Wednesday, November 13
Piscataway, N.J.
6:00 PM (ET)
Rutgers University
vs
Niagara
Game 3: Women's Hoops vs. Niagara
Nov 12 | Women's Basketball
One ticket is good for both games in the Rutgers women's and men's basketball doubleheader on Wednesday at the RAC
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (Nov. 12, 2019) - Rutgers women's basketball hosts Niagara on Wednesday, Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. in the first game of a women's and men's doubleheader at the RAC.
Walk-up and online tickets will get you in to both the women's and men's games. If you are a men's basketball season ticket holder, please bring both tickets and sit in your regular seating locations for each game. If you are not a men's basketball season ticket holder, you should have received a yellow parking pass in your season ticket package. Please bring it with you to park for free. You also should have received a separate mailer with a men's basketball ticket. Please bring that ticket, along with your women's basketball ticket, to the double header game. Sit in your regular women's basketball seat for the women's basketball game, then please move the location indicated on the men's basketball ticket at the conclusion of the women's game.
The Purple Eagles started the season 0-2 with a 71-67 overtime loss at St. Bonaventure and an 81-67 home loss to 2018-19 NCAA Tournament qualifier Buffalo. Freshman Adia Brisker is the reigning MAAC Rookie of the Week after averaging 9.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists over her first two games. Senior guard Jai Moore, a preseason All-MAAC First Team selection, is the returning leader on the offensive end of the court with 949 career points coming into the game at Rutgers. The Purple eagles have a +7 rebounding margin through two contests, and shoot .818 from the free throw line as a team.
WIN FOR THE AGES: The Scarlet Knights defeated Coppin State, 107-33, on Saturday at the RAC home opener, scoring its most points in a game since 1989 – five seasons before Coach Stringer took over the job. The 107-point onslaught was also the most at the RAC since 1988 and the most by any Stringer-led team since her penultimate game at Cheyney State in 1983. In the victory, Rutgers made 12 three-pointers, a new RAC record and tying the program record from 2006.
AG B1G POW: Redshirt junior guard Arella Guirantes of Rutgers women's basketball was named the first Big Ten Player of the Week of the 2019-20 season on Monday. The weekly honor marks the fifth time the Scarlet Knights have been awarded a Big Ten Player of the Week since joining the conference for the 2014-15 season. The last Big Ten Player of the Week from Rutgers was Kahleah Copper four years ago on Nov. 16, 2015. Guirantes netted 44 points on 15-of-34 shooting (.441) to lead a historic week for the Rutgers offense. A well-rounded stat sheet for the week included 12 rebounds, four blocks, four assists and a steal in 44 minutes of action.
NEW-LOOK KNIGHTS: Rutgers women's basketball enters the 2019-20 season without four of the top five leaders in games started from last winter. The eight returning Scarlet Knights (seven letterwinners) make up 29 percent of last year's games started. The first two starting lineups with last year's number of starts in parantheses: Khadaizha Sanders (0 – missed season with injury), Arella Guirantes (21), Tekia Mack (2), Mael Gilles (9) and Jordan Wallace (0).
SPEAKING OF THE STARTERS: The aforementioned Sanders (16), Guirantes (17), Mack (21), Gilles (16) and Wallace (10) all scored in double-figures against Coppin State, marking the first time all five Rutgers starters scored in double-digits since Dec. 20, 2013. Mack scored 21 points in each game during Opening Week, earning the honor of Big Ten Player of the Week from a private selection process by College Sports Madness on Monday.
IN THE POLLS: Rutgers is receiving votes in both the AP (3) and ESPN/USA Today Coaches (4) Polls to start the season. The Scarlet Knights ranked as high as No. 14 last season (AP, Jan. 21).
HOME SWEET HOME: Rutgers has won three straight home openers and are 19-6 overall under C. Vivian Stringer in a season's first home game. Since the 2002-03 season, the Scarlet Knights have gone 206-48 (.811) at the RAC. RU is 46-5 over the last two seasons at home and finished out 2018-19 at 13-2.
CVS500: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer C. Vivian Stringer earned her 500th win at the helm of the Scarlet Knights in the season opener at South Alabama, beginning her 25th season as Rutgers' head coach. Coach Stringer is now two wins away from tying UNC's Syliva Hatchell for fifth place all-time in NCAA women's basketball victories.
• Rutgers is now 19-6 in home openers during the C. Vivian Stringer era.
• The Scarlet Knights have held 32 of its last 34 opponents under their scoring average. Since the beginning of 2017-18, RU has held 60 of its last 65 opponents under their scoring average.
• RU held an opponent under 25% shooting from the field (Coppin State - 21%) for the first time since 2015.
• The Scarlet Knights have not trailed on the scoreboard through 80 minutes of game play.
• RU is outscoring opposition 88-40 in the paint, 55-10 off turnovers and 42-8 in bench points.
• Rutgers connected on 15-of-17 free throws (.882) in the season opener at South Alabama. RU put together its second best free throw efficiency season since 2002-03 last year, connecting on a .727 clip as a team.
