Monday, February 18
Bloomington, Ind.
7:00 p.m.
Rutgers University
at
Indiana
Photo by: Rich Graessle
Women's Hoops Travels To Indiana For Monday Night Matchup on BTN
Feb 17 | Women's Basketball
Scarlet Knights & Hoosiers Tipoff at 7 p.m.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - The Rutgers women's basketball team is on the road this week and takes on Indiana to close out the season series with the Hoosiers on Monday on BTN.
B1G ROAD TESTS
The Rutgers women's basketball team looks to get back on track on Monday in front of a national BTN audience at Indiana. The Scarlet Knights have dropped three-straight contests including last Thursday's 59-39 setback to Ohio State, only the second loss at the RAC this season.
Against the Buckeyes, redshirt senior forward Stasha Carey nearly captured a double-double with nine points and a team-high 10 rebounds. Redshirt sophomore guard Arella Guirantes was also just shy of a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds.
Rutgers was unable to overcome a cold shooting first quarter. The Scarlet Knights were just 2-of-14 from the field in the opening frame, while the Buckeyes shot 50 percent and raced out to a 23-6 lead RU was unable to overcome.
Monday marks the second meeting between the Scarlet Knights and Hoosiers with Rutgers overcoming a 14-point third quarter deficit in the first meeting for a 69-64 victory.
ABOUT INDIANA
The Hoosiers welcome the Scarlet Knights with a 17-9 overall mark and 6-8 record in Big Ten play. Like Rutgers, Indiana will be looking to snap a three-game losing streak which included a 65-61 loss at home to Minnesota along with a 77-61 set back at Michigan State and more recently a 67-58 loss at Michigan on Thursday night.
Indiana has four Hoosiers averaging double digits led by redshirt junior guard Ali Patberg at 15.4 points per game, ranking her seventh in the league in scoring. Patberg is also second in the Big Ten in helpers dishing out the ball on average five times a game.
Sophomore guard Jaelynn Penn is adding in 14.1 points per contest, while redshirt sophomore forward Brenna Wise is contributing 12.1 points per game along with a team-leading 6.8 rebounds per outing. Wise also leads the conference at the line having gone 90-of-98 for .918 percent.
Sophomore guard Bendu Yeaney meanwhile is dropping in 10.1 points per game.
The Hoosiers are one of the top free throw shooting teams in the league connecting at a .750 clip at the stripe. Additionally, Indiana is second in the league in defending the 3-point shot limiting opponents to .287 from beyond the arc. Conversely, the Hoosiers are third in the Big Ten in 3-point shooting hitting a .349 percent.
LAST TIME VS. INDIANA
The Rutgers women's basketball team used a late surge and pressed its way for 21 Hoosier turnovers to hold off Indiana for a 69-64 victory on Jan. 31 at the RAC. The Scarlet Knights erased a 14-point deficit in the third quarter to come out on top to win their 11th consecutive game at the RAC.
Three Scarlet Knights finished in double-figures, as redshirt junior guard Ciani Cryor led the way with a career-high 22 points. Redshirt senior forward Stasha Carey followed with 13 points and nine rebounds. Redshirt sophomore guard Arella Guirantes tacked on 12 points from off the bench to round out the double-digit scorers.
Four Hoosiers also contributed double-digit scoring led by Brenna Wise with 15 points.
Rutgers and Indiana would trade points to start the third quarter, as the Hoosiers generated a 38-24 margin early in the frame. The Scarlet Knights, however, worked to close in on the once 14-point deficit by continuously chipping away at the margin to make it a one-point game at the end of the frame.
With less than two minute to go, RU broke free with 7-0 run. The surge began after a Caitlin Jenkins steal resulted in at trip to the free throw line for Tekia Mack. An Indiana turnover in the backcourt resulted in a free throw for Guirantes.
The momentum continued as Mack recorded back-to-back steals, which would each translate to layups for Guirantes to bring RU within one, 47-46, as time expired in the stanza.
The Scarlet Knights edged the Hoosiers, 5-4, in scoring in the opening seconds of the fourth as graduate guard Sierra Calhoun knocked in a 3-pointer to tie the score 51-51 with 6:17 left.
Indiana's Wise added a layup, but a traditional 3-point play for Guirantes pushed Rutgers in front, 54-53, with 5:34 to go in the game.
A Carey steal set up a Guirantes layup to push the RU advantage to 56-53. Although Indiana earned a trip to the free throw line on the following the score Indiana's Ali Patberg only went 1-for-2 for Rutgers to hold onto the lead.
