Rutgers kvinder

Rutgers kvinder

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The Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team is the intercollegiate women's basketball program representing Rutgers University–New Brunswick. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Scarlet Knights play home basketball games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center on the university campus in Piscataway, New Jersey.

History

The Scarlet Knights (known as the Lady Knights until 1995) began play in 1974, winning their first ever game against Princeton 76–60. In 1976, Theresa Shank Grentz was hired as head coach, becoming the first full-time female basketball coach. The Scarlet Knights won the AIAW National Tournament 83–77 over Texas at the Palestra with the help of Restrepo-Pinero, who scored 30 points while being named MVP. In 2007, C. Vivian Stringer became the first coach to ever lead three teams (including Rutgers) to the Final Four.

Rutgers kvinde-basketballhold er et basketballhold for kvinder, som repræsenterer Rutgers University, og som konkurrerer i NCAA Division I-basketball for kvinder. Holdet er medlem af Big Ten Conference og spiller deres hjemmekampe på Jersey Mike's Arena i Piscataway, New Jersey. Rutgers har vundet et Atlantic 10 Championship og to Big East Championships og deltog i NCAA Division I-basketballturneringen for kvinder 10 gange, med deres seneste optræden i 2022. Holdet er kendt for at have en stærk forsvar, og de havde ført landet i scoring-forsvar tre gange siden 2014.