The 2009–10 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team represented the Rutgers University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Scarlet Knights were coached by C. Vivian Stringer with Associate Head Coach E. Carlene Mitchell. The Scarlet Knights were a member of the Big East Conference.
Offseason May 4 Rutgers women’s basketball will participate in the 2009 US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam at University of Virgin Islands. The event is celebrating its tenth anniversary and this marks the Scarlet Knights’ third appearance in the competitive tournament. Rutgers will face Southern California on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 26 at 7:00 p.m. Games will be played at the U.V.I. Sports and Fitness Center, the Caribbean’s premier basketball facility located in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas. May 7: Rutgers junior Epiphanny Prince and freshman Nikki Speed have accepted invitations to attend the 2009 USA Basketball National Team Trials. May 15 Forward/Center Monique Oliver Monique Oliver will suit up for Rutgers University beginning in the fall of 2009, Rutgers head coach has announced. Oliver, a 6-3 post player, averaged 11.5 points, 9.2 rebounds, 2.4 blocked shots and 2.0 assists per game as a senior at Long Beach Poly High School. She was the No. 6 ranked prospect, according to ESPN’s HoopGurlz, in the 2009 class. May 19: Ronald Hughey has been named an assistant coach with the Rutgers women’s basketball program July 1: Rutgers will play in the eighth annual Jimmy V Women’s Classic when the Scarlet Knights host Florida on Dec. 7. This marks the fourth straight season the Scarlet Knights will take part in the game. They beat Georgia 45-34 last season. The games are part of the fundraising effort for the V Foundation for Cancer Research, which is named for the late Jim Valvano, who led North Carolina State to the national championship in 1983.http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/womens-basketball/news?slug=ap-jimmyvclassic&prov=ap&type=lgns July 7: Pat Summitt and C. Vivian Stringer will oppose each other in the fourth annual Maggie Dixon Classic. The women’s doubleheader will be played Dec. 13 at Madison Square Garden. The two Hall of Fame coaches teams will meet in regular season play for the seventh straight year. Baylor and freshman star Brittney Griner will face Boston College in the other contest. The two teams played once before at Madison Square Garden. Tennessee won 68-54 in 1999. Baylor will be making its first appearance at MSG.
Regular season Schedule Date Location Opponent Scarlet Knights points Opp. points Record Nov. 15 Piscataway, NJ No. 2 Stanford 66 81 0–1 Nov. 17 Piscataway, NJ Kean 85 49 1–1 Nov. 19 Piscataway, NJ Boston College 59 53 2–1 Nov. 22 Athens, GA Georgia 48 49 2–2 Nov. 26 St. Thomas, VI (Paradise Jam) USC 66 51 3–2 Nov. 27 St. Thomas, VI (Paradise Jam) Mississippi State 62 54 4–2 Nov. 28 St. Thomas, VI (Paradise Jam) Texas 67 70 4–3 Dec. 2 Piscataway, NJ Temple 51 62 4–4 Dec. 5 Princeton, NJ Princeton 60 50 5–4 Dec. 7 Piscataway, NJ Florida (Jimmy V Classic) 51 38 6–4 Dec. 10 Piscataway, NJ Prairie View A&M 50 45 7–4 Dec. 13 New York, NY No. 4 Tennessee (Maggie Dixon Classic) 54 68 7–5 Dec. 20 Piscataway, NJ Central Connecticut 62 53 8–5 Dec. 30 Washington, D.C. George Washington 43 45 8–6 Jan. 2 Piscataway, NJ DePaul 60 57 9–6 (1–0) Jan. 10 Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh 52 46 10–6 (2–0) Jan. 13 Syracuse, NY Syracuse 66 79 10–7 (2–1) Jan. 16 Piscataway, NJ Cincinnati 44 33 11–7 (3–1) Jan. 23 Piscataway, NJ Marquette 75 64 12–7 (4–1) Jan. 26 Hartford, CT Connecticut 36 73 12–8 (4–2) Jan. 30 Washington, D.C. Georgetown 50 59 12–9 (4–3) Feb. 1 Piscataway, NJ Notre Dame 63 75 12–10 (4–4) Feb. 6 Tampa, FL South Florida 60 52 13–10 (5–4) Feb. 10 Piscataway, NJ Seton Hall 55 54 14–10 (6–4) Feb. 13 Villanova, PA Villanova 49 36 15–10 (7–4) Feb. 16 Morgantown, WV West Virginia 51 55 15–11 (7–5) Feb. 21 Piscataway, NJ Syracuse 45 76 15–12 (7–6) Feb. 24 Piscataway, NJ St. John's 52 60 15–13 (7–7) Feb. 27 Providence, RI Providence 67 56 16–13 (8–7) Mar. 1 Piscataway, NJ Louisville 72 52 17–13 (9–7)
Paradise Jam tournament Date Time Visiting Team Home Team Score Leading ScorerLeading Rebounder Nov. 26 7:00 PM Southern California Rutgers Rutgers 66–51 Nov. 27 7:00 PM Rutgers Mississippi State Rutgers 62–54 Nov. 28 9:30 PM Texas Rutgers Texas 70–67 http://www.paradisejam.com/pages/documents/2009WomensReefDivBracket.pdf Postseason Big East tournament Date Location Opponent Scarlet Knights points Opp. points Record Mar. 6 Hartford, CT (14) Cincinnati (Second round) 70 44 18–13 Mar. 7 Hartford, CT (3) Georgetown (Quarterfinals) 63 (2OT) 56 19–13 Mar. 8 Hartford, CT (2) West Virginia (Semifinals) 49 56 19–14
NCAA basketball tournament Date Location Opponent Scarlet Knights points Opp. points Record Mar. 20 Stanford, CA (8) Iowa 63 70 19–15
See also 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
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