The No. 10/8 Lady Scarlet Knights (10-2, 2-0 BIG EAST) are in Tampa playing South Florida (11-4, 1-1 BIG EAST) and are having their problems.
It is 54-52 with less than seven minutes to go when RU makes a 3-pointer to take the lead for the first time in the game.
The Scarlet Knights are in foul trouble in this game with three people having 4 fouls. There’s about six minutes to go.
SF leads by 1 with 2:40 to go. RU goes ahead 62-61 when Matee Ajevon scores and is fouled, but she misses the free throw. SF ties it up 62-62.
Less than a minute left. Dickson scores 64-62. Pondexter scores 64-64. Dickson misses. Kia Vaughn fouls out. SF player misses FT. Ball goes out of bounds off SF. RU has the ball.
Pondexter scores with 8 seconds left. RU 66-64!
Foul called on Pondexter (her 4th) SF misses 1st shot, makes the second. There are 4 seconds left. Pondexter is fouled on the inbounds. Misses the FT. SF gets the rebound but misses their last minute shot.
RU wins 66-65.
Cappie Pondexter of RU and the national scoring leader, Jessica Dickson of South Florida, had a shooting contest. Pondexter ended with a career-high 40 points while Dickson had a career-high 37 points.
Full story and stats here.
South Florida falls to 11-5, 1-2 in the BIG EAST.
The Scarlet Knights are now 11-2, 3-0 BIG EAST.
Rutgers against the Seton Hall Pirates at the RAC on Saturday at 2:00 PM.
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