Rutgers Women's Basketball 2018 NIT Tournament Capsule

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Big Ten (20-12, 7-9)

 
 
Big Wins: 11/30 NC State (57-53), 12/4 Virginia (52-43), 2/4 Michigan (63-56)
Bad Losses: 11/26 vs Washington State (60-63), 1/18 at Penn State (67-70), 2/25 at Northwestern (50-63)
Coach: C. Vivian Stringer
 
Probable Starters:
Tyler Scaife, Senior, Guard, 19.4 ppg, 2.8 rpg
Stasha Carey, Junior, Forward, 7.5 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Khadaizha Sanders, Junior, Guard, 5.2 ppg, 3.7 apg
Victoria Harris, Junior, Center, 4.3 ppg, 4.9 rpg
Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Senior, Guard, 1.7 ppg
 
Key Role Players:
Ciani Cryor, Sophomore, Guard, 6.0 ppg, 3.4 apg
Jazlynd Rollins, Senior, Guard, 6.0 ppg
Nigia Greene, Senior, Guard, 5.4 ppg
Caitlin Jenkins, Junior, Forward, 5.2 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 1.6 bpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 65.2 (175th in nation, 11th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 59.3 (61, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 41.5 (117, 11)          
Field-Goal Defense: 38.8 (99, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.2 (313, 13)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 28.7 (283, 14)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.2 (257, 12)
Rebound Margin: -0.1 (187, 10)
Assists Per Game: 14.3 (116, 10)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.1 (125, 6)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2016    NIT     First Round win over Georgetown
2016    NIT     Second Round loss to Virginia
2015    NCAA Round of 64 win over Seton Hall
2015    NCAA Round of 32 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     Final 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
 
*all team stats through 3/1