Montclair State University\u2019s men\u2019s and women\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
Earning their first NJAC Championship since the 2002-2003 season, the men\u2019s basketball team outlasted Ramapo College in a 91-85 overtime victory<\/a> on Sunday behind 28 points from junior forward Jacob Morales<\/a> and 25 points from senior guard Mike Jackson<\/a>.<\/p>\n The men\u2019s 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<\/a> in the first round at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n View the 2025 NCAA Division III Men\u2019s Interactive Tournament Bracket<\/a><\/p>\n The women\u2019s basketball team captured their eighth NJAC Championship in program history and the seventh under head coach Karin Harvey with a 72-63 victory<\/a> over The College of New Jersey on Saturday behind 24 points from senior forward Olivia Vero<\/a> and 13 points from junior guard Shannon Hughes<\/a>.<\/p>\n The women\u2019s team will travel to The Catholic University of America<\/a>, also on March 7, for the opening round of the women\u2019s NCAA Tournament, where they will face Christopher Newport University<\/a> at 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n View the 2025 NCAA Division III Women\u2019s Interactive Tournament Bracket<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI could not be more proud of our basketball programs for once again earning berths in the NCAA Tournament,\u201d says Associate Vice President for Athletics and Recreation Rob Chesney. \u201cThis weekend was truly special, and I can\u2019t wait to see how far they can take their postseason runs as they move into the Tournaments this weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n For more information and to livestream the games, visit montclairathletics.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n