Rutgers Women’s Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 5, 2021 · CSM Staff
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Big Ten (14-4, 10-3)
Big Wins: 2/11 at Northwestern (70-54), 2/24 at Michigan State (63-53), 3/5 Ohio State (71-63)
Bad Losses: 12/14 Maryland (87-91), 12/31 at Iowa (84-90), 1/3 at Nebraska (50-53)
Coach: C. Vivian Stringer
Probable Starters:
Arella Guirantes, Senior, Guard, 20.8 ppg, 5.3 apg, 6.0 rpg 2.1 spg, 1.9 bpg
Diamond Johnson, Freshman, Guard, 17.9 ppg, 2,5 apg, 4.2 rpg2.3 spg
Tekia Mack, Senior, Forward/Guard, 10.9 ppg, 3.3 apg, 5.6 rpg, 3.1 spg
Mael Gilles, Senior, Forward, 8.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg
Tyia Singleton, Sophomore, Forward, 6.9 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.6 bpg
Key Role Players:
Zipporah Broughton, Junior, Guard, 9.0 ppg, 3.7 apg
Liz Martino, Freshman, Guard. 3.0 ppg
Sakima Walker, Freshman, Center, 3.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 76.4 (27th in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 56.2 (25, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.2 (12, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 36.6 (35, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.1 (83, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 37.3 (20, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 78.0 (15, 3)
Rebound Margin: 2.9 (90, 5)
Assists Per Game: 15.4 (50, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.2 (37, 5)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2019 | NCAA | First Round loss to Buffalo |
| 2016 | NIT | First Round win over Georgetown |
| 2016 | NIT | Second Round loss to Virginia |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Seton Hall |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Connecticut |
| 2014 | NIT | First Round win over Delaware |
| 2014 | NIT | Second Round win over Harvard |
| 2014 | NIT | Third Round win over Seton Hall |
| 2014 | NIT | Quarterfinal win over Bowling Green |
| 2014 | NIT | Semifinal win over South Florida |
| 2014 | NIT | Final win over UTEP |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Gonzaga |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Louisiana Tech |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Texas A&M |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Iowa |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over VCU |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Auburn |
| 2009 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Purdue |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Robert Morris |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Iowa State |
| 2008 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over George Washington |
| 2008 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Connecticut |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over East Carolina |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Michigan State |
| 2007 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Duke |
| 2007 | NCAA | Regional Final win over Arizona State |
| 2007 | NCAA | National Semifinal win over LSU |
| 2007 | NCAA | National Final loss to Tennessee |
*all team stats through 3/4
