LIONS RETURN TO ACTION VS. RUTGERS-NEWARK

WHO: The College of New Jersey (6-6, 3-4NJAC) at Rutgers-Newark (3-8, 1-6NJAC)

WHEN: Wednesday at 6p.m. in Rutgers-Newark’s Golden Dome COACHES: TCNJ: Chessie Jackson (5th season, 70-34), Rutgers-Newark: Ashley Ciepicki, (6th season 50-93) HISTORY: TCNJ leads the series, 27-9and has won the last two meetings.

LAST TIME OUT: TCNJ lost to Scranton, 60-47. Rutgers-Newark lost to Rowan, 94-61

TCNJ NOTES: It has been a few days since TCNJ played a competitive game hopefully it won’t take too long to get back in a game frame of mind. …The Lions are very young and a young team can do without a 20day layoff. …Julia Setaro has been the spark with 16.5points a game, 27assists and 18steals. …Freshman Arianna McCleod has begun to emerge and is averaging 9.8points a game and a team high 4.6rebounds. …They struggle with turnovers averaging18.8a game. …They have been a very good shooting team and are solid beyond the arc.

NEWARK NOTES: Defense has been a problem for the Scarlet Raiders has they allow almost 70points a game. …Samiyah Horton is second in the conference in scoring with 19.4points a game and Ebony Odom Barnes adds 12.0points and 7.7rebounds a game. …The Scarlet Raiders have lost seven straight games.

KEY STAT: This one could come down to control of the boards. CHARITY TOSSES: TCNJ has won 6-of-7from the Scarlet Raiders. … Nine different players have started a game for the Lions. …TCNJ forfeited two games to Ramapo and Kean. … Elisha India Cross averages 4.5assists for R-N. …Steinert’s Nadine Elamary comes off the bench for Newark.