The back-and-fourth battle ensued as a Guirantes fast-break layup was countered with a 3-pointer for the Hoosier's Patberg, holding the margin at 58-57 with 2:04 on the clock.
Cryor answered with a 5-0 run of her own to hold the Scarlet Knight lead. The Hoosiers threatened with four-straight points to bring the score to 62-61 with 55 seconds on the clock.
Carey locked in two free throws to hold the advantage. A score-tying 3-pointer by Indiana would be missed, as RU followed with three more charity stripe points.
Indiana's Jaelynn Penn added a 3-pointer in the waning seconds, but the margin was too large for the Hoosiers to overcome. Two free throws for Cryor would seal the come-from-behind win for RU.
B1G SPEAKING
Among conference peers, Rutgers currently ranks:
Scoring Defense - 1st - 56.2
Field Goal Pct. Defense - 1st - .357
Steals - 1st - 10.1
Rebounding Defense - 2nd - 32.7
The following Scarlet Knights are ranked among conference peers:
Stasha Carey - 5th - Steals - 1.6/ 7th - Blocks - 1.6
D-D-D-DEFENSE
The defense turned up the pressure last season leading the Big Ten in scoring defense holding opponents to just 59.3 points per game.
Twenty-nine of RU's 32 opponents were held under their scoring average.
So far in 2018-19, the trend has held steady with all 24 opponents under their scoring average.
A LOSS IS STILL A LOSS, BUT...
All together, the seven teams that have managed to defeat the Scarlet Knights are a combined 130-42 on the 2018-19 season.
RU's first loss of the season was to a Drake squad that sits at 19-5 overall and has appeared in the Top 25 this season. The Bulldogs posted a victory over then-No. 12/13 South Carolina to take third place at the Vancouver Showcase.
Gonzaga sits at No. 13/12 in the polls including a 79-73 win over then-No. 11 Stanford. The Bulldogs are 23-3 on the season with losses against defending national champion Notre Dame at the Vancouver Challenge and BYU.
Virginia Tech is 16-8 and has ranked as high as No. 25 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll.
Iowa, who Rutgers fell to at Carver-Hawkeye arena where the Hawkeyes have not lost all season, were ranked at No. 17/15 when the Scarlet Knights were in town and are 20-5 overall.
Minnesota, who has made appearances this season in the Top 25 and went 11-0 in nonconference play, is 18-7 on the year.
Maryland has only two losses on the season, one of which came at the hands of the Scarlet Knights in the first of the two meetings between the two squads. The Terps are currently 23-2 overall.
Ohio State, meanwhile, is the only team the Scarlet Knights have fallen to that is below .500 at 11-12 overall
FREE POINTS
Rutgers has been having on of its best free throw shooting seasons in recent memory.
Top Free Throw Percentages Since 2002-03
2002-03 .762 176-231
2018-19 .724 275-380
2005-06 .714 379-531
2010-11 .713 383-537
2006-07 .703 430-612
2004-05 .700 397-567
During a stretch that included wins over #4 Maryland, Brown and Penn State, RU missed only five shots from the line going 43-of-48 for a .896 clip.
UP NEXT
Following Monday night's contest, the Rutgers women's basketball team is back on the road for its lone meeting with the Michigan Wolverines on Thursday.
Follow Rutgers women's basketball at www.ScarletKnights.com and (@RutgersWBB) on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for all of the latest news and updates. For additional updates, download the Rutgers Gameday App.
HOW TO WATCH
Monday's game will air on BTN with Jordan Bernfeld (play-by-play) and Vera Jones (color) and available to stream with BTN2Go and the Fox Sports App
To learn more about BTN2Go and the Fox Sports App, click here.
ON THE AIRWAVES
Monday's game air will on the Rutgers Radio Network on WCTC 1450 AM with Ralph Bednarczyk (play-by-play).
B1G ROAD TESTS
The Rutgers women's basketball team looks to get back on track on Monday in front of a national BTN audience at Indiana. The Scarlet Knights have dropped three-straight contests including last Thursday's 59-39 setback to Ohio State, only the second loss at the RAC this season.
Against the Buckeyes, redshirt senior forward Stasha Carey nearly captured a double-double with nine points and a team-high 10 rebounds. Redshirt sophomore guard Arella Guirantes was also just shy of a double-double with nine points and nine rebounds.
Rutgers was unable to overcome a cold shooting first quarter. The Scarlet Knights were just 2-of-14 from the field in the opening frame, while the Buckeyes shot 50 percent and raced out to a 23-6 lead RU was unable to overcome.
Monday marks the second meeting between the Scarlet Knights and Hoosiers with Rutgers overcoming a 14-point third quarter deficit in the first meeting for a 69-64 victory.
