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| May 9, 2008 |
Rutgers Head Coach C. Vivian Stringer to Receive Honorary Degrees |
| PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers head women's basketball coach C. Vivian Stringer will be honored with a pair of honorary degrees this month.
Stringer, the third winningest coach in women's basketball history, will receive a Doctor of Humanities degree from Howard University on Saturday, May 10.
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| May 8, 2008 |
Rutgers Hosts Villanova In Pivotal BIG EAST Baseball Series This Weekend |
| PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Rutgers baseball team hosts Villanova this weekend at Bainton Field in a series that should help shape the BIG EAST Tournament field. The Scarlet Knights and Wildcats open their series with a 3:00 p.m. game Friday, followed by 1:00 p.m. games Saturday and Sunday at Bainton Field with Sunday's game serving as Senior Day on RU's final home game of the season. |
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| May 7, 2008 |
Heller Named To All-BIG EAST Softball Second Team |
| LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Rutgers left-fielder Amanda Heller (Belle Mead, N.J.) was named to the 2008 All-BIG EAST Softball Second Team, the league announced Wednesday at the annual championship banquet held at the Marriot Downtown Louisville. |
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| May 7, 2008 |
Bats Come Alive as Rutgers Downs FDU, 10-2, in Baseball Action |
| PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Freshman Jaren Matthews (Teaneck, N.J.) and sophomore Jarred Jimenez (Monroe, N.J.) each recorded three hits and drove in a pair of runs as the Rutgers baseball team (21-25-1) defeated Fairleigh Dickinson (12-34) 10-2 in midweek action at Bainton Field. |
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| May 7, 2008 |
Kelly Selected as ECAC Co-Rookie of the Year |
| CAPE COD, Mass. – Rutgers attackman Kory Kelly (Princeton, N.J.) was selected as the ECAC Co-Rookie of the Year after leading the Scarlet Knights with 24 goals during his freshman campaign, the league announced Tuesday. Additionally, sophomore Justin Pennington (Flemington, N.J.) and junior Chris O'Dougherty (Kinnelon, N.J.) garnered First Team All-ECAC honors. |
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| May 7, 2008 |
Blaszczyk Named to Rimington Award Watch List |
| NEW YORK , N.Y. - The Rimington Trophy committee has released its 2008 Spring Watch List and Rutgers' Ryan Blaszczyk (Medford Lakes, N.J.) has been named to the list. In all, there are 42 players on the watch list for the award given annually to the nation's top center. |
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| May 7, 2008 |
Rower Selected To Be Undergraduate Commencement Speaker |
| PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers senior rower Melanie Spero (East Granby, Conn.) has been selected as the Undergraduate Speaker for Rutgers University's Commencement, Wednesday, May 21, on Voorhees Mall on the College Avenue Campus at 1:30p.m. After a campus-wide competition, Spero was selected based on a personal essay that she wrote for the contest. |
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| May 7, 2008 |
Rutgers Athletics Excels in Classroom in Latest APR Scores |
| PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Seven sports at Rutgers University are ranked in the top 20 percentile nationally in the latest APR figures released by the NCAA, headlined by football, women's tennis and men's cross country, which are ranked in the top 10 percentile within their sport. According to the report, Rutgers recorded an average APR score of 972 for its 24 sports. |
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| May 6, 2008 |
Rutgers Football Ranked Third Nationally in APR |
| PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Rutgers football team was ranked No. 3 in the nation in the Academic Progress Rate according to the latest APR figures released by the NCAA today. The Scarlet Knights have a four-year APR score of 977, which covers the academic years of 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07. |
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| May 6, 2008 |
Rutgers SAAC Raises Funds for Special Olympics New Jersey |
| PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Rutgers Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) put on its annual fund raiser to help benefit Special Olympics New Jersey. The SAAC presented Special Olympics with a check for $1,430 at its annual Color Games event on Tuesday, May 6. |
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