Pondexter Named MBWA Player of the Week
Jan 17 | Women's Basketball
PISCATAWAY, NJ - Rutgers fifth-year senior Cappie Pondexter (Chicago, IL) has been named the PrestoSports/Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association (MBWA) Player of the Week Jan. 17.
The 5-9 guard, who was named the BIG EAST Player of the Week Jan. 16, poured in 40 points, hitting the game-winner with 8.2 seconds remaining, in Rutgers’ 66-65 victory at South Florida Jan. 11. Her 40 points moved her into second place at Rutgers in career scoring, and she added a team-high four assists and grabbed five rebounds against the Bulls. In a 63-41 win against Seton Hall Jan. 14, Pondexter posted 13 points, four assists and two steals.
No. 9/9 Rutgers (12-2, 4-0 BIG EAST) will face its final non-conference challenge of the season Thursday, Jan. 19, when RU hosts No. 21/20 Temple at 7:00 p.m. The game will be shown on ESPNU, and will be carried live on WCTC 1450 AM and WRSU 88.7 FM. A live stream of the audio, as well as live statistics, will be available via www.scarletknights.com.
