RUTGERS-NEWARK'S 10-GAME GLANCE GAME NOTES 2012-13 ...
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GAME 19: NJCU vs. Rutgers-Newark
Home games (in CAPS) played on Coach Charlie Brown Court at the John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center * denotes New Jersey Athletic Conference game.. 1 Wheaton College (MA) Tip-Off Tournament. Follow Live Stats for today’s game from your smartphone. Scan in the above QR Code.
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Gabrielle Rivera
Ashley Vazquez
Kerri Cassarello
THE SERIES: Rutgers-Newark leads the all-time series, 41-21, having won the last five meetings. LAST MEETING: November 28, 2012 in Newark, NJ. R-N won, 6762. Ashley Vazquez scored a career high 22 points, including four threepointers and NJCU had a number of opportunities to claim a victory in the final minutes of play before R-N hung on. Gabrielle Rivera added nine points and four assists. Jade Howard scored 20 points for the Raiders and had seven rebounds. Jewell Palmer finished with 13 points and Jasmine Daniels had 10 rebounds and eight points. LAST TIME OUT: On Monday, NJCU shot 58.1 percent in the first half (18-31) to a claim a nine-point lead and maintained that advantage in the second period as the Gothic Knights snapped a nine-game losing streak with a decisive 73-60 non-conference road victory over the College of New Rochelle. Ashley Vazquez led the Gothic Knights with 14 points on 7-of-14 shooting and added five assists and five steals. Kiana Briggs added a career best of 14 points, with six rebounds, four assists and two steals. Deseree Johnson tallied eight points, six rebounds and five steals while Jade Medley supplied seven points, four steals and three blocks. STILL LEADING: Alnisa Hernaiz still leads the conference in rebounding with 10.3 boards per game. She ranks 36th nationally in rebounding and 63rd with six double-doubles.
ABOUT THE OPPOSITION
RUTGERS-NEWARK’S 10-GAME GLANCE Sa•12/15 H BARUCH Su•12/30 H HUNTER W•1/2 H YORK (NY) Sa•1/5 H TCNJ * W•1/9 A Kean Sa•1/12 H ROWAN * M•1/14 A Brooklyn * W•1/16 A Rutgers-Camden * Sa•1/19 H MONTCLAIR STATE * • Sa 1/26 A Richard Stockton *
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 (6 p.m.)
GAME NOTES
2012-13 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Sa•11/17 N Oneonta State 1 L, 48-54 Su•11/18 N Lesley 1 W, 67-29 Tu•11/20 H RAMAPO * L, 51-64 W•11/28 A Rutgers-Newark * L, 62-67 Sa•12/1 H ROWAN * W, 61-60 M•12/3 A Centenary L, 46-52 W•12/5 A Richard Stockton * L, 53-63 Sa•12/8 H KEAN W, 56-49 (OT) M•12/10 H FDU-FLORHAM L, 63-94 W•12/12 A #23/25 Montclair State * L, 41-76 Sa•12/15 H MANHATTANVILLE L, 49-64 W•12/19 H USMMA L, 45-64 Sa•1/5 H WILLIAM PATERSON * L, 49-64 W•1/9 A Rutgers-Camden * L, 72-78 (OT) Sa•1/12 H TCNJ * L, 50-66 W•1/16 A Ramapo * L, 56-66 Sa•1/19 A Rowan * L, 52-55 M•1/21 A New Rochelle W, 73-60 W•1/23 H RUTGERS-NEWARK * 6 p.m. Sa•1/26 A Kean 1 p.m. W•1/30 H RICHARD STOCKTON * 6 p.m. Sa•2/2 A William Paterson * 3 p.m. W•2/6 H #11/12 MONTCLAIR STATE * 6 p.m. Sa•2/9 A TCNJ * 1 p.m. W•2/13 H RUTGERS-CAMDEN * 6 p.m. Sa•2/16 NJAC Tournament Quarterfinals TBA W•2/20 NJAC Tournament Semifinals TBA Sa•2/23 NJAC Tournament Finals TBA
