NEWARK, NJ--NJIT senior forward Danielle Tunstall combined for her second straight double-double of the season with 20 points and 15 rebounds, leading the Highlanders to a 60-56 victory over visiting North Florida to conclude a three-game ASUN Conference homestand inside NJIT's Wellness and Events Center.

NJIT, which snaps a 13-game skid, records its first ASUN win of the season and moves to 4-19 on the season, 1-9 in league action while North Florida drops its third straight, falling to 13-11 overall, 6-5 in the ASUN.

NJIT held a 12-point lead with 1:42 remaining, 56-45, after one-of-two from the free throw line by freshman Kennedy Cash.  The Ospreys scored six straight points in a span of :15 seconds, cutting the Highlander lead to five, 56-51, on back-to-back three-pointers.

The Highlanders took an eight-point lead, 59-51, on a pair of free throws by Danielle Tunstall but the Ospreys did not go away, as Adrienne Jackson connected on a three-pointer with 18.2 seconds left from the corner, cutting the Highlander lead to five, 59-54, but the Highlanders would hold on for the 60-54 victory.

Tunstall, the Highlanders forward from Willingboro, NJ, posted her 18th career double-double (seventh of the season), leading three double-figure scorers with 20 points and 15 rebounds.  Junior guard Ellyn Stoll chipped in 12 points while freshman Kenna Squier added 11 for the home team.

The Highlanders held a one-rebound advantage over the Ospreys, 42-to-41, paced by Tunstall's career-best 15 rebounds (pulled down 15 at Air Force; 11.8.19) followed by Squier (6), Stoll (5) and Samantha Schultz (5).  Schultz finished with seven points on 3-of-6 shooting for the Highlanders off the bench.

North Florida had three players reach double-figures -- Janesha Green (11), Jazz Bond (11) and Adrienne Jackson (11).  Bond and Jackson each recorded a double-double, grabbing 10 boards apiece.

After NJIT scored the first basket by Maria Fux, visiting North Florida scored the next 14 straight to take a 14-2 lead.  A lay-up by Samantha Schultz broke the Highlander, scoring draught at the 4:20 mark and the Highlanders closed the Osprey gap to six, using an 8-0 run to end the first period.  Samantha Schultz scored seven points off the bench for NJIT.

A low-scoring second period for both teams, NJIT cut the North Florida deficit to five, 24-19, on a three-pointer from the top of the arc by Stoll.  Tunstall scored the last four points of the quarter, pulling the Highlanders within six, 29-23.

Tunstall led all players with eight points after the first 20 minutes.

NJIT opened the third stanza on a 6-2 spurt, slimming the Osprey lead to two, 31-29, capped by a layup from Fux, resulting in a North Florida timeout.  Squier connected on a straight-away three-pointer, closing the Osprey lead to one, 33-32, at the 6:05 mark. Squier's three-pointer sparked a 10-2 run for the home team, who took its biggest lead of the contest 42-37 to end the quarter.

The Highlanders extended its lead to 10, 49-39, on Stoll's third three-pointer of the game and an old-fashioned three-point play by Tunstall just under the five-minute media, extending NJIT's lead to 13, 52-39.

NJIT will play a pair of ASUN road games next weekend, visiting Liberty on February 15 at 2pm and Lipscomb on Monday, February 17 at 6:30pm (CT).  Both games will be streamed live on ESPN+.