Union, N.J. (1/5/13) –Senior Erika Jones had a double-double, and sophomore AnnaRose Pierre chipped in with 17 points to lead the Kean University women's basketball past Rutgers-Camden, 61-54 on Saturday afternoon.

Jones led all scorers with 24 points and 15 rebounds while senior Kyanne Sager (pictured left) chipped in 13 rebounds.   The Cougars have won 15 straight games in the series against Rutgers-Camden and hold a 41-17 all-time lead.

In a game of long runs, Kean (3-8) raced to a 20-10 lead, aided by a seven-point run, and held a 24-13 advantage before Rutgers-Camden scored the final 16 points of the first half and tacked on the first four of the second half.  Sophomore Lillian Chukwueze scored five of her eight first-half points during this run.

With Rutgers-Camden holding a 40-33 advantage, the Cougars ran off 11 straight points to take the lead for good. Pierre notched six points in the run, including a game-tying layup and two foul shots that put the Cougars ahead to stay, 42-40.  Although the Scarlet Raptors cut the deficit to one point (50-49), Jones steadied the Cougars down the stretch, including nine out of Kean's 11 points during one span to build a 55-49 advantage.

Brittany Turner paced the Scarlet Raptors with 17 points, while Monica Burch added 11 and Chukwueze collected a double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Rutgers-Camden returns to action Monday night with a 6 p.m. non-conference game at FDU-Florham while Kean hosts Rutgers-Newark on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m.