Posted: Dec 16, 2024
Toms River, NJ - Congratulations to Ashanti Boothe and Myles Marabuto, our OCC Vikings Players of the Week!
Women's Basketball sophomore guard Ashanti Boothe (Jackson, NJ/Jackson Liberty) scored a season-high 19 points and grabbed a team-leading 4 steals in the Vikings' 79-37 win against Lehigh Carbon CC on December 14. Ashanti is as dependable as it gets, logging 35-40 minutes of action per game, and ranks 1st on the team in assists (3/g), and 2nd in rebounds (8/g) and steals (3.6/g) per game. OCC Women's Basketball next faces Sussex County CC (Club Team) in a home game on Tuesday, December 17 at 5 P.M.
The sudden gust of freezing wind that drifted over spectators in the OCC gymnasium on the evening of December 10 wasn't due to the weather outside, but rather the effect of the ice water running through OCC freshman guard Myles Marabuto's (Monroe, NJ/Monroe Township) veins. With the score tied at 70 and just 5.5 seconds remaining in regulation, Myles sunk consecutive free throws to put Ocean ahead of Salem CC, and secure the win. Marabuto, who would then score a season-high 16 points in Ocean's next game versus Union College of NJ, will next take the court on Tuesday, January 7, when OCC Men's Basketball hosts RCSJ Cumberland in a 7 P.M. matchup.