Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Big East (16-14, 7-9)
Big Wins: 1/30 at Marquette (72-54), 2/2 Villanova (58-50), 2/26 South Florida (68-56)
Bad Losses: 12/2 at Boston College (56-58), 1/27 at Seton Hall (42-45), 3/2 at Cincinnati (48-56)
Coach: C. Vivian Stringer
Probable Starters:
Erica Wheeler, Senior, Guard, 10.5 ppg, 2.4 apg, 2.5 spg
Syessence Davis, Sophomore, Guard, 3.0 ppg, 3.0 apg
Betnijah Laney, Sophomore, Guard/Forward, 9.7 ppg, 5.0 rpg
Rachel Hollivay, Freshman, Forward, 3.2 ppg, 2.0 rpg
Christa Evans, Sophomore, Forward/Center, 2.1 ppg, 2.6 rpg
Key Roleplayers:
Shakena Richardson, Sophomore, Guard, 5.0 ppg, 2.8 apg
Kahleah Copper, Freshman, Guard, 5.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg
Monique Oliver, Senior, Forward/Center, 10.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 56.6 (271st in nation, 13th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 53.3 (26, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 41.2 (83, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 36.6 (66, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 2.6 (331, 15)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: n/a
Free-Throw Percentage: 64.4 (285, 15)
Rebound Margin: 3.7 (79, 6)
Assists Per Game: 13.6 (112, 9)
Turnovers Per Game: 20.2 (315, 15)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
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
*all team stats through 3/7
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