GALLOWAY, NJ (NJCUGothicKnights.com) | New Jersey City University was able to whittle a 15-point second half deficit to just three points with 5:36 remaining before No. 3 seeded Richard Stockton College managed to hold off the sixth-seeded Gothic Knights, 55-51, in the 2013 New Jersey Athletic Conference Quarterfinals played on February 16 at the Stockton Sports Center.
NJCU (14-12), which recovered from an 0-7 start in the NJAC in early January to qualify for the league tournament by three games over seventh-place Rutgers-Camden, had its dream of a record 13th NJAC championship thwarted and its seven-game winning streak dating to January 23 snapped. NJCU was making its 26th appearance in the NJAC Tournament since the event began in 1978.
The Knights will wait until Monday, February 25 to learn if their season will continue in the ECAC Division III Metro Tournament, which begins on February 27.
Stockton (19-6), the 2012 league runner-up, advances to the NJAC Semifinals on February 19 where it will face second-seeded Rutgers-Newark (19-6) in Newark, NJ. The Ospreys improved to 13-1 at home with the win.
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