C. Vivian Stringer Crowned ESPN National Coach of the Week
Feb 17 | Women's Basketball
Scarlet Knights scored two Big Ten road victories last week, including at No. 21/20 Northwestern
BRISTOL, Conn. – Rutgers women's basketball head coach C. Vivian Stringer has been named the NCAA Women's Basketball Coach of the Week by ESPN.
The Scarlet Knights won a pair of road games last week by an average of 17 points, including victory at No. 21/20 Northwestern, to stretch the winning streak to three since returning from a five-week hiatus. Rutgers reached 70 points or more in both victories at Northwestern and Purdue, as the Scarlet Knights rank seventh in the nation in scoring margin through 11 games at +22.5, scoring 79.4 points per game (20th in the nation).
Coach Stringer's defense leads the Big Ten with 56.9 points allowed per contest.
Rutgers defeated No. 21/20 Northwestern on the road Thursday evening, 70-54, for its first-ever victory in Evanston and its first ranked road win since December 2018. The Scarlet Knights had four players score 14 or more points, the seventh time this season with four or more in double-digits. Quarters one through three saw Rutgers up one, tied, then up three before cementing the statement win and outscoring the Wildcats 23-10 in the fourth quarter.
On Sunday, RU topped Purdue on the road, 75-57, shooting 52 percent from the floor and forcing 13 second-half turnovers to pull away with a 41-26 advantage over the final 20 minutes.
The two road wins upped the Scarlet Knights' NET Ranking to No. 12 in the nation. The NET Rankings are the new selection guide for at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament valuing offensive and defensive efficiency alongside results-oriented data.
Follow Rutgers women's basketball on Twitter and Instagram (@RutgersWBB) for all of the latest news and updates. The team is also on Facebook (www.facebook.com/RutgersWBB). For all Rutgers Athletics news follow us on Twitter(@RUAthletics), Instagram (@RUAthletics), and Facebook (www.facebook.com/RutgersAthletics). For additional updates, please download the Gameday App.
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The Scarlet Knights won a pair of road games last week by an average of 17 points, including victory at No. 21/20 Northwestern, to stretch the winning streak to three since returning from a five-week hiatus. Rutgers reached 70 points or more in both victories at Northwestern and Purdue, as the Scarlet Knights rank seventh in the nation in scoring margin through 11 games at +22.5, scoring 79.4 points per game (20th in the nation).
Coach Stringer's defense leads the Big Ten with 56.9 points allowed per contest.
Rutgers defeated No. 21/20 Northwestern on the road Thursday evening, 70-54, for its first-ever victory in Evanston and its first ranked road win since December 2018. The Scarlet Knights had four players score 14 or more points, the seventh time this season with four or more in double-digits. Quarters one through three saw Rutgers up one, tied, then up three before cementing the statement win and outscoring the Wildcats 23-10 in the fourth quarter.
On Sunday, RU topped Purdue on the road, 75-57, shooting 52 percent from the floor and forcing 13 second-half turnovers to pull away with a 41-26 advantage over the final 20 minutes.
The two road wins upped the Scarlet Knights' NET Ranking to No. 12 in the nation. The NET Rankings are the new selection guide for at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament valuing offensive and defensive efficiency alongside results-oriented data.
Follow Rutgers women's basketball on Twitter and Instagram (@RutgersWBB) for all of the latest news and updates. The team is also on Facebook (www.facebook.com/RutgersWBB). For all Rutgers Athletics news follow us on Twitter(@RUAthletics), Instagram (@RUAthletics), and Facebook (www.facebook.com/RutgersAthletics). For additional updates, please download the Gameday App.
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