2020–21 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team represented Rutgers University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by 26th year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, better known as The RAC, as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

2020–21 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 21
Record14–5 (10–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLouis Brown Athletic Center
Seasons
2020–21 Big Ten women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 Maryland 17 1   .944 26 2   .929
No. 12 Indiana 16 2   .889 20 5   .800
No. 21 Rutgers 10 3   .769 14 5   .737
No. 16 Michigan 9 4   .692 16 6   .727
Northwestern 11 7   .611 16 9   .640
Iowa 11 8   .579 20 9   .690
No. 22 Ohio State 9 7   .563 13 7   .650
Michigan State 8 7   .533 15 9   .625
Nebraska 9 10   .474 13 13   .500
Minnesota 7 11   .389 8 13   .381
Penn State 6 13   .316 9 15   .375
Purdue 4 14   .222 7 16   .304
Illinois 2 16   .111 5 18   .217
Wisconsin 2 18   .100 5 19   .208
2021 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 27, 2021
Rankings from AP poll

They finished the season 14–5, 10–3 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. They received a double-bye into the Quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament when they lost to Iowa. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As the six seed in the Mercado Regional they lost to BYU in the First Round to end their season.

Previous season

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The Scarlet Knights finished the season 22–8, 11–7 in Big Ten play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten women's tournament where they lost to Indiana. They did not get a chance for further post season play, as the NCAA women's basketball tournament and WNIT were cancelled before they began due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Roster

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2020–21 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Zipporah Broughton 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Robert E. Lee Wetumpka, AL
G 2 Liz Martino 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Riverdale Baptist Lanham, MD
G 3 Diamond Johnson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Neumann Goretti Philadelphia, PA
G 4 Destiny Marshall 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Grovetown
Jacksonville
Augusta, GA
G/F 10 Erica LaFayette 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr McKinley Baton Rouge, LA
G 11 Stephanie Guihon 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr Largo Largo, MD
C 12 Sakima Walker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Africentric Early College Columbus, OH
F 13 Mael Gilles 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Montmorency Montréal-Nord, Quebec
C 15 Aicha Ndour 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Fr Cushing Academy Somone, Senegal
G 20 Joiya Maddox 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Hoover Hoover, AL
F 22 Tyia Singleton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Winter Haven Winter Haven, FL
G 24 Arella Guirantes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Bellport
Texas Tech
Bellport, NY
G/F 31 Tekia Mack 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Marshall Chicago, IL
F 54 Chyna Cornwell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Newton-Conover Conover, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: June 17, 2021

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 27, 2020*
11:00 a.m., BTN+
Monmouth W 82–38  1–0
Louis Brown Athletic Center (0)
Piscataway, NJ
December 11, 2020
4:30 p.m., BTN
at Wisconsin W 70–65  2–0
(1–0)
Kohl Center (0)
Madison, WI
December 14, 2020
2:00 p.m., BTN+
No. 14 Maryland L 87–91  2–1
(1–1)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (0)
Piscataway, NJ
December 18, 2020*
Noon, BTN+
Hampton W 94–45  3–1
Louis Brown Athletic Center (0)
Piscataway, NJ
December 20, 2020*
8:00 p.m., BTN+
Sacred Heart W 99–30  4–1
Louis Brown Athletic Center (0)
Piscataway, NJ
December 23, 2020*
Noon, BTN+
Manhattan W 84–41  5–1
Louis Brown Athletic Center (0)
Piscataway, NJ
December 31, 2020
3:00 p.m., BTN+
at Iowa L 84–90  5–2
(1–2)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (328)
Iowa City, IA
January 3, 2021
3:00 p.m., BTN+
at Nebraska L 50–53  5–3
(1–3)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (0)
Lincoln, NE
January 7, 2021
7:00 p.m., BTN
Purdue Postponed Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
January 10, 2021
2:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Ohio State Postponed Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
January 14, 2021
No. 22 Northwestern Postponed Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
January 24, 2021
4:00 p.m., BTN
Iowa Postponed Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
January 28, 2021
at No. 7 Maryland Postponed Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
February 1, 2021
No. 13 Michigan Postponed Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
February 4, 2021
8:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 17 Indiana Postponed Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
February 7, 2021
2:00 p.m., BTN+
Nebraska W 78–62  6–3
(2–3)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (0)
Piscataway, NJ
February 11, 2021
4:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 21 Northwestern W 70–54  7–3
(3–3)
Welsh–Ryan Arena (0)
Evanston, IL
February 14, 2021
2:00 p.m., BTN+
at Purdue W 75–57  8–3
(4–3)
Mackey Arena (161)
West Lafayette, IN
February 17, 2021
7:00 p.m., BTN+
Minnesota W 83–56  9–3
(5–3)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (0)
Piscataway, NJ
February 20, 2021
Noon, BTN
Illinois W 75–46  10–3
(6–3)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (0)
Piscataway, NJ
February 24, 2021
3:00 p.m., BTN
No. 25 at Michigan State W 63–53  11–3
(7–3)
Breslin Center (36)
East Lansing, MI
February 28, 2021
12:30 p.m., BTN
No. 25 at Penn State W 60–55  12–3
(8–3)
Bryce Jordan Center (221)
University Park, PA
March 2, 2021
5:30 p.m., BTN
No. 24 Penn State W 74–56  13–3
(9–3)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (60)
Piscataway, NJ
March 5, 2021
8:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 24 No. 22 Ohio State W 71–63  14–3
(10–3)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (108)
Piscataway, NJ
Big Ten Women's Tournament
March 11, 2021
9:00 p.m., FS2
(3) No. 19 vs. (6) Iowa
Quarterfinals
L 62–73  14–4
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (0)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2021
Noon, ESPNU
(6) No. 21 vs. (11) BYU
First Round
L 66–69  14–5
Strahan Arena (0)
San Marcos, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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Rankings

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Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season
Week
2
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3
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4
Week
5
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6
Week
7
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8
Week
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Week
10
Week
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12
Week
13
Week
14
Week
15
Week
16
Final
AP RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 24 19 21
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 23 RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked and Did not receive votes

The Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll and the AP Poll did not release a poll after the NCAA Tournament.

See also

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2020–21 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". scarletknights.com. Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved June 17, 2021.