No. 18 WBB At No. 5 Maryland Tuesday
Feb 09 | Women's Basketball
| Game Twenty-Four: #18/22 Rutgers at #5/5 Maryland | |
| Date | Tuesday, February 10, 2015 |
| Time | 9:00 ET |
| Location | College Park, Md. | XFINITY Center |
| Tickets | Click To Purchase |
| TV | BTN Frank Hanrahan and Christy Winters-Scott |
| Radio | Rutgers IMG Radio Network - WCTC (1450 AM) Danny Breslauer Rutgers Student Radio - WRSU (88.7 FM) Lance Glinn and Matt Salvatore |
| Game Notes | Rutgers | Maryland |
| Statistics | Rutgers | Maryland |
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TIP OFF
• The 2014 WNIT Champions have won six in-a-row for its longest win streak since opening the season with six consecutive victories following its 57-50 victory over Michigan. The victory also improved the Scarlet Knights to 10-1 on the road this season.
• RU's victory over Nebraska last Thursday made head coach C. Vivian Stringer the all-time leader in B1G women's basketball victory. Stringer currently has 178 career Big Ten wins, which include 169 victories at Iowa from 1983-95 and nine at Rutgers.
• On Sunday at Michigan, the Scarlet Knights were led by senior Betnijah Laney with her 16th double-double, surpassing her double-double mark from last season. She had 17 points and 10 rebounds. She has posted both double digit points and rebounds in the last four contests and in five of the last six games.
• In addition to her double-double, Laney dished the ball out a career-tying seven times.
• RU is currently 3-4 against the Top 25 which includes a win over No. 19/18 Nebraska last week along with victories over then-No. 25 Arkansas and then-No. 21 Minnesota earlier this season.
ABOUT MARYLAND
The Terps enter Tuesday night's contest sporting a 21-2 overall record and are still perfect in Big Ten play at 12-0, which includes a 59-47 victory over No. 19/18 Nebraska on Sunday.
Maryland's two losses on the season came in back-to-back losses with Washington State (70-64) and at Notre Dame (92-72) in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Since their loss to the Fightin' Irish, the Terps have won 15 straight.
Last week, Maryland ranked fifth in both the Associated Press and USA Today/Coaches Polls.
Additionally, the Terps are perfect 12-0 at home at the XFINITY Center.
Four Terps are averaging double figures led by S. Walker-Kimbrough at 13.9 points per game along with 5.6 rebounds per game. Second on the stat sheet is Laurin Mincy at 13.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per game, while Lexie Brown in averaging 12.9 points per outing. Brionna Jones rounds out the double figure scorers at 12.3 points per game along with a team-leading 8.9 rebounds per contest.
Head coach Brenda Frese is in her 14th season at Maryland and 17th season overall. Since arriving in College Park she has led the Terps to the 2006 National Championship, as well as last season's Final Four.
LAST TIME VS. MARYLAND
The Rutgers women's basketball team overcame an 18-point first half deficit to tie the game up with the Big Ten leading Terps with 17 minutes remaining, but ended the night dropping a 71-59 decision to then-No. 8 Maryland on Jan 15.
Kahleah Copper led the Scarlet Knights for the seventh time this season with 16 points. Rachel Hollivay followed with 14 points from off the bench, while
Betnijah Laney added 12 points in the loss. Briyona Canty (Willingboro, N.J.), returning from a bone bruise which has kept her sidelined the last four contests, nearly joined the double-digit scorers with eight points, six of which came in the second half alone.
Maryland was led by Laurin Mincy with a game-high 24 points as she shot 7-of-14 from the field and 9-of-10 from the free throw line. Lexie Brown and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough each registered 13 points in the victory and Brionna Jones capped off the double-figure scorers with a double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds.
The Terps jumped to a 10-0 lead just two minutes into the contest and held the Scarlet Knights scoreless for nearly a five-minute span for its largest lead of the night, 25-7, at the 13:03 mark. A 5-0 run midway through the half would help Rutgers pull within nine, 29-20, however, Maryland would go on to lead by as many as 13 points.
Down 37-24 with 5:17 to go until the intermission, Rutgers found a scoring burst going on a 10-1 spurt to pull within four, 38-34, with 1:19 to go in the half. Tyler Scaife put up a jumper to beat the buzzer, cutting RU's deficit to 40-36 entering halftime.
At the start of the second half, the Scarlet Knights quickly tied up the game as Canty nailed a jumper to tie the score at 40-40 with 18:12 remaining, but the Terps would not hand over the lead. A Hollivay layup saw the Scarlet Knights trail just 50-48 with under 12 minutes to go, however Maryland proceeded to outscore RU, 10-2, for a double-digit edge that it would maintain the rest of the way.
