PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Hitting the 100 mark for the first time since 2014 and third time under the guidance of head coach C. Vivian Stringer, Rutgers dominated Fairleigh Dickinson in 101-35 blowout on Sunday afternoon at the RAC. The Scarlet Knights improved to 10-2 overall on the season while extending their win streak to five.

While 13 Scarlet Knights contributed to the scoring, four finished in double-figures. Redshirt senior Tyler Scaife led the way with her seventh 20+ scoring performance of the season with a game-high 25 points. Redshirt sophomore Ciani Cryor followed with 15 points, including a career-high five steals.

Junior Caitlin Jenkins registered a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds while senior Jazlynd Rollins rounded out the double-digit scorers with 10 points in the victory.
 

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FDU was led by Kamrin Weimer with 12 points, including four buckets from beyond the arc.

Rutgers jumped to an 8-0 lead in the first quarter, holding FDU scoreless for nearly four minutes. FDU's Peniel M'Bikata ended the drought, igniting a 5-2 burst that was capped by a Natalie Zamora 3-pointer to cut into the margin 10-5 with 6:16 on the clock. Scaife responded with a 3-pointer of her own followed immediately by a steal for redshirt senior Kathleen Fitzpatrick to set up a Scaife jumper and a double-digit RU advantage at 15-5.

From there, Rutgers took control of the scoring with a 25-5 run to close the first frame. Cryor added her second 3-pointer of the stanza to cap the surge and give RU a 30-15 lead heading into the second quarter.

The Scarlet Knights continued to pull away on the scoreboard as a Kate Hill bucket from beyond the arc would give RU a 20-point edge at 37-17 with 5:35 to go until halftime. This ignited a 10-0 run for RU, setting the advantage at 47-17. Although FDU's Weimer attempted to halt the momentum with 3-pointer, Rollins tacked on back-to-back jumpers to give RU its largest lead of the first half, 51-20, at the break.

Overall, Rutgers outscored Fairleigh Dickinson 21-5 in the second quarter while shooting 83.3% (10-12) from the field in the frame.

FDU's Weimer opened the third quarter with back-to-back 3-pointers for a 6-2 burst for the Knights. However, graduate student Nigia Greene countered by attacking from beyond the arc, returning momentum to Rutgers for a 24-4 run and a blistering 80-30 lead by the end of the third stanza. 

RU remained pedal-to-the-metal and continued to extend its advantage well into the fourth quarter. A Hill bucket from downtown gave the Scarlet Knights a new largest lead of the night at 97-33 with 3:05 on the clock.

With under two minutes to go in the contest, Fitzpatrick connected on two free throws to bring RU one-point away from 100. Jenkins would finish the feat driving to the basket in the game's final seconds to set the final margin of 101-35, a 66-point victory of margin for the Scarlet Knights. 



Up next, Rutgers hosts its third-consecutive New Jersey foe with Princeton on Wednesday at the RAC. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. ET live on Big Ten Network with Jason Horowitz and Christy Winters-Scott on the call. The game will also air on the Rutgers IMG Radio Network with Ralph Bednarczyk and Mark Peterson relaying the play-by-play.

KNIGHT NOTES

• With the win, Rutgers head coach Stringer improved her career record to 987-392 and is 13 wins away from 1,000 career victories.
• Rutgers reached the 100+ point mark for the 38^th time in school history and just the third time in the C. Vivian Stringer era. RU last poured in 100 points in a 100-44 victory over Davidson back on Nov. 30, 2014.
• The 66-point margin of victory was the largest since the 75-point, 108-33, win over Duquesne on Jan. 9, 1988.
• The Scarlet Knights' 23 steals tied the school and RAC record. RU also had 23 thefts against Temple back on Jan. 27, 1987. Thirteen Scarlet Knights registered at least one steal.
• Rutgers captured 25 assists, the most since dishing the ball out 27 times at Temple Dec. 10, 2014. Eleven Scarlet Knights had at least one assist.
• Tyler Scaife netted a game-high 25 points marking her seventh 20+ point scoring effort of the 2017-18 campaign. She now has 1,860 career points and is 13 points away from moving into third place on the all-time scoring leaders list.
• Caitlin Jenkins came off the bench for third double-double of the year with 11 points and 11 rebounds. It is her 17^th career double-double.
• The Scarlet Knights shot over 50 percent for the second-straight game. RU went 41-of-82 from the field to hit 50.0 percent from the floor.
• Rutgers limited themselves to just nine turnovers, marking the second-straight game with single digit miscues. FDU committed 30 turnovers, the most by an opponent this season, which led to 47 points for the Scarlet Knights.
• The Scarlet Knights saw the bench notch 64 of its 101 points on the afternoon. The RU bench is currently averaging 35.3 points per game.

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