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2006–07 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

2006–07 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball
Big East tournament champions
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 15
Record27–9 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLouis Brown Athletic Center
Seasons
2006–07 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Connecticut 16 – 0   1.000 32 – 4   .889
No. 22 Marquette 12 – 4   .750 26 – 7   .788
No. 15 Rutgers † 12 – 4   .750 27 – 9   .750
West Virginia 11 – 5   .688 21 – 11   .656
No. 25 Louisville 10 – 6   .625 27 – 8   .771
Pittsburgh 10 – 6   .625 24 – 9   .727
Notre Dame 10 – 6   .625 20 – 12   .625
South Florida 9 – 7   .563 21 – 12   .636
Seton Hall 9 – 7   .563 19 – 12   .613
DePaul 8 – 8   .500 19 – 13   .594
Cincinnati 6 – 10   .375 15 – 14   .517
St. John's 4 – 12   .250 8 – 20   .286
Georgetown 3 – 13   .188 13 – 16   .448
Providence 3 – 13   .188 13 – 16   .448
Syracuse 3 – 13   .188 9 – 20   .310
Villanova 2 – 14   .125 8 – 21   .276
† 2007 Big East Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2006–07 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team represented Rutgers University during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by 12th 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 East Conference.

They finished the season 27–9, 12–4 in Big East play to finish tied for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big East women's tournament where they defeated No. 2 UConn to capture the tournament title. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament as No. 4 seed in the Greensboro region, and they would reach the second Final Four in program history. Rutgers won their National semifinal game over LSU, but fell in the National championship game to No. 3 Tennessee.

Roster

2006–07 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 5 Essence Carson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Eastside Paterson, NJ
G 10 Epiphanny Prince 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Murry Bergtraum New York, NY
C 15 Kia Vaughn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So St. Michael Academy Bronx, NY
G/F 21 Heather Zurich 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Pascack Valley Hillsdale, NJ
G 22 Matee Ajavon 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Malcolm X Shabazz Newark, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Big East Tournament
Mar 4, 2007*
 (2) No. 18 vs. (10) DePaul
Quarterfinals 		W 63–55  20–8
 Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
Mar 5, 2007*
 (2) No. 19 vs. (3) No. 21 Marquette
Semifinals 		W 63–55  21–8
 Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
Mar 6, 2007*
 (2) No. 18 at (1) No. 2 Connecticut
Championship game 		W 55–47[1]  22–8
 Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 2007*
 (4 GBO) No. 15 vs. (13 GBO) East Carolina
First round 		W 77–34  23–8
 Breslin Student Events Center 
East Lansing, Michigan
Mar 20, 2007*
 (4 GBO) No. 15 at (5 GBO) No. 23 Michigan State
Second round 		W 70–57  24–8
 Breslin Student Events Center 
East Lansing, Michigan
Mar 24, 2007*
 (4 GBO) No. 15 vs. (1 GBO) No. 1 Duke
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 		W 53–52  25–8
 Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
Mar 26, 2007*
 (4 GBO) No. 15 vs. (3 GBO) No. 10 Arizona State
Regional Final – Elite Eight 		W 64–45  26–8
 Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
Apr 1, 2007*
 (4 GBO) No. 15 vs. (3 FRS) No. 12 LSU
National Semifinal – Final Four 		W 59–35[2]  27–8
 Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
Apr 3, 2007*
 (4 GBO) No. 15 vs. (1 DAY) No. 3 Tennessee
National Championship 		L 46–59[3]  27–9
 Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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Rankings

Main article: 2006–07 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

See also

2006–07 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "Title for Rutgers Whisks UConn Back to Earth". The New York Times. March 7, 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Rutgers Advances to Women's N.C.A.A. Final". The New York Times. April 2, 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  3. ^ "Tennessee tops Rutgers 59-46". The Denver Post. April 3, 2007. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  4. ^ "2006-07 Women's Basketball Schedule". scarletknights.com. Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
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