ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Rutgers women's basketball (7-10, 0-5) dropped a Big Ten contest at Michigan (13-2, 4-1) by a score of 76-47 at Crisler Center on Sunday afternoon.
 
Lasha Petree, a Detroit, Michigan native playing in front of family in Ann Arbor, netted 19 points for her highest Rutgers output since transferring in from Bradley. Petree made two three-pointers and was perfect from the free throw line at 6-of-6.
 
Shug Dickson scored her 1,000^th collegiate point on a three-pointer in the second quarter, cementing the Scarlet Knights as the only team in the NCAA to roster five 1,000-point scorers during the 2021-22 season.

Congratulations to Shug Dickson on 1,000 career points!

Rutgers is now the only team in the NCAA with five 1,000-point scorers on the 2021-22 roster.#TheBlueprint /// #GoRU! pic.twitter.com/aNhwkprGUN

— Rutgers W.Basketball (@RutgersWBB) January 9, 2022

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Lasha Petree's block, board, and bucket kept Rutgers close over the first five minutes before Michigan went on a 12-0 run, and an extended 17-2 stretch, to take a double-digit lead in the first period at 17-6.
• Both offenses were firing in the second as Rutgers made 5-of-6 shots during a stretch capped by Shug Dickson's 1,000^th career point on a made triple. Michigan kept pace with 6-of-7 during that stretch, helping the Wolverines to a 44-25 lead at the break.
• Tyia Singleton scored five points in the third, but an 8-0 Wolverine spurt had the home team up by 30.
• RU ended the game on a 6-0 run, powered by four Petree free throws.

KNIGHT NOTES

• Shug Dickson scored her 1,000^th career point. Rutgers is now the only team in the nation to roster five 1,000-point scorers this season. Dickson scored 913 points at Tulsa and Mizzou before transferring to Rutgers.
• Shug Dickson recorded three or more steals in a game (4 vs. Michigan) for the fifth time in her career.
• Double-figure scoring career marks: Petree (73^rd), Dickson (45^th).
• The Starting 5 of Shug Dickson, Sayawni Lassiter, Lasha Petree, Tyia Singleton, and Osh Brown took the floor for the second time this season as a starting unit.
• Rutgers is now 6-4 all-time against Michigan, 5-4 as Big Ten regular season opponents, and 1-4 at Crisler Center.

UP NEXT

Rutgers gets a week off before a return home to Jersey Mike's Arena against Wisconsin on Sun., Jan. 16 at 2 p.m. streaming live on B1G+.


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