MISSION STATEMENT
Rutgers outscored Boston College 20-13 through the first 10 minutes of the second half to knot the score at 53-53 on a Chelsea Newton (Monroe, LA) three-pointer midway through the second period. The two schools traded baskets throughout the rest of the half, with neither school leading by more than four points.
With RU down by two points (68-66) with less than a minute remaining, senior Mauri Horton (Minneapolis, MN) missed a three-point shot that would have given the Scarlet Knights the lead. Horton, the team’s lone senior, tallied a game-high 18 points on Senior Night.
Following Horton’s failed three-point attempt, Rutgers was forced to foul and BC’s Becky Goldstein connected on two free throws to bring the Eagles’ lead to four with 21 seconds remaining. The see-saw battle continued with the teams trading baskets as RU sophomore Cappie Pondexter (Chicago, IL) and Boston College’s Amber Jacobs each scoring, keeping the Boston College up four points, 72-68, with eight seconds left on the clock.
Pondexter, who scored 17 points in the game, including nine in the final three minutes, hit a three-pointer at the buzzer to record the final 72-71 margin.
Freshman Rebecca Richman (Bronx, NY) registered career highs in points (eight) and rebounds (nine), while junior Dawn McCullouch (Long Beach, CA) added 11 points and five rebounds for the Scarlet Knights in the loss.
Boston College opened the game hitting its first seven shots on its way to a 40-33 edge at the break. For the game, the Eagles hit 26 of 39 (.667) field goals.
The Scarlet Knights will be back in action at the 2003 BIG EAST Championship, held at the Louis Brown Athletic Center starting this weekend. RU will play on Sunday at 6 p.m. in the quarterfinal round against the winner of Miami and Syracuse first-round game
POSTGAME NOTES
BIG EAST Tournament:
Rutgers, the No. 2 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament, will face the winner of
the No. 7 Miami-No. 10 Syracuse first-round match-up on Sunday, March 9, at
6 p.m. in the quarterfinals
Tonight’s Attendance:
The RU faithful set another attendance mark, as 3,611 Scarlet Knight fans came
out for the final home game of the season. The second-highest home attendance
of 2002-03, tonight’s mark is 42nd on the Louis Brown Athletic Center
attendance chart. RU’s highest attendance of the season was 5,197 against
Pittsburgh Feb. 16, the 15th-highest attendance in RU women’s basketball
history.
Goodbye Grandma:
Rutgers senior Mauri Horton (Minneapolis, MN) played her final regular-season
game this evening. She finished the night with a team-high 18 points, handing
out three assists. It was the 37th double-digit scoring effort of her career,
the 18th of the season, and it was the fifth time she led the team in scoring
this season.
Rebounding Rebecca:
RU sophomore Rebecca Richman (Bronx, NY) set new career highs as she led the
Scarlet Knights with nine rebounds and contributed eight points, two blocked
shots and two steals in 21 minutes off the bench. She surpassed her previous
career highs in points (six), rebounds (seven, twice) and minutes (18), while
tying her season steals (two) and blocking (two, twice) marks.
Official Basketball Box Score
Boston College vs Rutgers
03/04/03 7:30 pm at Louis Brown Ath. Center; Piscataway, NJ
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VISITORS: Boston College 20-7, 12-4
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
15 DROESCH, Clare...... f 6-7 5-6 0-0 0 3 3 4 17 4 3 0 1 26
54 GOTTSTEIN, Becky.... f 6-9 0-0 4-6 2 4 6 2 16 2 4 0 0 32
50 MACKIE, Kim......... c 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 17
11 STEPHERSON, Brianne. g 4-6 0-0 2-2 0 2 2 4 10 5 2 0 0 21
23 JACOBS, Amber....... g 3-4 2-2 4-4 0 0 0 3 12 5 2 0 0 35
00 DEVENY, Jessalyn.... 4-6 1-2 0-1 0 2 2 0 9 2 3 1 0 30
20 PARHAM, Aja......... 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4
25 LEAHY, Maureen...... 2-3 0-0 2-3 0 3 3 3 6 0 1 0 1 25
34 SHIELDS, Alicia..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
35 SPEARS, Adriana..... 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 8
TEAM................ 1 2 3
Totals.............. 26-39 8-10 12-16 4 18 22 17 72 20 17 2 2 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 16-24 66.7% 2nd Half: 10-15 66.7% Game: 66.7% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-8 75.0% 2nd Half: 2-2 100 % Game: 80.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd Half: 10-13 76.9% Game: 75.0% 1,1
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HOME TEAM: Rutgers 20-6, 13-3
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
32 NEWTON, Chelsea..... f 3-4 1-2 0-0 0 2 2 3 7 5 0 0 2 21
34 CAMPBELL, Michelle.. f 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 22
15 HORTON, Mauri....... g 7-17 2-7 2-5 0 1 1 2 18 3 3 0 0 40
25 PONDEXTER, Cappie... g 7-15 1-3 2-2 0 0 0 4 17 3 3 0 2 23
35 McCULLOUCH, Dawn.... g 4-8 0-1 3-3 3 2 5 0 11 0 1 0 0 33
00 HURNS, Shalicia..... 4-6 0-0 0-0 3 2 5 5 8 0 0 0 1 29
03 LOCKE, Courtney..... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
22 PETILLON, Amber..... 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6
55 RICHMAN, Rebecca.... 2-6 0-0 4-6 6 3 9 2 8 0 2 2 2 21
TEAM................ 3 1 4 1
Totals.............. 28-60 4-14 11-16 15 12 27 18 71 12 11 2 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-31 41.9% 2nd Half: 15-29 51.7% Game: 46.7% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3% Game: 28.6% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd Half: 6-8 75.0% Game: 68.8% 3
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Officials: Dee Kantner, Dennis DeMayo, Tom Danaher
Technical fouls: Boston College-None. Rutgers-None.
Attendance: 3611
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Boston College................ 40 32 - 72
Rutgers....................... 33 38 - 71
Points in the paint-BC 24,RU 36. Points off turnovers-BC 11,RU 25.
2nd chance points-BC 4,RU 12. Fast break points-BC 6,RU 8.
Bench points-BC 17,RU 16. Score tied-11 times. Lead changes-11 times.
