Jes Mastriano scored 14 points and Megan Donelson had a double-double as Rowan defeated Rutgers-Newark, 87-57, in an NJAC women’s basketball matchup this afternoon.
Mastriano shot 5-for-8 from the field and grabbed seven rebounds in 19 minutes of action and was one of five Profs in double figures. Donelson hit 4-of-8 field goal attempts to score 12 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for her second double-double of the season. Natalie Barrera also scored 12 and recorded eight rebounds with Emily Poulas scoring a season-high 11 points.
Rowan (9-7; 5-4 NJAC) was in control from the start. Rutgers-Newark (2-14; 0-9) took its only lead of the game in the opening minutes before Barrera scored four points in a 9-0 run to give Rowan a 12-4 advantage. The Profs closed out the quarter by scoring the final eight points, with four from Poulas, to own a 20-9 lead.
The Scarlet Raiders trimmed their deficit to 28-22 in the final minutes of the quarter but Rowan ended the half with a 15-2 run, including six in a row from Selmer, to enter halftime with a 43-24 lead.
The third quarter was more of the same for the Profs, as they gained a 20-plus margin at the start. Donelson finished off the quarter by scoring five in a row which gave Rowan a 56-30 advantage.
The Profs closed it out in the fourth by hitting 52 percent (13-for-25) from the field with Adriana Santiago and Christina Sikaris draining threes in the final minute.
Rowan will host Montclair State on Wednesday at Esby Gym, with tip-off at 5:30 p.m.