PISCATAWAY, NJ – Triggered by a 23-0 run in the first half, the Rutgers women’s basketball team (5-2) defeated Harvard (6-4) today at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, 79-40. The Scarlet Knights held Harvard to just seven first-half points, which set a record for the fewest points scored in a single half in Rutgers history.

With the score at 6-3 in favor of RU, Mauri Horton (Minneapolis, MN) hit a three-point field goal with 16:09 left in the first half to begin the 23-point run for RU. Over the next 11:23, Harvard went 0-for-15 from the field, committed 10 turnovers and had no second chance points. Harvard scored its first field goal of the game by Kate Ides at the 17:48 mark of the first half, but the Crimson did not score again until hitting two free throws with 6:26 left in the half. By that time RU had built a 29-5 lead. Harvard did not hit another field goal until 15:06 later, which made the score 40-7. Rutgers entered the locker room with a 44-7 lead.

Sophomore point guard Cappie Pondexter (Chicago, IL) finished the game with a career-high nine assists, while Dawn McCullouch (Long Beach, CA) tallied a season-high 23 points on 11-of-18 (.611) shooting. McCullouch set a career high with 11 made field goals, breaking her previous best of 10, accomplished last season against Northwestern State. Horton added 15 points on 6-of-9 (.667) shooting and season-high 10 rebounds. The double-double was the first for a Rutgers player this season. Aquisha Cahoe (Philadelphia, PA) contributed a career-high 10 points in eight minutes of action.

Rutgers shot 34-of-68 (.500) from the floor in the game and held Harvard to 13-of-48 (.271) shooting, including a 2-for-21 effort (.095) in the first half. The Scarlet Knights forced 22 turnovers and came up with 15 steals, led by Chelsea Newton’s (Monroe, LA) four, which tied a career high. Horton, Pondexter and McCullouch all posted three steals apiece in the contest.

The Scarlet Knights will return to action on Sunday, Dec. 29, at home against No. 21/22 George Washington. The game is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m

Official Basketball Box Score
HARVARD vs Rutgers
12/21/02 2:00 p.m. at Louis Brown Ath. Center; Piscataway, NJ
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VISITORS: HARVARD 6-4
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
04 Ides, Kate.......... f  3-6    1-1    2-3    1  2  3   4   9  2  0  0  0  30
13 Tubridy, Tricia..... f  2-7    0-2    2-2    1  2  3   4   6  0  1  0  1  21
10 Cserny, Reka........ c  5-12   1-4    5-6    4  3  7   3  16  0  4  0  0  35
21 Bell, Rochelle...... g  0-4    0-3    0-0    1  0  1   3   0  1  3  0  0  18
22 Dunham, Dirkje...... g  0-4    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  3  0  1  16
01 Moore, Beverly......    2-3    0-0    0-2    0  0  0   1   4  3  3  0  0  25
02 Robinson, Laura.....    0-2    0-1    2-2    0  0  0   0   2  0  1  0  0   6
20 Holsey, Jessica.....    1-5    1-3    0-0    0  1  1   0   3  1  4  0  0  12
32 Murphy, Katie.......    0-2    0-2    0-0    0  1  1   1   0  2  2  0  1  15
33 Franklin, Shana.....    0-2    0-2    0-0    1  2  3   0   0  0  1  0  2  15
34 McCaffery, Maureen..    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  1  1   0   0  0  0  0  0   7
   TEAM................                            2  2
   Totals..............   13-48   3-18  11-15   8 14 22  16  40  9 22  0  5 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half:  2-21  9.5%   2nd Half: 11-27 40.7%   Game: 27.1%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  1-11  9.1%   2nd Half:  2-7  28.6%   Game: 16.7%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  2-2  100 %   2nd Half:  9-13 69.2%   Game: 73.3%    2

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HOME TEAM: Rutgers 5-2
                          TOT-FG  3-PT         REBOUNDS
## Player Name            FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF  TP  A TO BLK S MIN
22 PETILLON, Amber..... f  2-3    0-0    1-1    3  1  4   2   5  1  4  0  0  22
32 NEWTON, Chelsea..... f  2-12   0-2    0-0    3  4  7   4   4  2  3  0  4  27
15 HORTON, Mauri....... g  6-9    1-2    2-2    5  5 10   3  15  3  1  0  3  34
25 PONDEXTER, Cappie... g  2-6    0-3    2-2    1  5  6   1   6  9  2  0  3  28
35 McCULLOUCH, Dawn.... g 11-18   0-1    1-2    1  7  8   0  23  5  3  0  3  33
03 LOCKE, Courtney.....    2-3    1-2    0-0    0  2  2   0   5  3  1  0  2  19
34 CAMPBELL, Michelle..    2-5    0-0    3-3    4  1  5   2   7  0  0  0  0  14
42 THEODORIS, Mariota..    0-1    0-0    0-0    0  0  0   0   0  0  1  0  0   5
52 CAHOE, Aquisha......    5-8    0-0    0-1    3  1  4   3  10  0  0  0  0   8
55 RICHMAN, Rebecca....    2-3    0-0    0-0    1  0  1   1   4  1  1  0  0  10
   TEAM................                            3  3
   Totals..............   34-68   2-10   9-11  21 29 50  16  79 24 16  0 15 200

TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 21-33 63.6%   2nd Half: 13-35 37.1%   Game: 50.0%  DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half:  2-5  40.0%   2nd Half:  0-5   0.0%   Game: 20.0%   REBS
F Throw % 1st Half:  0-0   0.0%   2nd Half:  9-11 81.8%   Game: 81.8%    1

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Officials: Kelly Gill, Patty Fernandez, Jack Plunkett
Technical fouls: HARVARD-None. Rutgers-None.
Attendance: 2375
Score by Periods                1st  2nd   Total
HARVARD.......................    7   33  -   40
Rutgers.......................   44   35  -   79