The No. 7 Scarlet Knights continued their dominance of the Big East this afternoon by defeating the Syracuse Orange 60-43. It was their ninth state victory.
Five Rutgers players scored in double figures lead by Michelle Campbell and Cappie Pondexter with 13 points each. Matee Ajavon and Essence Carson had 11 each and Kia Vaughn added 10.
Vaughn also provided a much needed presence inside grabbing 9 rebounds and holding Vadia Sipaviciute to just 8 points for Syracuse.
Ajavon had six steals helping RU force 16 turnovers.
(Game Story and stats here.)
Rutgers is now 21-3 and remains undefeated in the Big East 13-0.
Syracuse falls to 9-15, 2-11 in the Big East.
Rutgers travels to Marquette for a Wednesday night game with tip-off at 8:00 PM. Then they are at Pittsburgh on Saturday with a 2:00 PM start. Their final game of the season will be at home in the RAC against Connecticut on Monday, February 27th at 7:30 PM in a game to be televised on ESPN2.
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