Stockton Ospreys Basketball Results

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MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM WINS A PAIR OF GAMES
(December 3) The Stockton men’s basketball team pounded Arcadia 77-37 for its second road win in three days. Jerome Hubbard (Neptune/Neptune) shot 5-8 from three-point range and scored a game-high 25 points. Mario Lancioni (Runnemede/Triton) and freshman Kai Massaquoi (Lawnside/Haddon Hts.) tossed in 11 points apiece while Jon Greene (Wildwood/Wildwood) finished with 10 points. Massaquoi did not miss a shot as he went 3-3 from the floor and 5-5 at the line in the game.
Hubbard was an offensive force in the first half, shooting 5-6 from beyond the arc and 8-10 overall for 23 points, one more than the entire Arcadia team. Stockton shot 54.8 percent from the field, 6-10 on three-pointers and 9-10 at the line in the period. The Ospreys outscored Arcadia 30-8 over the final 11 minutes of the half for a 49-22 lead after Massaquoi closed the scoring with a three-point play.
Stockton led by at least 24 points for the entire second half. The lead expanded to 41 points at 72-31 after a free throw by Fran Kelly (Wildwood/Wildwood Catholic) with 11:05 to play, and all 12 healthy Stockton players saw at least five minutes of game action. The 40-point margin of victory in the 77-37 final was Stockton’s largest since an 86-40 rout of Rutgers-Camden on November 22, 2005.
(December 8) Jon Greene scored a career-high 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Stockton to a 76-68 victory over Montclair State in the NJAC opener for both teams. Greene shot 11-14 from the field in the game. With the win, the Ospreys have now won three games in a row. Mario Lancioni contributed 14 points and six assists and Jerome Hubbard added 13 points.
Montclair State jumped out to an early nine-point lead, 13-4. The Ospreys later tied the game at 19-19 with 8:02 remaining in the half on a bucket by Hubbard. Stockton then took its first lead of the game at 21-19 on a lay-in by Greene. The Red Hawks regained the lead and took a six-point advantage into the locker room following a three-pointer that made it 35-29.
The second half featured five lead changes and four ties until Stockton finally took the lead for good on a layup by Derrick Williams (Atlantic City/Atlantic City) with 6:44 remaining. The bucket was part of an 8-0 run that gave the Ospreys a 61-57 advantage. Montclair pulled within two points twice, but layups by Lancioni and Greene gave Stockton some breathing room and Hubbard went 4-4 at the line in the final 42 seconds to seal the 76-68 win for the Ospreys.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM NOTCHES TWO VICTORIES
(December 5) The Stockton women’s basketball team defeated Neumann 57-44 in a non-conference game that was the Ospreys’ sixth consecutive on the road. Jenn Russell (Scotch Plains/SP-Fanwood) led Stockton with a game-high 13 points and Michele Auerbacher (Franklin Lakes/Ramapo) added 11 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Ashley Hart (Pt. Pleasant Beach/Peddie School) hit three three-pointers and finished with 11 points for the Ospreys.
Kelley Guarrera (Shamong/Shawnee) scored six early points and Hart drained back-to-back three-pointers as Stockton jumped out to a 20-6 lead. Neumann whittled the Ospreys’ lead down to six points, 24-18, at the half. Neumann then opened the second half with consecutive baskets to pull within 24-22, but Hart answered with her third three-pointer of the game to give Stockton a 27-22 advantage.
Hart later capped a 6-0 run with a layup to give the Ospreys a 42-30 lead with 11:14 to play, and Stockton led by at least nine points for the rest of the game. The Ospreys shot 11-13 (84.6%) at the free throw line in the second half to protect their lead and post the 57-44 victory.
(December 8) Stockton, playing its first home game this season, defeated Montclair State 65-61 in the NJAC opener for both teams. Lisa Neira (Cresskill/Cresskill) led the Ospreys with a game-high 20 points plus six assists and Jenn Russell registered 13 points and three blocks. Alyssa Reiter (Sewell/Gloucester Catholic) added a career-high 10 points and six rebounds for Stockton.
Montclair State led 25-24 after a first half in which the lead changed sides four times. Russell topped all players with nine first-half points for Stockton. In the second half, Montclair State led 48-46 with 9:19 left, but Cehara Wellington (Cherry Hill/Cherry Hill East) then scored seven consecutive points, her only points of the game, to propel Stockton to a 53-48 lead that it would not relinquish.
Stockton later boosted its lead to six after a layup by Niera made the score 59-53. Montclair pulled within 61-59 on a basket with 53 seconds left, but Reiter grabbed an offensive rebound and made the put-back to give the Ospreys a 63-59 lead with 26 seconds to play. Niera then hit a pair of free-throws for a six-point cushion and Stockton went on to the 65-61 win after a Montclair basket at the buzzer.