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L, 67-73 W, 77-63 W, 65-27 L, 69-73 W, 69-59 W, 65-45 W, 56-55 W, 72-51 L, 48-68 3 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT: Rutgers-Newark received a doubledouble from Jade Howard, but was unable to keep up with unbeaten Montclair State as the visiting Red Hawks cruised to a 68-48 win on January 19. Howard finished with 12 rebounds and 10 points for the Scarlet Raiders while ShaQuanna Marshall chipped in 12 points, four rebounds and three steals. Also for R-N, Sharee Gorden tallied 11 points and five rebounds. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak. SIMMONS AWARDED: Rookie Maria Simmons was named the NJAC Rookie of the Week for the third time this season and the second week in a row on January 21. Simmons currently leads Rutgers-Newark in assists with 63 total and in steals with 49 overall. ***THE NCAA, ECAC, NEW JERSEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AND NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY PROMOTE GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP BY STUDENT-ATHLETES, COACHES, STAFF AND SPECTATORS. WE REQUEST YOUR COOPERATION BY SUPPORTING THE PARTICIPANTS AND OFFICIALS IN A POSITIVE MANNER. PROFANITY, RACIST, OR SEXIST COMMENTS, OR OTHER INTIMIDATING ACTIONS DIRECTED AT OFFICIALS, STUDENT-ATHLETES, COACHES, TEAM-REPRESENTATIVES OR SPECTATORS—AS WELL AS PUBLIC INTOXICATION, THE CONSUMPTION OR POSSESSION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS—WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND ARE GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL FROM THE JOHN J. MOORE AFC AND OTHER DISCIPLINARHY ACTIONS***
STATISTICAL LEADERS NJCU (as of 01/22/2013)
Points Per Game: 1. Ashley Vazquez................ 12.9 (233) 2. Alnisa Hernaiz...................10.6 (190) Rebounds Per Game: 1. Alnisa Hernaiz..................10.3 (185)* 2. Delia Chernez........................5.1 (92) Assists Per Game: 1. Ashley Vazquez....................3.0 (54) 2. Kiana Briggs.......................... 2.3 (39) Steals Per Game: 1. Alnisa Hernaiz........................2.1 (38) 2. Deseree Johnson................... 1.4 (25) Blocks Per Game: 1. Alnisa Hernaiz........................ 1.0 (18) 2t. Medley/Johnson................... 0.5 (9) Minutes Per Game: 1. Ashley Vazquez..................31.5 (567) 2. Alnisa Hernaiz................. 29.4 (529) Field Goal Percentage: 1. Alnisa Hernaiz............ .439 (75-171) 2. Jiana Clark.................... .359 (23-64) Three-Point Field Goal Percentage: 1. Ashley Vazquez......... . .312 (29-93) 2. Gabrielle Rivera........... . .273 (6-22) Free Throw Percentage: 1. Ashley Vazquez........... .742 (46-62) 2. Jade Medley................. . .667 (30-45)
RUTGERS-NEWARK (as of 01/22/2013)
Points Per Game: 1. Jade Howard...................... 12.2 (220) 2. Jewell Palmer.....................10.2 (184) Rebounds Per Game: 1. Jade Howard.........................8.5 (153) 2. Jewell Palmer...................... 6.9 (124) Assists Per Game: 1. Maria Simmons..................... 3.7 (63) 2. Jasmine Daniels.....................2.1 (37) Steals Per Game: 1. Maria Simmons.....................2.9 (49) 2. Jade Howard........................ 2.4 (44) Blocks Per Game: 1. Sharee Gordon........................1.2 (22) 2. Jade Howard..........................0.7 (13) Minutes Per Game: 1. Jasmine Daniels................ 30.6 (550) 2. Jewell Palmer.....................28.7 (517) Field Goal Percentage: 1. Sharee Gordon.............. .594 (41-69) 2. Jade Howard............ . .464 (89-192) Three-Point Field Goal Percentage: 1. Maria Simmons............ .400 (16-40) 2. Laura Shakiri............. .. .317 (39-123) Free Throw Percentage: 1. Laura Shakiri................. .808 (21-26) 2. ShaQuanna Marshall.. .757 (28-37) Minimums: 2 FG , 1 3FG, 1 FT attempt/game * denotes conference leader
NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY GOTHIC KNIGHTS (4-14, 1-9 NJAC; Streak: WON 1) NO NAME 10 Gabrielle Rivera 12 Jade Medley 14 Jasmin Meggett 15 Ashley Vazquez 20 Alicia Weber 21 Kerri Cassarello 22 Kiana Briggs 23 Deseree Johnson 24 Alnisa Hernaiz 25 Delia Chernez 32 Jiana Clark 33 Maxine Kaminski