ABOUT INDIANA
The Hoosiers welcome the Scarlet Knights with a 17-9 overall mark and 6-8 record in Big Ten play. Like Rutgers, Indiana will be looking to snap a three-game losing streak which included a 65-61 loss at home to Minnesota along with a 77-61 set back at Michigan State and more recently a 67-58 loss at Michigan on Thursday night.
Indiana has four Hoosiers averaging double digits led by redshirt junior guard Ali Patberg at 15.4 points per game, ranking her seventh in the league in scoring. Patberg is also second in the Big Ten in helpers dishing out the ball on average five times a game.
Sophomore guard Jaelynn Penn is adding in 14.1 points per contest, while redshirt sophomore forward Brenna Wise is contributing 12.1 points per game along with a team-leading 6.8 rebounds per outing. Wise also leads the conference at the line having gone 90-of-98 for .918 percent.
Sophomore guard Bendu Yeaney meanwhile is dropping in 10.1 points per game.
The Hoosiers are one of the top free throw shooting teams in the league connecting at a .750 clip at the stripe. Additionally, Indiana is second in the league in defending the 3-point shot limiting opponents to .287 from beyond the arc. Conversely, the Hoosiers are third in the Big Ten in 3-point shooting hitting a .349 percent.
LAST TIME VS. INDIANA
The Rutgers women's basketball team used a late surge and pressed its way for 21 Hoosier turnovers to hold off Indiana for a 69-64 victory on Jan. 31 at the RAC. The Scarlet Knights erased a 14-point deficit in the third quarter to come out on top to win their 11th consecutive game at the RAC.
Three Scarlet Knights finished in double-figures, as redshirt junior guard Ciani Cryor led the way with a career-high 22 points. Redshirt senior forward Stasha Carey followed with 13 points and nine rebounds. Redshirt sophomore guard Arella Guirantes tacked on 12 points from off the bench to round out the double-digit scorers.
Four Hoosiers also contributed double-digit scoring led by Brenna Wise with 15 points.
Rutgers and Indiana would trade points to start the third quarter, as the Hoosiers generated a 38-24 margin early in the frame. The Scarlet Knights, however, worked to close in on the once 14-point deficit by continuously chipping away at the margin to make it a one-point game at the end of the frame.
With less than two minute to go, RU broke free with 7-0 run. The surge began after a Caitlin Jenkins steal resulted in at trip to the free throw line for Tekia Mack. An Indiana turnover in the backcourt resulted in a free throw for Guirantes.
The momentum continued as Mack recorded back-to-back steals, which would each translate to layups for Guirantes to bring RU within one, 47-46, as time expired in the stanza.
The Scarlet Knights edged the Hoosiers, 5-4, in scoring in the opening seconds of the fourth as graduate guard Sierra Calhoun knocked in a 3-pointer to tie the score 51-51 with 6:17 left.
Indiana's Wise added a layup, but a traditional 3-point play for Guirantes pushed Rutgers in front, 54-53, with 5:34 to go in the game.
A Carey steal set up a Guirantes layup to push the RU advantage to 56-53. Although Indiana earned a trip to the free throw line on the following the score Indiana's Ali Patberg only went 1-for-2 for Rutgers to hold onto the lead.
The back-and-fourth battle ensued as a Guirantes fast-break layup was countered with a 3-pointer for the Hoosier's Patberg, holding the margin at 58-57 with 2:04 on the clock.
Cryor answered with a 5-0 run of her own to hold the Scarlet Knight lead. The Hoosiers threatened with four-straight points to bring the score to 62-61 with 55 seconds on the clock.
Carey locked in two free throws to hold the advantage. A score-tying 3-pointer by Indiana would be missed, as RU followed with three more charity stripe points.
Indiana's Jaelynn Penn added a 3-pointer in the waning seconds, but the margin was too large for the Hoosiers to overcome. Two free throws for Cryor would seal the come-from-behind win for RU.
B1G SPEAKING
Among conference peers, Rutgers currently ranks:
Scoring Defense - 1st - 56.2
Field Goal Pct. Defense - 1st - .357
Steals - 1st - 10.1
Rebounding Defense - 2nd - 32.7
The following Scarlet Knights are ranked among conference peers:
Stasha Carey - 5th - Steals - 1.6/ 7th - Blocks - 1.6
D-D-D-DEFENSE
The defense turned up the pressure last season leading the Big Ten in scoring defense holding opponents to just 59.3 points per game.
