WBB Travels to Temple
Dec 09 | Women's Basketball
Dec. 9, 2014
TIP OFF
Rutgers and Temple also faced St. Joseph's earlier this season. The Scarlet Knights downed the Hawks, 76-52, in their season opener on Nov. 14, while the Owls fell in overtime, 78-74, on Nov. 18.
On the stat sheet, Temple is led by Feyonda Fitzgerald with 14.5 points along with 3.5 rebounds per game. Alliya Butts is notching 12.8 points per game, while Tyonna Williams is pouring in 11.4 points per contest. Rounding out the Owl double figure scorers is Tanaya Atkinson at 10.6 points per game along with 6.8 rebounds per game.
On the boards, the Owls are led by Safiya Martin at 7.8 rebounds per outing.
TOP 25 OPPONENTS
Rutgers' last top 25 win away from the RAC was a 68-62 win over No. 20 Marquette on a neutral court in the Big East Tournament on March 6, 2011.
RU's last road (non-neutral site) victory over a top 25 foe was against the same Golden Eagle team in a 76-55 win over No. 22 Marquette in Milwaukee on February 19, 2011.
BETTING DOUBLE
The senior forward had an incredible game against #6 UNC on Dec. 4 with a career-tying 24 points and career-high 24 rebounds.
The Clayton, Delaware native captured 15 double-doubles last season, the most double figure scoring and rebounding games since Kia Vaughn, currently with the WNBA's Washington Mystics, had 12 double-doubles during the 2006-07 season.
ALL ABOARD
Laney's 24 boards against the Tar Heels is also among the best rebounding performances from around the country this season.
Top `14-15 Single Game WBB Performances
CLEANING THE GLASS
Jan. 19 , 2014- vs. #1/1 UConn - 22 points
D-D-D-FENSE
Steals
GETTING TO THE POINTS
LIVING IN THE PAINT
TURNOVERS
UP NEXT The Rutgers women's basketball team returns home to host No. 11/13 Tennessee on Sunday, Dec. 14. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. in front of the ESPN2 cameras with Pam Ward and LaChina Robinson on the call.
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| Game Nine: #17/19 Rutgers at Temple | |
| Date | Wednesday, December 10, 2014 |
| Time | 6 p.m. ET |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pa. | McGonigle Hall |
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| Video | OwlSports.Com |
| Radio | Rutgers IMG Radio Network - WCTC (1450 AM) Danny Breslauer Rutgers Student Radio - WRSU (88.7 FM) Dylan MacKinnon and Deondre Smalls |
| Game Notes | Rutgers | Temple |
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TIP OFF
• The 2014 WNIT Champions returned to the win column on Sunday afternoon with a 64-52 victory at No. 25 Arkansas. RU improved to 1-1 against the Top 25.
• The Scarlet Knights had four in double figures against the Razorbacks led by 17 points from Philadelphia native Kahleah Copper. Tyler Scaife, who returned to her home state, added 13 points.
• Betnijah Laney has had eight straight double-doubles to start off the 2014-15 campaign and currently leads the nation in the category. She had 12 points and 11 rebounds at Arkansas on Sunday.
• On Thursday night against #6 UNC in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Laney poured in 24 points and hauled in 24 rebounds. Her 24 rebounds set a RAC record (men's or women's) and is listed among the top rebounding efforts in the country this season.
• Additionally, Laney joined the 1,000 point club against the Tar Heels, becoming the 34th Scarlet Knight to accomplish the feat.
ABOUT TEMPLE
Once conference rivals in the Atlantic-10 and American Athletic Conference, Rutgers and Temple meet in nonconference play.
The Owls are 3-5 overall and have lost two straight with setbacks at home to Delaware (69-58) and Fordham (71-64). Temple's last win was a 81-69 victory over Harvard on Nov. 30 - a squad which RU faced in the second round of last season's WNIT.
Rutgers and Temple also faced St. Joseph's earlier this season. The Scarlet Knights downed the Hawks, 76-52, in their season opener on Nov. 14, while the Owls fell in overtime, 78-74, on Nov. 18.
On the stat sheet, Temple is led by Feyonda Fitzgerald with 14.5 points along with 3.5 rebounds per game. Alliya Butts is notching 12.8 points per game, while Tyonna Williams is pouring in 11.4 points per contest. Rounding out the Owl double figure scorers is Tanaya Atkinson at 10.6 points per game along with 6.8 rebounds per game.
On the boards, the Owls are led by Safiya Martin at 7.8 rebounds per outing.
