Camden, N.J. (12/6/14) – The Kean University women's basketball team opened up a 31-22 halftime lead and rode the hot hands of freshman center Najha Treadwell and senior guard AnnaRose Pierre to a 77-64 victory over Rutgers University-Camden. 

Treadwell poured in a game-high 25 points and added a team-high nine rebounds, while Pierre scored 20 points for the Cougars. Pierre scored 15 points in the second half for the Cougars, while Treadwell added 14.

Kean improves to 4-2 overall and 3-1 in the NJAC. The Cougars have won 18 of their last 19 games against the Scarlet Raptors and leads the all-time series, 44-18.  Rutgers-Camden falls to 1-6 overall and 0-4 in the NJAC. 

After the Scarlet Raptors opened with a pair of field goals by freshman forward Michelle Obasi to take an early 4-0 lead, the Cougars came back and took the lead for good, 7-6, on a free throw by Treadwell. By halftime, Treadwell (pictured left) had 11 points, the Cougars held a nine-point lead, and the Scarlet Raptors had committed 14 of their 25 total turnovers in the game.

The Cougars would go on to pace the second half and led by as many as 20 points (68-48) in the second half. 

Treadwell finished the day shooting 12-for-17 from the floor, while Pierre was 9-for-16. As a team, the Cougars shot 34-for-66 (51.5 percent).

Rutgers-Camden received a double-double of 18 points and a game-high 10 rebounds from Obasi, her first collegiate double-double. Senior Tanjae Lewis scored 15 points for the Raptors, while junior guard Krystle Cooke had 14 points, including 10-for-13 shooting from the foul line.

Both teams return to action on Wednesday, hosting NJAC opponents in 6 p.m. games. Kean faces Rutgers-Newark, while Rutgers-Camden battles Richard Stockton College.