The Terps were able to lead by as many as 14 in the second half, despite RU holding Maryland to under 36 percent shooting from the floor in the second half, a season-low
WELCOME BACK TO THE B1G TIME
Rutgers head coach C. Vivian Stringer is no stranger to the league. Stringer was at the helm of the Iowa Hawkeye program from 1983-95 and holds the record for most Big Ten victories in conference history with 178 wins in league play. She won 169 games while at Iowa and nine at Rutgers.
ALL-TIME B1G WBB WINS
C. Vivian Stringer, IOWA (1983-95), RU (1995-present) - 178
Rene Portland, PSU (1980-07) - 176
Karen Langeland, MSU (1976-00) - 156
Lisa Bluder, IOWA (2000-Present) - 148
Jim Foster, OSU (2002-12) - 136
Don Perrelli, NU (1984-99) - 135
Nancy Darsch, OSU (1985-97) - 134
Lin Dunn, PUR (1987-96) - 120
Pam Borton, MINN (2002-14) - 104
Theresa Grentz, ILL (1995-07) - 101
Sharon Versyp, IND/PUR (2005-present) - 100
ALL-TIME B1G WBB WIN PERCENTAGE
Coach - Years - Record - PCT
Tara Van Derveer, OSU - 4 - 53-4 - .929
Carolyn Peck, PUR - 2 - 26-5 - .855
Brenda Frese, MINN, MD - 2 - 23-5 - .821
C. Vivian Stringer, IOWA, RU - 13 - 178-48 - .788
Kristy Curry, PUR - 7 - 86-26 - .768
Lin Dunn, PUR - 9 - 120-38 - .759
Nell Fortner, PUR - 1 - 12-4 - .750
Jim Foster, OSU - 11 - 136-46 - .747
Rene Portland, PSU - 15 - 175-69 - .717
Connie Yori, NEB - 4 - 41-18 - .695
ALL-TIME RUTGERS WINNER
Head coach C. Vivian Stringer won her 400th career victory "On The Banks" at Houston on Feb. 11, 2014. Stringer needs eight more wins to surpass Women's Basketball Hall of Famer Theresa Grentz as RU's all-time winningest women's basketball coach.
All-Time Rutgers WBB Coaching Records (By Wins)
Theresa Grentz - 434-150/ (1977-95) 19 seasons
C. Vivian Stringer - 427-211/(1995-present) 20 seasons
Ellen Johns - 6-5/(1974-75) One season
Dottie McCrea - 5-9/(1975-76) One season
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. 70.0 (35 games) 1998-99 - 29-6 - Elite Eight
2. 69.7 (23 games) 2014-15 - 18-5 - Current Season
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
Four or more Scarlet Knights have reached double figures in a game in nine of RU's 20 contests to date.
TOP 25 OPPONENTS
Rutgers currently stands at 3-4 against the top 25 after picking up a 46-43 victory over No. 19/18 Nebraska last Thursday night and a 66-61 win over Minnesota on Jan 25, a squad ranked at No. 21 in the Associated Press Poll.
NO SOPHOMORE SLUMP
Tyler Scaife, last year's American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year, is averaging a team second-best 15.6 points per game. Scaife is averaging 18.4 points per game against nationally ranked opponents this season, which also included 25 points in the Scarlet Knights' double overtime contest with No. 6 UNC on Dec. 4.
On Jan. 25 against No. 21 Minnesota, Scaife was one-point shy of her career-high by pouring in a season-high 28 points against the Golden Gophers. She had netted 29 points in RU's double overtime win over Seton Hall in the third round of last season's WNIT. It was also her sixth 20+ point game of the season and 13th of her career.
Scaife has reached double figure scoring in 46 of her 60 career appearances and has led RU in scoring eight times in 2014-15.
NO FEAR
Sophomore guard Tyler Scaife 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. 14, 2014 - vs. #6/6 UNC - 25 points
Jan. 15, 2015 - vs. #8/8 Maryland - 8 points
BETTING DOUBLE
Senior forward Betnijah Laney has 16 double-double performances this season and is tied for seventh nationally in the category. Laney has posted double-doubles in the last four straight games.
She had back-to-back double-doubles following her absence from the nonconference finale on Dec. 20 at Iona with a thumb sprain and nearly capture her 11th double-double with nine points and 13 rebound vs. #20 Iowa on Jan 4.
