Rutgers Scarlet Knights
American (22-9, 12-6)
Big Wins: 12/21 Georgia (61-58), 12/28 at South Florida (66-53), 2/8 at SMU (65-64)
Bad Losses: 11/20 at Massachusetts (63-64), 11/29 vs LSU (65-69), 1/14 at Memphis (73-74),
Coach: C. Vivian Stringer (19 seasons)
Probable Starters:
Kahleah Cooper, Sophomore, Guard, 15.8 ppg, 6.0 rpg
Tyler Scaife, Freshman, Guard, 13.8 ppg, 2.8 apg
Syessence Davis, Junior, Guard, 5.2 ppg, 4.1 apg, 4.3 rpg, 3.0 spg
Betnijah Laney, Junior, Guard/Forward, 12.2 ppg, 3.0 apg, 8.8 rpg
Rachel Hollivay, Sophomore, Forward, 8.0 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 3.3 bpg
Key Roleplayers:
Briyona Canty, Sophomore, Guard, 6.8 ppg, 2.9 apg
Precious Person, Sophomore, Guard, 2.2 ppg
Christa Evans, Junior, Forward/Center, 1.0 ppg, 1.6 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 66.7 (194th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 58.2 (27, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.3 (21, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 35.3 (12, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 1.5 (343, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: NA
Free-Throw Percentage: 64.1 (296, 8)
Rebound Margin: 1.6 (137, 5)
Assists Per Game: 15.5 (58, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 16.0 (175, 5)
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
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 3/6
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