• Team: FG% defense (6th - .248)
• Team: FG% (18th - .504)
• Team: blocks per game (20th - 6.5)
• KK Sanders: assists/gm (8th - 8.5)
• Jordan Wallace: blocks/gm (23rd - 3.0)
• Tekia Mack: double-doubles (21st - 1)
The Scarlet Knights conclude a three-game home stand on Sunday, Nov. 17 against Harvard at 2 p.m. at the RAC. Tickets are available to purchase here or by calling 1-866-445-4678.
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Walk-up and online tickets will get you in to both the women's and men's games. If you are a men's basketball season ticket holder, please bring both tickets and sit in your regular seating locations for each game. If you are not a men's basketball season ticket holder, you should have received a yellow parking pass in your season ticket package. Please bring it with you to park for free. You also should have received a separate mailer with a men's basketball ticket. Please bring that ticket, along with your women's basketball ticket, to the double header game. Sit in your regular women's basketball seat for the women's basketball game, then please move the location indicated on the men's basketball ticket at the conclusion of the women's game.
| PROMOTIONS |
- Happy Hour | 6-7 p.m., $5 draft beers, one-one-get-one-free hot dogs, $1 popcorn.
- Military Appreciation | Veterans and active service members have the opportunity to claim complimentary tickets to the game. To claim tickets, contact the ticket office at: 1-866-445-GORU (4678) or at tickets@scarletknights.com.
- Halftime | Documentary on the video board celebrating the one-year anniversary of C. Vivian Stringer's 1,000th career victory.
| THE SCOUT |
| HEAD-TO-HEAD |
| KNIGHT NOTES |
AG B1G POW: Redshirt junior guard Arella Guirantes of Rutgers women's basketball was named the first Big Ten Player of the Week of the 2019-20 season on Monday. The weekly honor marks the fifth time the Scarlet Knights have been awarded a Big Ten Player of the Week since joining the conference for the 2014-15 season. The last Big Ten Player of the Week from Rutgers was Kahleah Copper four years ago on Nov. 16, 2015. Guirantes netted 44 points on 15-of-34 shooting (.441) to lead a historic week for the Rutgers offense. A well-rounded stat sheet for the week included 12 rebounds, four blocks, four assists and a steal in 44 minutes of action.
NEW-LOOK KNIGHTS: Rutgers women's basketball enters the 2019-20 season without four of the top five leaders in games started from last winter. The eight returning Scarlet Knights (seven letterwinners) make up 29 percent of last year's games started. The first two starting lineups with last year's number of starts in parantheses: Khadaizha Sanders (0 – missed season with injury), Arella Guirantes (21), Tekia Mack (2), Mael Gilles (9) and Jordan Wallace (0).
SPEAKING OF THE STARTERS: The aforementioned Sanders (16), Guirantes (17), Mack (21), Gilles (16) and Wallace (10) all scored in double-figures against Coppin State, marking the first time all five Rutgers starters scored in double-digits since Dec. 20, 2013. Mack scored 21 points in each game during Opening Week, earning the honor of Big Ten Player of the Week from a private selection process by College Sports Madness on Monday.
IN THE POLLS: Rutgers is receiving votes in both the AP (3) and ESPN/USA Today Coaches (4) Polls to start the season. The Scarlet Knights ranked as high as No. 14 last season (AP, Jan. 21).
HOME SWEET HOME: Rutgers has won three straight home openers and are 19-6 overall under C. Vivian Stringer in a season's first home game. Since the 2002-03 season, the Scarlet Knights have gone 206-48 (.811) at the RAC. RU is 46-5 over the last two seasons at home and finished out 2018-19 at 13-2.
CVS500: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer C. Vivian Stringer earned her 500th win at the helm of the Scarlet Knights in the season opener at South Alabama, beginning her 25th season as Rutgers' head coach. Coach Stringer is now two wins away from tying UNC's Syliva Hatchell for fifth place all-time in NCAA women's basketball victories.
| TRENDING |
• The Scarlet Knights have held 32 of its last 34 opponents under their scoring average. Since the beginning of 2017-18, RU has held 60 of its last 65 opponents under their scoring average.
• RU held an opponent under 25% shooting from the field (Coppin State - 21%) for the first time since 2015.
• The Scarlet Knights have not trailed on the scoreboard through 80 minutes of game play.
• RU is outscoring opposition 88-40 in the paint, 55-10 off turnovers and 42-8 in bench points.
• Rutgers connected on 15-of-17 free throws (.882) in the season opener at South Alabama. RU put together its second best free throw efficiency season since 2002-03 last year, connecting on a .727 clip as a team.
| NATIONAL RANKS |
• Team: FG% (18th - .504)
• Team: blocks per game (20th - 6.5)
• KK Sanders: assists/gm (8th - 8.5)
• Jordan Wallace: blocks/gm (23rd - 3.0)
• Tekia Mack: double-doubles (21st - 1)
| UP NEXT |
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