TOP 25 OPPONENTS
RU is coming off back-to-back games against the top 25 with a double overtime, 96-93, loss to No. 6 UNC on Thursday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge and a 64-52 victory at then-No. 25 Arkansas on Sunday.
Prior to Sunday's win over the Razorbacks, the last Scarlet Knights' last win over nationally ranked opponent was a 61-58 victory over No. 16/15 Georgia on Dec. 21, 2013 at the RAC.
Rutgers' last top 25 win away from the RAC was a 68-62 win over No. 20 Marquette on a neutral court in the Big East Tournament on March 6, 2011.
RU's last road (non-neutral site) victory over a top 25 foe was against the same Golden Eagle team in a 76-55 win over No. 22 Marquette in Milwaukee on February 19, 2011.
BETTING DOUBLE
Senior forward Betnijah Laney has opened 2014-15 with eight straight double-double performances and is the nation's leader in the category.
Laney's 2014-15 Double-Doubles
St. Joseph's - 10 pts, 13 reb
Northeastern - 14 pts, 13 reb
at LSU - 10 pts, 16 reb
at Wagner - 22 pts, 11 reb
Colgate - 17 pts, 18 reb
Davidson - 19 pts, 12 reb
#6 UNC - 24 pts, 24 reb
at #25 Arkansas - 12 pts, 11 reb
Laney currently has 23 double-doubles in her career.
The senior forward had an incredible game against #6 UNC on Dec. 4 with a career-tying 24 points and career-high 24 rebounds.
The Clayton, Delaware native captured 15 double-doubles last season, the most double figure scoring and rebounding games since Kia Vaughn, currently with the WNBA's Washington Mystics, had 12 double-doubles during the 2006-07 season.
ALL ABOARD
Betnijah Laney's 24 rebounds vs. #6 UNC on Dec. 4 set a Rutgers Athletic Center (RAC) record - men or women. She surpassed the previous record of 21 held by Women's Basketball Hall of Famer and former WNBA All-Star Sue Wicks set back in 1987 against Penn State.
She was two rebounds shy of tying the Rutgers women's basketball single game record. Sandy Tupurins grabbed 26 rebounds against William Paterson on Mar. 1, 1977.
Her 24 rebounds also placed her name among the top 15 all-time at RU in rebounding.
Laney's 24 boards against the Tar Heels is also among the best rebounding performances from around the country this season.
Top `14-15 Single Game WBB Performances
Vicky McIntyre, Oral Roberts - vs. Austin Peay - 27
Sherae Bonner, Western Carolina - vs. Livingstone - 26
Betnijah Laney, Rutgers - vs. North Carolina - 24
Temi Fagbenle, Harvard - vs. Temple - 24
Brittany Hodges, Furman - vs. Davidson - 24
Sarah Imovbioh, Virginia - vs. Ohio State - 24
Top RU Rebounding Performances (since 2005)
Betnijah Laney - 24 - North Carolina (12/4/14)
Kia Vaughn - 21 - at Cincinnati (1/22/08)
Monique Oliver - 19 - at Miami (12/5/11)
Betnijah Laney - 18 - Colgate (11/28/14)
Monique Oliver - 17 - Georgetown (12/9/10)
Kia Vaughn - 17 - Georgetown (2/7/09)
ALL-TIME RU REBOUNDS
10. Linda Miles (1997-01) - 751
11. LaTonya Johnson (1988-92) - 745
12. Essence Carson (2004-08) - 707
13. Janell Williams (1991-95) - 700
14. Betnijah Laney (2011-present) - 688
15. Tammy Sutton-Brown (1997-01) - 685
CLEANING THE GLASS
Rutgers has won the battle of the boards in all eight games to date.
Betnijah Laney, who led RU in rebounding at 8.5 boards per game last season, has not missed a beat and is hauling in 14.8 rebounds per game in 2014-15. She is second nationally in both defensive rebounds per game (10.0) and total rebounds per game (14.8).
Laney had 17 double digit rebounding efforts last season.
NO SOPHOMORE SLUMP
Tyler Scaife, last year's American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year, has led the Scarlet Knights in scoring in five of the season's first eight games and is averaging a team-leading 17.0 points per game.
Scaife has reached double figure scoring in 35 of her 45 career appearances.
She dropped in 25 points in the double overtime loss to #6 UNC, marking her third 20+ point game of the 2014-15 season and 10th of her career.
NO FEAR
Sophomore guard Tyler Scafie certainly doesn't shy away from the competition. Here's her scoring performances against top 10 competition.