YR SR SO FR SO FR SR FR FR JR SR FR SR
POS SG SG PG PG G/F G/F G/F C PF SG F PF
HT 5-4 5-8 5-4 5-2 5-6 5-11 5-6 5-10 5-7 5-5 5-7 5-7
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL Teaneck, NJ/Saint Joseph of the Palisades Queens, NY/Hudson Catholic Jersey City, NJ/Ferris Jersey City, NJ/Marist Kearny, NJ/Kearny Keansburg, NJ/Keansburg Paterson, NJ/Passaic County Tech Red Bank, NJ/Monmouth Regional Irvington, NJ/Irvington Union City, NJ/Union City Cheltenham, PA/Cheltenham Kearny, NJ/Kearny
Head Coach: Assistant Coach: Assistant Coach: Assistant Coach: Captains:
Amy Mulligan (Queens College, `05; Second season) Danielle Beam (Ramapo College, `11; Second season) Patrick Devaney (New Jersey City University, `12; First season) Kristin Leitheuser (Polytechnic Institute of New York University, `12; Second season) Delia Chernez, Maxine Kaminski, Gabrielle Rivera
INSIDE THE ATHLETE
#25 Delia
RUTGERS-NEWARK SCARLET RAIDERS (12-6, 6-4 NJAC; Streak: Lost 1) NO 3 4 5 11 13 14 20 22 23 25 33
NAME YR Jasmine Daniels JR Sarah Schwartz FR ShaQuanna Marshall JR Maria Simmons FR Sharee Gordon SO Jewell Palmer JR Jade Howard SO Dominique Roberts FR Laura Shakiri FR Yvonne Breland SO Devinn Bright FR
Head Coach: Associate Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:
POS F G G G C F F G G F G/F
HT 5-8 5-0 5-5 5-4 6-0 5-10 5-11 5-4 5-6 5-8 5-7
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL Lodi, NJ/Lodi Roselle, NJ/Abraham Clark Paterson, NJ/Paterson Catholic Irvington, NJ/Irvington Newark, NJ/University Port Reading, NJ/Woodbridge Sicklerville, NJ/St. Joseph’s (Hammonton) Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsuaken Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley Bloomfield, NJ/Bloomfield Keyport, NJ/Keyport
Kevin Morris James Bagli Theresa Hrubash and Jada Jefferson
CHERNEZ
Senior | Shooting Guard Union City, NJ/Union City HS • Mulligan on Chernez: “Delia is the heart and soul of our team. You are never going to find anyone who works harder than her. She gets the game and she wants to be successful at every avenue of the game. She pushes this team and is our engine. Where she goes is where we are going to go. She doesn’t let anyone slack off and she gets that hard work means success.” • Academics: Majoring in Professional Security Studies with a minor in Sociology. She intends to become a federal marshall. • Basketball Career: A two-year co-captain (2010-11 and 2012-13), she has played 82 games in four seasons with 53 starts. A strong defensive player, she has contributed 367 rebounds (149 offensive, 218 defensive) for a 4.5 per game average while chipping in 210 points, 94 assists and 73 steals. She has averaged nearly 20 minutes per game for her career (1635, 19.9). This year she has played in 18 games with 17 starts, averaging 5.1 rebounds and 3.0 points. • Soccer: Chernez is a three-year letterwinner and two-year starter for the women’s soccer team from 2009-11, which made three consecutive post-season appearances. She did not play in 2012 but plans to return to the pitch in Fall 2013. NJCU won 41 games in three years with her on the pitch as she logged 2676 minutes, primarily as a defender. • High School: She was a three-sport athlete for the Soaring Eagles in soccer, basketball, and softball, playing four years on the varsity level in soccer and basketball and three years with softball. She earned SecondTeam and Honorable Mention All-County honors during her prep soccer career, and achieved the same honors in basketball.