Twenty-nine of RU's 32 opponents were held under their scoring average.
| Avg. Total Points Entering Game |
Total Points vs. Rutgers |
|
| JMU | 70.2 | 63 |
| Temple | 96.0 | 67 |
| Charlotte | 70.5 | 54 |
| Wake Forest | 71.7 | 51 |
| South Carolina | 88.2 | 78 |
| Washington St. | 69.7 | 64 |
| Siena | 67.3 | 63 |
| NC State | 71.9 | 53 |
| Virginia | 63.2 | 43 |
| Seton Hall | 81.1 | 45 |
| FDU | 63.0 | 35 |
| Princeton | 65.8 | 50 |
| Houston | 73.9 | 57 |
| Purdue | 68.8 | 50 |
| Michigan State | 79.6 | 58 |
| Illinois | 64.8 | 37 |
| Penn State | 70.4 | 65 |
| Purdue | 66.1 | 47 |
| Minnesota | 86.2 | 70 |
| Penn State | 70.1 | 70 |
| Nebraska | 70.9 | 52 |
| Indiana | 68.2 | 64 |
| Maryland | 85.1 | 88 |
| Michigan | 77.1 | 56 |
| Ohio State | 85.7 | 90 |
| Maryland | 84.0 | 72 |
| Wisconsin | 60.9 | 50 |
| Iowa | 79.7 | 77 |
| Northwestern | 62.1 | 63 |
| Purdue (B1G) | 66.3 | 60 |
| Ohio State (B1G) | 85.3 | 82 |
So far in 2018-19, the trend has held steady with all 24 opponents under their scoring average.
| Avg. Total Points Entering Game |
Total Points vs. Rutgers |
|
| St. Francis (Pa) | 80.9 | 52 |
| Stony Brook | 62.6 | 47 |
| CCSU | 62.5 | 44 |
| Albany | 43.7 | 39 |
| Drake | 82.5 | 69 |
| Gonzaga | 68.8 | 57 |
| ETSU | 61.7 | 44 |
| Va. Tech | 78.3 | 67 |
| Harvard | 68.3 | 49 |
| LSU | 63.9 | 43 |
| Northwestern | 71.5 | 41 |
| Maryland | 78.2 | 65 |
| Brown | 76.0 | 52 |
| Penn State | 70.8 | 61 |
| Illinois | 74.1 | 60 |
| Nebraska | 75.9 | 62 |
| Purdue | 67.1 | 63 |
| Michigan State | 80.6 | 62 |
| Iowa | 81.0 | 72 |
| Penn State | 69.3 | 61 |
| Indiana | 71.4 | 64 |
| Minnesota | 68.9 | 60 |
| Maryland | 76.3 | 62 |
| Ohio State | 61.5 | 59 |
A LOSS IS STILL A LOSS, BUT...
All together, the seven teams that have managed to defeat the Scarlet Knights are a combined 130-42 on the 2018-19 season.
RU's first loss of the season was to a Drake squad that sits at 19-5 overall and has appeared in the Top 25 this season. The Bulldogs posted a victory over then-No. 12/13 South Carolina to take third place at the Vancouver Showcase.
Gonzaga sits at No. 13/12 in the polls including a 79-73 win over then-No. 11 Stanford. The Bulldogs are 23-3 on the season with losses against defending national champion Notre Dame at the Vancouver Challenge and BYU.
Virginia Tech is 16-8 and has ranked as high as No. 25 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll.
Iowa, who Rutgers fell to at Carver-Hawkeye arena where the Hawkeyes have not lost all season, were ranked at No. 17/15 when the Scarlet Knights were in town and are 20-5 overall.
Minnesota, who has made appearances this season in the Top 25 and went 11-0 in nonconference play, is 18-7 on the year.
Maryland has only two losses on the season, one of which came at the hands of the Scarlet Knights in the first of the two meetings between the two squads. The Terps are currently 23-2 overall.
Ohio State, meanwhile, is the only team the Scarlet Knights have fallen to that is below .500 at 11-12 overall
FREE POINTS
Rutgers has been having on of its best free throw shooting seasons in recent memory.
Top Free Throw Percentages Since 2002-03
2002-03 .762 176-231
2018-19 .724 275-380
2005-06 .714 379-531
2010-11 .713 383-537
2006-07 .703 430-612
2004-05 .700 397-567
During a stretch that included wins over #4 Maryland, Brown and Penn State, RU missed only five shots from the line going 43-of-48 for a .896 clip.
UP NEXT
Following Monday night's contest, the Rutgers women's basketball team is back on the road for its lone meeting with the Michigan Wolverines on Thursday.
Follow Rutgers women's basketball at www.ScarletKnights.com and (@RutgersWBB) on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for all of the latest news and updates. For additional updates, download the Rutgers Gameday App.
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