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SPORTS WRAP<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BY WILLIAM HATHAWAY, JR.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PHOTOS BY FELICIA LAGUERRE OWENS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The New Jersey college basketball season is well over a month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So far, the Seton Hall women\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It wasn\u2019t 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also locally, the Essex County College women\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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