Rutgers Women's Basketball 2014 NIT Tournament Capsule

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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