Jan. 19 , 2014- vs. #1/1 UConn - 22 points
March 1, 2014-- at #1/1 UConn - 8 points
March 9, 2014 - vs. #1/1 UConn - 12 points
Feb. 23, 2014 -- at #3/3 Louisville -17 points
Jan. 28, 2014 - vs. #5/5 Louisville - 25 points
Dec. 4, 2014 - vs. #6/6 UNC - 25 points
D-D-D-FENSE
Point guard Syessence Davis averaged 2.9 steals per game last season, led the American and was ninth nationally in the category last season.
She recorded eight steals in last Sunday's 100-44 win over Davidson, tying for the most steals by a Scarlet Knight since 2005. Former teammate Erica Wheeler also had eight thefts at DePaul on Feb. 12, 2013.
She needs two more steals to rank among RU's top 10 in the category.
Steals
1. Tasha Pointer (1997-01) - *292
T-2. Sue Wicks (1984-88) - 287
T-2. Liz Hanson (1992-96) - 287
4. Matee Ajavon (2004-08) - 275
5. Denise Kenney (1976-79) - 263
6. Epiphanny Prince (2006-09) - 260
7. Vicky Picott (1987-91) - 257
8. Regina Howard (1983-87) - 216
T-9. C'ta Mitchelson (1989-93) - 213
T-9. Cappie Pondexter (2002-06) - 213
Syessence Davis - 211
NO MESSY ESSY
Syessence Davis dished out the ball nine times against #6 UNC on Thursday night, while committing just one turnover. In games with Davidson and UNC, Davis combined for 17 assists and two turnovers.
Davis has not committed more than two turnovers in a game thus far.
Her 3.1 assist/turnover ratio leads the Big Ten and places her 14th nationally.
GETTING TO THE POINTS
Rutgers is enjoying its highest scoring average under C. Vivian Stringer's 20-year tenure "On the Banks"
Top RU Scoring Averages Under C. Vivian Stringer
1. 76.5 (8 games) 2014-15 - 7-1 - Current Season
2. 70.0 (35 games) 1998-99 - 29-6 - Elite Eight
3. 68.7 (32 games) 1997-98 - 22-10 - Sweet 16
4. 67.3 (29 games) 2002-03 - 21-8 - 2nd Round
5. 66.2 (37 games) 2013-14 - WNIT CHAMPIONS
6. 65. 6 (31 games) 2000-01 - 23-8 - 2nd Round
FROM SIXTH WOMAN TO STARTING LINEUP
Briyona Canty, who served as Rutgers' "sixth woman" a year ago, has a successful start at point guard in seven of the first eight games for the Scarlet Knights.
Canty captured her second career double-double with 12 points and a new career-high 10 assists in the win over Northeastern on Nov. 18. It was the second straight game the redshirt junior guard had reset her career mark in assists. She performed her first double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds in RU's WNIT semifinal win at USF.
Canty has registered five or more assists in six of RU's eight games to date.
Canty has registered five or more assists in six of RU's eight games to date.
In the season opener against St. Joseph's Canty tied her career-high in points (16) and also added a then career-high eight assists. The redshirt junior guard also captured 16 points in the Scarlet Knights' American Athletic Conference semifinal appearance against eventual national champion, UConn.
Canty set a new career-high in steals with six at Wagner on Nov. 25. She surpassed her previous-high of four last recorded at Bowling Green in the WNIT on March 31, 2014.
LIVING IN THE PAINT
Rutgers continues to dominate the paint just like they did last season.
RU is averaging 37.5 points in the paint through its first eight games of 2014-15, which included a season-high 50 in the No. 25 win at Wagner. It was the Scarlet Knights highest total inside since netting 52 paint points in last year's win over the Seahawks on Dec. 13, 2013, as well as against UCF on Feb. 15, 2014.
Only #6 UNC has outscored the Scarlet Knights in the paint as the Tar Heels had a 44-32 advantage on Dec. 4.
RU PAINT POINTS
St. Joseph's - 34
Northeastern - 36
at LSU - 38
at Wagner - 50
Colgate - 34
Davidson - 46
UNC - 32
at Arkansas - 30
TURNOVERS
Scarlet Knight opponents are averaging 20.8 miscues per game. Only Arkansas, in RU's last contest, has managed to record single digit turnovers.
OPPONENT TURNOVERS
St. Joseph's - 21
Northeastern - 22
at LSU - 21
at Wagner - 25
Colgate - 18
Davidson - 29
UNC - 21
at Arkansas - 9
RU forced the opposition into at least 20 or more turnovers 15 times in 37 games a year ago.
UP NEXT
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