NEW JERSEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE STANDINGS (thru games of 01/22/2013) Team
Montclair State Ramapo William Paterson The College of NJ Rutgers-Newark
NJAC W-L PCT.
10-0 7-3 7-3 6-3 6-4
1.000 0.700 0.700 0.667 0.600
OVERALL W-L PCT. STREAK Team
18-0 1.000 W18 14-4 0.778 W7 13-5 0.722 W3 12-6 0.667 W1 12-6 0.667 L1
Richard Stockton Rutgers-Camden Rowan New Jersey City
NJAC W-L PCT.
4-5 2-8 1-9 1-9
0.444 0.200 0.100 0.100
OVERALL W-L PCT. STREAK
9-7 0.563 L2 7-10 0.412 W1 5-13 0.278 W1 4-14 0.222 W1
*Note: Kean is not included in the 2012-13 NJAC standings due to administrative action Top six of 10 teams qualify for NJAC Tournament.
GAME 19: NJCU vs. Rutgers-Newark
Home games (in CAPS) played on Coach Charlie Brown Court at the John J. Moore Athletics and Fitness Center * denotes New Jersey Athletic Conference game.. 1 Wheaton College (MA) Tip-Off Tournament. Follow Live Stats for today’s game from your smartphone. Scan in the above QR Code.
* denotes NJAC game.
Gabrielle Rivera
Ashley Vazquez
Kerri Cassarello
THE SERIES: Rutgers-Newark leads the all-time series, 41-21, having won the last five meetings. LAST MEETING: November 28, 2012 in Newark, NJ. R-N won, 6762. Ashley Vazquez scored a career high 22 points, including four threepointers and NJCU had a number of opportunities to claim a victory in the final minutes of play before R-N hung on. Gabrielle Rivera added nine points and four assists. Jade Howard scored 20 points for the Raiders and had seven rebounds. Jewell Palmer finished with 13 points and Jasmine Daniels had 10 rebounds and eight points. LAST TIME OUT: On Monday, NJCU shot 58.1 percent in the first half (18-31) to a claim a nine-point lead and maintained that advantage in the second period as the Gothic Knights snapped a nine-game losing streak with a decisive 73-60 non-conference road victory over the College of New Rochelle. Ashley Vazquez led the Gothic Knights with 14 points on 7-of-14 shooting and added five assists and five steals. Kiana Briggs added a career best of 14 points, with six rebounds, four assists and two steals. Deseree Johnson tallied eight points, six rebounds and five steals while Jade Medley supplied seven points, four steals and three blocks. STILL LEADING: Alnisa Hernaiz still leads the conference in rebounding with 10.3 boards per game. She ranks 36th nationally in rebounding and 63rd with six double-doubles.
ABOUT THE OPPOSITION
RUTGERS-NEWARK’S 10-GAME GLANCE Sa•12/15 H BARUCH Su•12/30 H HUNTER W•1/2 H YORK (NY) Sa•1/5 H TCNJ * W•1/9 A Kean Sa•1/12 H ROWAN * M•1/14 A Brooklyn * W•1/16 A Rutgers-Camden * Sa•1/19 H MONTCLAIR STATE * • Sa 1/26 A Richard Stockton *
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 (6 p.m.)
