PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The 2021-22 Rutgers women's basketball schedule continues to take shape with a Wednesday, December 1 matchup at Pittsburgh in the 14^th Big Ten/ACC Challenge, announced by the conference offices on Tuesday.
 
The last time the Challenge was played in 2019, Rutgers contributed a 73-63 win over Virginia at the RAC as the Big Ten earned its first victory over the ACC by a 9-5 margin. As has been the case in recent years, the vast majority of the 2019 Challenge games were remarkably close, with 10 of the 14 contests decided by 10 points or fewer. The Challenge was not played during the 2020-21 season.
 
The Scarlet Knights and the Panthers last met in 2012, when Rutgers and Pittsburgh were both members of the Big East. RU won its final three games against Pitt, 16 of its last 17 dating back to 1998, and boast a 26-3 overall record since the series began in 1978.
 
Rutgers has a 2-4 record in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge with wins over Virginia (2019) and NC State (2017), and losses to Virginia Tech (2018), Duke (2016), Florida State (2015) and North Carolina (2014).
 
The early look at the 2021-22 slate now has four games. The Pittsburgh game joins the three games announced as part of the Island Tournament at the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands, which pits Rutgers against DePaul (Nov. 25), Vanderbilt (Nov. 26), and Arizona (Nov. 27). The remainder of the 2021-22 schedule will be announced later this summer.
 
 
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