
We talk about everyone going out there and playing their role, and so she knows her role is to try to get points for us."ġ0 seconds of Kaylene Smikle doing Kaylene Smikle things 👏 #GoRU | #RUWBB | #B1GWBBall /SRibEff170 "She's still enjoying being a freshman, and we don't put that pressure on her.

"Â doesn't think about leading the team day in and day out," Washington added. She tied a career-high five steals for the second straight game, as the freshman continues to provide strong defensive efforts for RU. Kaylene Smikle also had a big night, netting 21 points and grabbing seven rebounds. The forward also contributed eight points. Junior Chyna Cornwell had a career-high 17 boards in the win, helping Rutgers out rebound the opposition, 46-33. We had to finish off the game with a strong defensive quarter, and we did that."

"I was really pleased with our defensive intensity in the fourth quarter," head coach Coquese Washington said, "Before going into the fourth quarter, we talked about how we had to be really good on the defensive end and rebounding. Rutgers forced 28 Northwestern turnovers in the victory. With 10 minutes to play, the contest was knotted at 42, but the Scarlet Knights outscored the Wildcats, 20-6, in the fourth quarter to secure the victory. Northwestern jumped out to an early 14-10 lead after the first quarter, but Rutgers outscored the Wildcats in the second quarter to cut the deficit to one going into halftime. The teams went back-and-forth all night, as the game contained 10 total lead changes. #GoRU | #RUWBB | #B1GWBBall | #BlackHistoryMonth /exRhUtkVj2 #GoRU | #RUWBB | #B1GWBBall | #BlackHistoryMonth /atamErRnxa The program celebrated its Black Excellence Game in honor of Black History Month.īlack Excellence.

The Rutgers women's basketball team (11-16, 5-10 B1G) came back to defeat Northwestern (8-18, 1-14 B1G), 62-48, on Wednesday night at Jersey Mike's Arena.