GAME NOTES
2012-13 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Sa•11/17 N Oneonta State 1 L, 48-54 Su•11/18 N Lesley 1 W, 67-29 Tu•11/20 H RAMAPO * L, 51-64 W•11/28 A Rutgers-Newark * L, 62-67 Sa•12/1 H ROWAN * W, 61-60 M•12/3 A Centenary L, 46-52 W•12/5 A Richard Stockton * L, 53-63 Sa•12/8 H KEAN W, 56-49 (OT) M•12/10 H FDU-FLORHAM L, 63-94 W•12/12 A #23/25 Montclair State * L, 41-76 Sa•12/15 H MANHATTANVILLE L, 49-64 W•12/19 H USMMA L, 45-64 Sa•1/5 H WILLIAM PATERSON * L, 49-64 W•1/9 A Rutgers-Camden * L, 72-78 (OT) Sa•1/12 H TCNJ * L, 50-66 W•1/16 A Ramapo * L, 56-66 Sa•1/19 A Rowan * L, 52-55 M•1/21 A New Rochelle W, 73-60 W•1/23 H RUTGERS-NEWARK * 6 p.m. Sa•1/26 A Kean 1 p.m. W•1/30 H RICHARD STOCKTON * 6 p.m. Sa•2/2 A William Paterson * 3 p.m. W•2/6 H #11/12 MONTCLAIR STATE * 6 p.m. Sa•2/9 A TCNJ * 1 p.m. W•2/13 H RUTGERS-CAMDEN * 6 p.m. Sa•2/16 NJAC Tournament Quarterfinals TBA W•2/20 NJAC Tournament Semifinals TBA Sa•2/23 NJAC Tournament Finals TBA
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L, 67-73 W, 77-63 W, 65-27 L, 69-73 W, 69-59 W, 65-45 W, 56-55 W, 72-51 L, 48-68 3 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT: Rutgers-Newark received a doubledouble from Jade Howard, but was unable to keep up with unbeaten Montclair State as the visiting Red Hawks cruised to a 68-48 win on January 19. Howard finished with 12 rebounds and 10 points for the Scarlet Raiders while ShaQuanna Marshall chipped in 12 points, four rebounds and three steals. Also for R-N, Sharee Gorden tallied 11 points and five rebounds. The loss snapped a four-game winning streak. SIMMONS AWARDED: Rookie Maria Simmons was named the NJAC Rookie of the Week for the third time this season and the second week in a row on January 21. Simmons currently leads Rutgers-Newark in assists with 63 total and in steals with 49 overall. ***THE NCAA, ECAC, NEW JERSEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AND NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY PROMOTE GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP BY STUDENT-ATHLETES, COACHES, STAFF AND SPECTATORS. WE REQUEST YOUR COOPERATION BY SUPPORTING THE PARTICIPANTS AND OFFICIALS IN A POSITIVE MANNER. PROFANITY, RACIST, OR SEXIST COMMENTS, OR OTHER INTIMIDATING ACTIONS DIRECTED AT OFFICIALS, STUDENT-ATHLETES, COACHES, TEAM-REPRESENTATIVES OR SPECTATORS—AS WELL AS PUBLIC INTOXICATION, THE CONSUMPTION OR POSSESSION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO PRODUCTS—WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND ARE GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL FROM THE JOHN J. MOORE AFC AND OTHER DISCIPLINARHY ACTIONS***
STATISTICAL LEADERS NJCU (as of 01/22/2013)
