New Hampshire 47, at NJIT 55

NEWARK, N.J. (Interstat) — In a grinding America East Conference defensive struggle, the NJIT Highlanders used a decisive third-quarter surge and clutch late free throws to secure a 55-47 victory over the New Hampshire Wildcats in a women’s NCAA Division I basketball game on Thursday night at Fleisher Athletic Center. The game, a rematch of a Jan. 8 meeting also won by NJIT, was defined by offensive droughts and pivotal runs. New Hampshire, which led 30-31 at halftime after a back-and-forth first half, was undone by a catastrophic third quarter in which it managed only six points. That dry spell… Read more...