She opened the season with eight consecutive double figure scoring and rebounding games. Her streak was halted at Temple on Dec. 10 with 20 points and five rebounds.
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
at Indiana - 20 pts, 12 reb
at Ohio State - 23 pts, 12 reb
Michigan - 20 pts, 10 reb
Wisconsin - 12 pts, 11 reb
at Purdue - 18 pts, 14 reb
Penn State - 16 pts, 14 reb
#19/18 Nebraska - 16 pts, 11 reb
Laney has 30 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 Rebounding Performances
Vicky McIntyre, Oral Roberts - vs. Austin Peay - 27
Joy Adams, Iona - vs. Monmouth - 26
Sherae Bonner, Western Carolina - vs. Livingstone - 26
Jillian Alleyne, Oregon - vs. UCLA - 25
Kayla Roberts, Norfolk State - vs. Hampton - 25
Brittni Montgomery, UCF - vs. Iona - 24
Betnijah Laney, Rutgers - vs. North Carolina - 24
Joy Adams, Iona - vs. Monmouth - 24
Temi Fagbenle, Harvard - vs. Temple - 24
Brittany Hodges, Furman - vs. Davidson - 24
Sarah Imovbioh, Virginia - vs. Ohio State - 24
Ruvanna Campbell, Chicago - vs. Oakland - 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
1. Sue Wicks (1984-88) - *1357
2. Kia Vaughn (2005-09) - 1079
3. Regina Howard (1983-87) - 1036
4. Vicky Picott (1987-91) - 1029
5. Sandy Tupurins (1976-80) - 944
6. Tanya Hansen (1988-92) - 894
7. Betnijah Laney (2011-present) - 827
8. Kathy Glutz (1976-80) - 835
9. June Olkowski (1978-82) - 780
10. C'ta Mitchelson (1989-93) - 764
CLEANING THE GLASS
Rutgers has won the battle of the boards in 17 of its 23 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 11.7 rebounds per game in 2014-15. She is eighth nationally in defensive rebounds (8.0) and eighth in the country and second in the Big Ten in total rebounds per game (11.7).
Laney had 17 double digit rebounding efforts last season and has posted double figure rebounds in 17 of her 22 appearances this season.
THEIVING KNIGHTS
Syessence Davis had just one point off a free throw in the first meeting with Penn State on Jan. 10, but contributed a school record tying 10 steals along with eight assists and no turnovers. Davis' 10 steals ties the school record along with Denise Kenney, who also had 10 thefts against St. Joseph's on Feb. 16, 1978. Davis also surpassed her previous high of eight captured against Davidson on Nov. 30.
As a team, Rutgers recorded 22 steals against Penn State, one theft shy of the Rutgers single game record. The Scarlet Knights set the record with 23 steals against Temple on Jan. 17, 1987.
Davis is averaging 3.4 steals per game ranking her first in the Big Ten and sixth nationally. Last season, she averaged 2.9 steals, led the American and was ninth nationally in the category.
ALL-TIME RU 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. Syessence Davis - 266
6t. Denise Kenney (1976-79) - 263
6t. Epiphanny Prince (2006-09) - 263
8. Vicky Picott (1987-91) - 257
9. Regina Howard (1983-87) - 216
T-10. C'ta Mitchelson (1989-93) - 213
T-10. Cappie Pondexter (2002-06) - 213
TURNOVERS
Scarlet Knight opponents are averaging 19.2 miscues per game, which included 38 turnovers by Penn State on Jan. 10.
PSU's mishandling of the ball 38 times in the first meeting marked the most turnovers by an opponent since Farmingdale State registered 32 miscues on Feb. 11, 2009. It was the third time since 2002-03 that an opponent has had 30 or more turnovers in a game. The Lady Lions' 38 turnovers resulted in season-high 36 points for the Scarlet Knights.
Only Arkansas on Dec. 7, has managed to record single digit turnovers.
NO MESSY ESSY
Syessence Davis leads the Big Ten and ranks fifth nationally in assist/turnover ratio. She has dished the ball out a total of 89 times with only 30 miscues through 23 games.
The senior guard handed out the ball eight times with no turnovers in RU's 71-51 victory at Penn State on Jan. 10
Davis has committed two turnovers or less in 18 of her 23 games this season.
