12-3, 6-2 NJAC) in a New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) game Jan. 10.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Pioneers found themselves in an early hole as the Roadrunners opened the game on a 10-0 run. William Paterson was able to pull within nine on several occasions, but Ramapo carried a 13-point lead (36-23) into halftime.
• With 7:26 on the clock in the second half, a jumper by graduate student MJ Moncrieffe (Maplewood, N.J./Marist) sparked a 14-1 William Paterson run that trimmed the deficit to six (64-58) with 2:18 left to play. During that stretch of 5:31, the Pioneers went 6-for-9 (.667) from the field while forcing four turnovers.
• Ramapo responded with a timely make from long range and went on to ice the game at the foul line to secure the 72-60 home victory.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Junior Neftali Valentin (Hackensack, N.J./Hackensack) scored a team-high 15 points to go with five rebounds and four assists.
• Junior Andre Wells (Matawan, N.J./Matawan) had 13 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals.
• Senior Shawn Summers Jr. (Montclair, N.J./Montclair) finished with 13 points and three rebounds.
• Moncrieffe tallied eight points and a team-high 11 boards.

 
UP NEXT:

• The Pioneers return to the Sports and Recreation Center Saturday, Jan. 13, for a 3:00 p.m. conference game against Rutgers-Camden.

 
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