Men’s and Women’s Basketball Head to NCAA Tournament
Both Red Hawks teams earn NJAC titles en route to next weekend’s tournament, men’s team will host opening rounds on campus
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Montclair State University’s men’s and women’s basketball teams punched their tickets to the NCAA Tournament last weekend, with each program capturing the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) Championship in consecutive days.
Earning their first NJAC Championship since the 2002-2003 season, the men’s basketball team outlasted Ramapo College in a 91-85 overtime victory on Sunday behind 28 points from junior forward Jacob Morales and 25 points from senior guard Mike Jackson.
The men’s team will host the opening two rounds of the 64-team, single-elimination tournament beginning Friday, March 7, when they will take on Utica University in the first round at 6 p.m.
View the 2025 NCAA Division III Men’s Interactive Tournament Bracket
The women’s basketball team captured their eighth NJAC Championship in program history and the seventh under head coach Karin Harvey with a 72-63 victory over The College of New Jersey on Saturday behind 24 points from senior forward Olivia Vero and 13 points from junior guard Shannon Hughes.
The women’s team will travel to The Catholic University of America, also on March 7, for the opening round of the women’s NCAA Tournament, where they will face Christopher Newport University at 4:30 p.m.
View the 2025 NCAA Division III Women’s Interactive Tournament Bracket
“I could not be more proud of our basketball programs for once again earning berths in the NCAA Tournament,” says Associate Vice President for Athletics and Recreation Rob Chesney. “This weekend was truly special, and I can’t wait to see how far they can take their postseason runs as they move into the Tournaments this weekend.”
For more information and to livestream the games, visit montclairathletics.com.