Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Big Ten (22-9, 12-6)
Big Wins: 12/7 at Arkansas (64-52), 1/25 Minnesota (66-61), 2/5 Nebraska (46-43)
Bad Losses: 1/1 at Ohio State (68-85), 2/22 at Michigan State (50-60), 2/26 at Northwestern (60-80)
Coach: C. Vivian Stringer
Probable Starters:
Tyler Scaife, Sophomore, Guard, 14.6 ppg, 2.5 apg
Briyona Canty, Junior, Guard, 5.4 ppg, 4.2 apg
Syessence Davis, Senior, Guard, 4.1 ppg, 4.0 apg
Kahleah Copper, Junior, Forward, 16.3 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.6 apg
Betnijah Laney, Senior, Forward, 15.9 ppg, 10.9 rpg
Key Roleplayers:
Rachel Hollivay, Junior, Center, 6.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.3 bpg
Ariel Butts, Junior, Center, 1.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg
Christa Evans, Senior, Center, 0.5 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.2 (81st in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 60.0 (89, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.9 (31, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 36.5 (34, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 2.2 (339, 14)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.3 (166, 10)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.7 (141, 12)
Rebound Margin: 1.9 (124, 7)
Assists Per Game: 16.4 (21, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.1 (110, 7)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2014 NIT First Round win over Delaware
2014 NIT Second Round win over Harvard
2014 NIT Third Round win over Seton Hall
2014 NIT Quarterfinal win over Bowling Green
2014 NIT Semifinal win over South Florida
2014 NIT National Championship win over UTEP
2012 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Gonzaga
2011 NCAA Round of 64 win over Louisiana Tech
2011 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Texas A&M
2010 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Iowa
2009 NCAA Round of 64 win over VCU
2009 NCAA Round of 32 win over Auburn
2009 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Purdue
2008 NCAA Round of 64 win over Robert Morris
2008 NCAA Round of 32 win over Iowa State
2008 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over George Washington
2008 NCAA Regional Final loss to Connecticut
2007 NCAA Round of 64 win over East Carolina
2007 NCAA Round of 32 win over Michigan State
2007 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Duke
2007 NCAA Regional Final win over Arizona State
2007 NCAA National Semifinal win over LSU
2007 NCAA National Final loss to Tennessee
*all team stats through 3/5
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