Galloway, N.J. (2/12/20) – Four starters finished in double figures as the Kean University women's basketball team topped host Stockton University, 78-74 on Wednesday night.

The Cougars improve to 16-7 and 12-4 in conference play with two NJAC games left on the schedule.  Kean is now tied for third place with TCNJ.  The Cougars and Lions will square off on Saturday in Kean's final regular season home game of the season.

Stockton University fell to 9-14, 4-12 NJAC. Emily Donzanti scored 20 points to lead the Ospreys.
 
Stockton began the game on a strong note, shooting 57.1 percent (8-14) on the way to a 20-6 first quarter lead.
 
Kean was able to turn the tables in the second frame. After an Osprey three-ball pushed the margin to 23-7 in favor of Stockton, the Cougars rattled off a 25-6 run over the final seven minutes of the period to take a 32-29 lead with 47 seconds left.
 
Ionyonia Alves scored the final basket of the half for a 32-31 score at the break. The Cougars shot 47.1 percent (8-17), that included 4-7 from behind the arc, to Stockton's 23.5 percent (4-17) in the second quarter to gain control of the game.
 
The Cougars' hot shooting continued in the third quarter as the visitors hit their first six shots, including a perfect 4-4 from three-point range to forge 45-39 advantage at the seven-minute mark. Shannon McCoy and Sarah Olivero contributed with two treys apiece.  Stockton kept the game close, fighting back to regain the lead at 52-51 with 2:10 left.
 
Kean answered with the final six points of the quarter to gain a 57-52 lead after three periods of play. The Ospreys closed to one point at 62-61 with 6:10 left in regulation, but that was as close as Stockton would get as the Cougars pushed through in the 78-74 final score.
 
Payce Lange led Kean with 19 points. Olivero tallied 17 points, four blocks and three steals, with teammates McCoy and Cindy Foresta adding 15 and 10 points respectively.