(Guru's note: After a heavy serving of ranked teams in a compressed period of time, Rutgers took an 11-day break for classroom exams and fine-tuning court exams. The Scarlet Knights don't play a game that counts again until Temple visits on Dec. 30.
However, Rutgers got a chance to try their adusted schemes in an exhibition encounter
Thursday night at the Louis A. Brown Athletic Center and Stephen K. Lee was on the scene before heading home to his native Louisiana for the holidays.)
By Stephen K. Lee
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – With just five days until Christmas, the Rutgers women’s basketball team enjoyed a few holiday surprises in a 66-54 exhibition win Thursday night over the DT3AAU team.
Freshman guard Khadijah Rushdan took full advantage of her extended playing time in the exhibition. The Delaware native finished with 13 points and wowed the crowd with reverse layups and three pointers.
Junior forward Heather Zurich paced the No. 6 Scarlet Knights (8-2) in scoring with 18 points and sophomore Brittany Ray added another 15.
For the first 17 minutes of the first half, the game was close as neither team trailed by more than four points. Then at the 3:01 mark, with the Knights trailing 24-20, Ray hit a three pointer that sparked a 13-0 Rutgers run heading into halftime.
The Knights maintained the lead and control of the game the rest of the way.
The DT3 team featured some familiar faces for Rutgers fans. RU alum Mauri Horton (’03) was greeted with cheers in her return to the Louis Brown Athletic Center. Horton finished with five points.
Former Duke star Alison Bales, who scored 21 points in the Blue Devils’ 53-52 loss to the Knights in last year’s Sweet Sixteen matchup, started at center for DT3. Bales, now in the WNBA, finished with six points.
Rutgers resumes its regular season play at home against Temple on Dec. 30. The game will be televised on ESPNU at 2:00 p.m.
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