Newark, NJ: Freshman guard
Faith Flannery (Red Bank, NJ/Keansburg HS) netted 15 points as Ramapo stymied Rutgers-Newark, 54-43, in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game in The Golden Dome.
Flannery had 10 points in the opening half as the Roadrunners (8-11, NJAC 2-6) took a 32-21 lead. Flannery had five points and sophomore forward
Lindsey Gripenburg (Bloomingdale, NJ/Butler) scored six of her nine points during a decisive 15-2 Ramapo run which made it 28-17 with2:33 left in the period.
Freshman guard
Alexa Ryan (Hazlet, NJ/Raritan) added 11 points, eight re bounds and three assists for the Roadrunners while junior center
Danielle Beam (Middletown, NJ/Middletown North) chipped in seven points and seven rebounds.
For the Scarlet Raiders (7-12, NJAC 2-6), senior forward Courtney Vacca (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Hills) stretched her string of double-doubles to 11 with game-highs of 17 points and 16 rebounds. Sophomore guard Jared Tactuk (Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley) added seven points, four rebounds, five assists and three steals.
The Roadrunners host the College of New Jersey on Saturday at 5:00 PM.