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