Points Per Game: 1. Ashley Vazquez................ 12.9 (233) 2. Alnisa Hernaiz...................10.6 (190) Rebounds Per Game: 1. Alnisa Hernaiz..................10.3 (185)* 2. Delia Chernez........................5.1 (92) Assists Per Game: 1. Ashley Vazquez....................3.0 (54) 2. Kiana Briggs.......................... 2.3 (39) Steals Per Game: 1. Alnisa Hernaiz........................2.1 (38) 2. Deseree Johnson................... 1.4 (25) Blocks Per Game: 1. Alnisa Hernaiz........................ 1.0 (18) 2t. Medley/Johnson................... 0.5 (9) Minutes Per Game: 1. Ashley Vazquez..................31.5 (567) 2. Alnisa Hernaiz................. 29.4 (529) Field Goal Percentage: 1. Alnisa Hernaiz............ .439 (75-171) 2. Jiana Clark.................... .359 (23-64) Three-Point Field Goal Percentage: 1. Ashley Vazquez......... . .312 (29-93) 2. Gabrielle Rivera........... . .273 (6-22) Free Throw Percentage: 1. Ashley Vazquez........... .742 (46-62) 2. Jade Medley................. . .667 (30-45)
RUTGERS-NEWARK (as of 01/22/2013)
Points Per Game: 1. Jade Howard...................... 12.2 (220) 2. Jewell Palmer.....................10.2 (184) Rebounds Per Game: 1. Jade Howard.........................8.5 (153) 2. Jewell Palmer...................... 6.9 (124) Assists Per Game: 1. Maria Simmons..................... 3.7 (63) 2. Jasmine Daniels.....................2.1 (37) Steals Per Game: 1. Maria Simmons.....................2.9 (49) 2. Jade Howard........................ 2.4 (44) Blocks Per Game: 1. Sharee Gordon........................1.2 (22) 2. Jade Howard..........................0.7 (13) Minutes Per Game: 1. Jasmine Daniels................ 30.6 (550) 2. Jewell Palmer.....................28.7 (517) Field Goal Percentage: 1. Sharee Gordon.............. .594 (41-69) 2. Jade Howard............ . .464 (89-192) Three-Point Field Goal Percentage: 1. Maria Simmons............ .400 (16-40) 2. Laura Shakiri............. .. .317 (39-123) Free Throw Percentage: 1. Laura Shakiri................. .808 (21-26) 2. ShaQuanna Marshall.. .757 (28-37) Minimums: 2 FG , 1 3FG, 1 FT attempt/game * denotes conference leader
NEW JERSEY CITY UNIVERSITY GOTHIC KNIGHTS (4-14, 1-9 NJAC; Streak: WON 1) NO NAME 10 Gabrielle Rivera 12 Jade Medley 14 Jasmin Meggett 15 Ashley Vazquez 20 Alicia Weber 21 Kerri Cassarello 22 Kiana Briggs 23 Deseree Johnson 24 Alnisa Hernaiz 25 Delia Chernez 32 Jiana Clark 33 Maxine Kaminski
YR SR SO FR SO FR SR FR FR JR SR FR SR
POS SG SG PG PG G/F G/F G/F C PF SG F PF
HT 5-4 5-8 5-4 5-2 5-6 5-11 5-6 5-10 5-7 5-5 5-7 5-7
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL Teaneck, NJ/Saint Joseph of the Palisades Queens, NY/Hudson Catholic Jersey City, NJ/Ferris Jersey City, NJ/Marist Kearny, NJ/Kearny Keansburg, NJ/Keansburg Paterson, NJ/Passaic County Tech Red Bank, NJ/Monmouth Regional Irvington, NJ/Irvington Union City, NJ/Union City Cheltenham, PA/Cheltenham Kearny, NJ/Kearny
Head Coach: Assistant Coach: Assistant Coach: Assistant Coach: Captains:
Amy Mulligan (Queens College, `05; Second season) Danielle Beam (Ramapo College, `11; Second season) Patrick Devaney (New Jersey City University, `12; First season) Kristin Leitheuser (Polytechnic Institute of New York University, `12; Second season) Delia Chernez, Maxine Kaminski, Gabrielle Rivera
INSIDE THE ATHLETE
#25 Delia
RUTGERS-NEWARK SCARLET RAIDERS (12-6, 6-4 NJAC; Streak: Lost 1) NO 3 4 5 11 13 14 20 22 23 25 33
