Rutgers Women's Basketball 2016 NIT Tournament Capsule

Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Big Ten (18-14, 8-10)
 
 
Big Wins: 11/22 Temple (61-51), 11/28 vs Green Bay (54-43), 2/28 Michigan (72-50)
Bad Losses: 11/19 St. John’s (62-69), 1/16 at Nebraska (54-65), 2/4 at Minnesota (72-85)
Coach: C. Vivian Stringer
 
Probable Starters:
Tyler Scaife, Junior, Guard, 17.6 ppg, 2.6 apg
Briyona Canty, Senior, Guard, 5.7 ppg, 4.9 apg, 4.2 rpg
Shrita Parker, Sophomore, Guard, 5.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg
Kahleah Copper, Senior, Forward, 17.5 ppg, 8.0 rpg
Rachel Hollivay, Senior, Center, 7.3 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 3.4 bpg
 
Key Roleplayers:
Khadaizha Sanders, Freshman, Guard, 2.8 ppg
Ariel Butts, Senior, Center, 2.5 ppg, 3.6 rpg
Victoria Harris, Freshman, Forward/Center, 1.8 ppg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 62.8 (201st in nation, 14th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 59.3 (78, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.5 (30, 6)               
Field-Goal Defense: 37.9 (95, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 3.8 (304, 14)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.8 (102, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.3 (239, 14)
Rebound Margin: 0.4 (160, 9)
Assists Per Game: 13.9 (110, 11)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.5 (31, 3)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015    NCAA            First Round win over Seton Hall
2015    NCAA            Second Round loss to Connecticut
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 3/3