News Release

BRONX, NY — Sophomore guard/forward Dane Nicholson (Pleasantville, NJ/Holy Spirit) scored 19 points to pace four Rutgers University-Camden players in double figures and the Scarlet Raptors earned their first win of the season with an 81-64 victory over Medgar Evers College Saturday.
The game was played at Lehman College as part of the 2004 CUNY-NJAC Women’s and Men’s Basketball Challenge, a yearly series which started in 2003 and matches teams from the New Jersey Athletic Conference against teams from the City Universities of New York Athletic Conference. Matchups are based on the regular-season finish of conference teams during the previous year.
The Scarlet Raptors stand at 1-7, snapping their season-opening seven-game losing streak. Medgar Evers is 3-6.
Nicholson went 7-for-12 from the floor and 5-for-8 from the foul line as Rutgers-Camden made 24 of its 28 foul shots. Leading the way from the charity stripe was senior guard Paul Smith (Vineland, NJ/Vineland), who went 13-for-14 on his way to 17 points. Smith added four steals.
Junior forward/center Josh Kennedy (Westmont, NJ/Haddon Township) collected 18 points, six rebounds and five steals for Rutgers-Camden, while freshman guard Kenny Yu (Queens, NY/Townsend Harris) had 12 points and tied for game-high honors with four assists.
Freshman guard Amir Fantroyal (Sicklerville, NJ/Timber Creek) had nine points, six rebounds and five steals for the Scarlet Raptors, who built a 44-31 halftime lead.
Medgar Evers received 18 points and 10 rebounds from sophomore center Verdayne Townsend (Brooklyn, NY/John Jay).
The Raptors are idle until Dec. 30 when they play a 6 p.m. game at La Roche College in Pittsburgh.