Women’s basketball crushes Passaic County, jumps to No. 4 in NJCAA national rankings

December 13, 2022

With another decisive victory Saturday on the road, the Community College of Rhode Island women’s basketball team moved up one spot to No. 4 in the nation in this week’s NJCAA Division III poll.

The red-hot Knights are now 9-1 overall and have won five consecutive games, including Saturday’s 68-49 win over non-conference foe Passaic County Community College. CCRI’s only loss came on November 13 against Division II Community College of Baltimore County Essex. The Knights are a perfect 3-0 in Region XXI play and look to continue the streak Thursday on the road against regional rival Holyoke Community College.

In Saturday’s win, sophomore center Maggie Schwab (Narragansett, RI) continued her torrid pace with 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting while sophomore guard Michelle Moreno (Providence, RI) finished with 17 points on a blistering 8-for-10 from the field with a season-high 18 rebounds. Schwab is currently ranked sixth in the nation in field-goal percentage (61.0), fourth in free-throw percentage (87.9), and 25th in rebounds per game (10.0), averaging a double-double in 10 starts in 2022.

Overall, the Knights are one of the nation’s best shooting teams, ranking third overall in field-goal percentage (48.5) and fourth in three-pointers made per game (8.1) while scoring 75.6 points, which ranks ninth among D-III teams. The Knights also clean up on the boards, outrebounding their opponents by an average of 14.6 rebounds per game, also ninth in the nation.