SPORTS WRAP
BY WILLIAM HATHAWAY, JR.
PHOTOS BY FELICIA LAGUERRE OWENS
The New Jersey college basketball season is well over a month.
So far, the Seton Hall women’s basketball team keeps winning at home, recently with a big win over the Butler Bulldogs to start Big East Conference play 70-51. Marina Valenzuela scored 25 points and 13 rebounds for The Hall, while junior point guard Savannah Catalon had 16 points and 3 rebounds. Seton Hall outrebounded Butler 45-30, had 18 points from turnovers, and 38 points in the paint.
It wasn’t all good for SHU, as they took a tough loss on the road to North Carolina State University 61-53. Jada Eads had 16 points and seven rebounds, while Jordana Codio and Valenzuela had 10 points each in the loss. Seton Hall is now 5-2 on the season.
Also locally, the Essex County College women’s basketball team had a key victory over Middlesex College at home 71-61. ECC is now 4-0 on the season, and Gabriella Brown was recently named Garden State Conference player of the week. Brown had 20 points, 6 assists and 6 rebounds in the victory over Middlesex, while Essence Cushionberry had 13 points and 9 rebounds, Natalie Fonseca had 16 points and 4 rebounds, and Aniya Brown had 10 points and 7 rebounds for Essex County.