NAME YR Jasmine Daniels JR Sarah Schwartz FR ShaQuanna Marshall JR Maria Simmons FR Sharee Gordon SO Jewell Palmer JR Jade Howard SO Dominique Roberts FR Laura Shakiri FR Yvonne Breland SO Devinn Bright FR
Head Coach: Associate Head Coach: Assistant Coaches:
POS F G G G C F F G G F G/F
HT 5-8 5-0 5-5 5-4 6-0 5-10 5-11 5-4 5-6 5-8 5-7
HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL Lodi, NJ/Lodi Roselle, NJ/Abraham Clark Paterson, NJ/Paterson Catholic Irvington, NJ/Irvington Newark, NJ/University Port Reading, NJ/Woodbridge Sicklerville, NJ/St. Joseph’s (Hammonton) Pennsauken, NJ/Pennsuaken Wayne, NJ/Wayne Valley Bloomfield, NJ/Bloomfield Keyport, NJ/Keyport
Kevin Morris James Bagli Theresa Hrubash and Jada Jefferson
CHERNEZ
Senior | Shooting Guard Union City, NJ/Union City HS • Mulligan on Chernez: “Delia is the heart and soul of our team. You are never going to find anyone who works harder than her. She gets the game and she wants to be successful at every avenue of the game. She pushes this team and is our engine. Where she goes is where we are going to go. She doesn’t let anyone slack off and she gets that hard work means success.” • Academics: Majoring in Professional Security Studies with a minor in Sociology. She intends to become a federal marshall. • Basketball Career: A two-year co-captain (2010-11 and 2012-13), she has played 82 games in four seasons with 53 starts. A strong defensive player, she has contributed 367 rebounds (149 offensive, 218 defensive) for a 4.5 per game average while chipping in 210 points, 94 assists and 73 steals. She has averaged nearly 20 minutes per game for her career (1635, 19.9). This year she has played in 18 games with 17 starts, averaging 5.1 rebounds and 3.0 points. • Soccer: Chernez is a three-year letterwinner and two-year starter for the women’s soccer team from 2009-11, which made three consecutive post-season appearances. She did not play in 2012 but plans to return to the pitch in Fall 2013. NJCU won 41 games in three years with her on the pitch as she logged 2676 minutes, primarily as a defender. • High School: She was a three-sport athlete for the Soaring Eagles in soccer, basketball, and softball, playing four years on the varsity level in soccer and basketball and three years with softball. She earned SecondTeam and Honorable Mention All-County honors during her prep soccer career, and achieved the same honors in basketball.
NEW JERSEY ATHLETIC CONFERENCE STANDINGS (thru games of 01/22/2013) Team
Montclair State Ramapo William Paterson The College of NJ Rutgers-Newark
NJAC W-L PCT.
10-0 7-3 7-3 6-3 6-4
1.000 0.700 0.700 0.667 0.600
OVERALL W-L PCT. STREAK Team
18-0 1.000 W18 14-4 0.778 W7 13-5 0.722 W3 12-6 0.667 W1 12-6 0.667 L1
Richard Stockton Rutgers-Camden Rowan New Jersey City
NJAC W-L PCT.
4-5 2-8 1-9 1-9
0.444 0.200 0.100 0.100
OVERALL W-L PCT. STREAK
9-7 0.563 L2 7-10 0.412 W1 5-13 0.278 W1 4-14 0.222 W1
*Note: Kean is not included in the 2012-13 NJAC standings due to administrative action Top six of 10 teams qualify for NJAC Tournament.
