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No. 24 Rutgers women beat Seton Hall 62-39

Tue Feb 21, 2012 10:49 PM EST
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<p>Rutgers head coach C. Vivian Stringer shouts to her players during the second half of an NCAA women'scollege basketball game against Seton Hall in Piscataway, N.J., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. Rutgers won 62-39. (AP Photo/Mel Evans) </p>

Rutgers head coach C. Vivian Stringer shouts to her players during the second half of an NCAA women'scollege basketball game against Seton Hall in Piscataway, N.J., Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2012. Rutgers won 62-39. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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PISCATAWAY — April Sykes scored 17 points and No. 24 Rutgers defeated Seton Hall 62-39 on Tuesday night.

Khadijah Rushdan added 15 points and Erica Wheeler chipped in 11 in the Scarlett Knights' 12th straight win over Seton Hall, dating back to 2003.

Rutgers (19-8, 8-6 Big East) attempted 20 more shots than Seton Hall (22 of 60, compared to 14 of 40) and forced 16 turnovers, leading to 31 points.

The Pirates (7-21, 0-14) made just 2 of 13 from 3-point range and were outrebounded 35-29.

Rutgers trailed 13-11 with 8:37 left in the first half, before scoring eight straight to lead for good.

The Scarlett Knights put together their biggest streak, scoring 15 straight to lead 49-32 on Rushdan's free throws with 12:19 to play.

Jasmine Crew scored 20 points and Brittany Morris had 14 for the Pirates, who have lost 16 straight overall and 14 straight in conference play.

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soumen_roy

Rutgers women did a nice job in the court. It was a great win of Rutgers women against Seton Hall.

I wish, I would have seen that complete match. I love basketball.

    Reply#1 - Wed Feb 22, 2012 8:05 AM EST
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