All-Time RU Assists
1. Tasha Pointer (1997-01) - *839
2. Janet Malouf (1985-89) - 718
3. Mary Coyle (1978-82) - 640
4. Matee Ajavon (2004--08) - 556
5. Liz Hanson (1992-96) - 474
6. Cappie Pondexter (2002-06) - 470
7. Khadijah Rushdan (2007-12) - 464
8. Kristen Foley (1982-87) - 455
9. Patty Coyle (1978-82) - 394
10. Telicher Austin (1985-89) - 371
-- Syessence Davis 362
BLOCK PARTY
Rachel Hollivay captured a season-high six rejections in RU's game with No. 8 Maryland on Jan. 15. She also swatted away five Hawk shots in RU's season opener and then again in the Scarlet Knights' first road game at LSU.
Hollivay has registered 35 games with three or more blocks. She currently has 209 career blocks, moving into fifth all-time at RU on the New Year's Day contest with Ohio State.
Hollivay ended last year with 127 rejections and is third (men or women) in blocks in a single season. Only Hamady Ndiaye (2009-10) and Roy Hinson (1982-83) on the men's side have blocked more shots in a single season, swatting away 145 and 144, respectively.
ALL-TIME RU BLOCKS
1. Sue Wicks (1984-88) - 293
2. Kia Vaughn (2005-09) - 279
3. LaTonya Johnson (1988-92) - 248
4. Tanya Hansen (1988-92) - 245
5. Rachel Hollivay (2012-present) - 209
6. Monique Oliver (2009-13) - 177
7. Tammy Sutton-Brown (1997-01) - 148
8. Rashidat Junaid (2006-10) - 136
9. Regina Kalucki (1991-95) - 128
10. Chelsey Lee (2008-13) - 109
20/20 VISION
Six times this season, a pair of Scarlet Knights have dropped in 20 or more points in a game.
Most recently, Kahleah Copper captured a season-high 25 points and Tyler Scaife added in 21 points in a 76-65 win over Penn State on Feb. 1. It was the first time two Scarlet Knights dropped in 20 or more points since Betnijah Laney and Scaife both captured 20 points in RU's first Big Ten home victory against Michigan back on Jan. 7.
In the prior game, Kahleah Copper posted 22 points and Tyler Scaife added in 20 in RU's setback to No. 20 Iowa on Jan. 4.
RU also had a pair of Scarlet Knights reach the 20-point mark as Betnijah Laney and Copper both netted 20 points each in the 88-55 win at Temple on Dec. 10. In the Dec. 4 match-up with No. 6 UNC, Laney scored a career-tying 24 points and Scaife registered a season-high 25 points. Additionally in the 81-53 win at Wagner on Nov. 25. Laney had 22 points, while Copper contributed 20 points in the victory.
WNIT MVP Kahleah Copper reached the 20+ point milestone 11 times last season, the most since Brittany Ray did so seven times in 2009-10.
This season, Tyler Scaife leads the Scarlet Knights with the most 20+ point games with eight, followed by Betnijah Laney and Kahleah Copper with six.
A FIRST HALF FACT
The Scarlet Knights have led at the half in 20 of its 23 contests to date.
Ohio State, Iowa and Maryland managed to head into the intermission outscoring the Scarlet Knights. RU trailed 40-27 at the half in its meeting with the Buckeyes on Jan. 1 and were behind 34-30 against the Hawkeyes on Jan. 4.
The Scarlet Knights were down 40-36 at the intermission against No. 8 Maryland as RU overcame an 18-point deficit to head into the locker room only down by four.
UP NEXT
The Rutgers women's basketball team will host Purdue in its annual Play4Kay game joining coaches and student-athletes in the fight against women's cancers. The game will tipoff on Saturday, Feb. 14 at noon on BTN.
The women's basketball game will be one of four home events on Saturday and fans are encouraged to attend as many of them as possible to win various prizes.
Noon - Women's Basketball vs. Purdue @ the RAC
1 p.m. - Gymnastics vs. Maryland, Ursinus & Cornell @ Livingston Gym
2 p.m. - Wrestling vs. Princeton @ College Avenue Gym
4 p.m. - Women's Lacrosse vs. Villanova @ High Point Solutions Stadium
Stop by the Ticket Table in the lobby of the RAC or the marketing tables at the other three venues to obtain a stamp card.
- 2 Stamps = A Rutgers t-shirt
- 3 Stamps = Two (2) tickets to any remaining men's or women's basketball game (while supplies last) or Two (2) tickets to the 2015 Rutgers Football home opener vs. Norfolk State
- GRAND PRIZE = One lucky fan who attends at least three of the four events will win his/her choice of two (2) season tickets for the 2015-16 season to either women's basketball, gymnastics, wrestling, or women's lacrosse.
Hand in your stamp card with your name and phone number at the table to the last event you attend to be entered to win!
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