Box Score Nov. 30, 2014

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Hitting the 100 point mark for the first time since 1995, the Rutgers women's basketball team blasted passed Davidson, 100-44, on Sunday afternoon at the RAC. The Scarlet Knights improve to 6-0 on the year and extend their current win streak to 12 games dating back to last season.

Rutgers led wire-to-wire opening the game with nine unanswered points. Davidson got onto the scoreboard with back-to-back three-pointers by Hannah Early, but by then RU had established an 18-6 lead with 14:19 to go. RU's momentum continued for the next seven minutes as six different Scarlet Knights would team up to outscore the Wildcats 22-4. The run was capped by a put back from Kahleah Copper (Philadelphia, Pa.) to give RU a 40-10 edge with 6:04 to go in the first.

At the half, the Scarlet Knights enjoyed a 55-17 advantage.

RU's dominance continued into the second half as the Scarlet Knights led by as many as 58 late in the contest.

With 1:29 to go in the game, Cynthia Hernandez (Ventura, Calif.) nailed a shot from beyond the arc to give the Scarlet Knights its 99th point of the night, but it was not over there. Hernandez, who was fouled on the shot, earned a trip to the charity stripe, sinking the free throw for the RU's 100th point of the afternoon.

Five Scarlet Knights finished the game in double-figures. Tyler Scaife (Little Rock, Ark.) poured in a game-high 23 points going 8-of-10 from the field, including two from downtown, and 5-of-6 from the free throw line. Betnijah Laney (Clayton, Del.) captured her sixth straight double-double with 19 points and 12 boards. Copper added 13, while Syessence Davis (Neptune, N.J.) came off the bench for 11 points, eight assists and eight steals.

Davidson's Early led the Wildcats with 13 points, while Mackenzie Latt added 10 in the loss.

The Scarlet Knights close out its current three game homestand hosting #11/12 North Carolina in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Thursday, Dec. 4. Game time is set for 7 p.m. on the Big Ten Network.

KNIGHT NOTES
- Starting five consisted of Rachel Hollivay, Kahleah Copper, Tyler Scaife, Briyona Canty and Betnijah Laney for the third consecutive game.
- Rutgers hit the 100-points mark for the first time under head coach C. Vivian Stringer and for the first time since a 100-71 victory over West Virginia on Jan. 4, 1995.
- The 56-point victory over the Wildcats was RU's largest margin of victory since an 60-point, 85-25 victory over Farmingdale State on Feb. 11, 2009.
- Rutgers reached the 50-point mark by the half for the second time this season. The Scarlet Knights led Davidson 55-17 at half and previously led Wagner 50-37 on Nov. 25.
- RU's 55 points at the half were the most since the Scarlet Knights put away 57 against Kean on Dec. 15, 2010.
- Davidson's 17 first half points were the fewest at the half for an RU opponent this season and fewest since only allowing UTEP to register 16 first half points in the WNIT Championship game.
- Rutgers' 38-point half time lead (55-17) was the largest halftime margin for the Scarlet Knights this season. RU's largest halftime prior to today was 14 vs. Colgate in their last game on Nov. 28.
- Tyler Scaife led the Scarlet Knights in scoring for the fourth time this season and 17th time in her career. She tied her season-high with 23 points and reached the 20+ point mark for the second time this season and ninth time her in career.
- Scaife shot 80% (8-of-10) from the field, including a pair of three-pointers. Her two made shots from downtown tie her career-mark also achieved against Cincinnati on Feb. 4, 2014.
- Betnijah Laney collected her sixth straight double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds. She has registered 21 career double-doubles.
- Syessence Davis recorded a season-high 11 points from off the bench. She set a new career-high in steals with eight, surpassing her previous high of seven against Wagner on Dec. 12, 2013.
- Davis' eight steals brought her career total to 207 as she becomes the 11th Scarlet Knight with 200 or more thefts in her career. She needs seven more steals to crack RU's top 10 list. Current assistant coach Tasha Pointer leads the all-time list with 292.
- Davis' eight assists were also a season-high. It was the 27th time in her career she has dished the ball out five or more times.
- Briyona Canty had six assists in the win and has dished out five or more assists in five of the six games played to date.
- Rutgers improved to 6-0 for the 9th time in school history and first time since the 2011-12 season, when RU open the year with eight straight wins.
- RU once again scored over 30 points in the paint. The Scarlet Knights came away with 46 points inside. The Scarlet Knights are averaging 39.7 points in the paint.
- Davidson entered Sunday's game 11th nationally in blocks per game averaging 6.4 rejections per game. The Wildcats only managed two blocks.

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