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The BIG EAST Conference has announced repeat opponents for the league’s 15 women’s basketball teams, while also determining the home/away league schedule for the 2012-13 season
Louisville's Amlung chosen as BIG EAST Pitcher of the Year; Louisville's Ruxer is Rookie of the Year; Ed Blankmeyer of St. John's is BIG EAST Coach of the Year
Rutgers swept the BIG EAST Player of the Week awards as redshirt-sophomore Scott Klimchak was named BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week and sophomore Steven Lusby earned BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week.
Khadijah Rushdan scored the final 11 points for the Scarlet Knights, including a lay-up with 1.5 seconds left that completed a 16-point comeback.
Erica Wheeler scored a career-high 23 points, including an off-balance 3-pointer with the shot clock running out in overtime to lead Rutgers in an exciting win.
The New Era Pinstripe Bowl will be played for the second time in 2011. The game pairs teams from the BIG EAST and Big 12 conferences at Yankee Stadium.
Senior guard April Sykes scored a season-high 27 points to lead RU.
There was just one league team in action on Thursday night as No. 11/11 Rutgers (9-1) rolled over Fordham (5-4) at home 68-48.
No. 11/12 Rutgers (8-1) lost at No. 9/9 Miami 92-81 in double overtime.
Running back Lyle McCombs and quarterback Scott McCummings each ran for two touchdowns as Connecticut upset Rutgers 40-22 on Saturday, ending the Scarlet Knights' hopes for a share of the Big East championship.
The Connecticut-Rutgers series dates to the 1940 season with Saturday’s game the 31st meeting between the schools … Rutgers holds a 21-9 series lead and is 5-2 against the Huskies in BIG EAST games.
The BIG EAST Conference has named Rutgers running back Jawan Jamison, Louisville linebacker Dexter Heyman and Louisville cornerback the winners of the conference's weekly football honors for the week-ending Nov. 18.
The Scarlet Knights are one of six undefeated BIG EAST teams.
No. 15/15 Rutgers (2-0) beat Boston College for a 74-58 nonconference win at the RAC on Wednesday night.
Cincinnati has won five straight in its series with Rutgers, which dates to 1980 … The Bearcats hold an 8-7-1 series lead and have won the last two meetings in Piscataway
Mohamed Sanu set a Big East Conference single-season record for receptions and Jordan Thomas returned a blocked punt 32-yard for a touchdown as Rutgers defeated Army 27-12 Saturday.
The Rutgers-Army series dates to 1891 and numbers 37 previous meetings … Rutgers is 19-18 against Army, has won seven straight in the series and has taken 11 of 13 since 1991…
San San Te kicked a 37-yard field goal in overtime and Rutgers snapped a two-game losing streak and become bowl eligible with a 20-17 victory over South Florida on Saturday night.
Saturday’s game is the seventh meeting between USF and Rutgers … The Scarlet Knights hold a 4-2 series lead, with a four-game winning streak bookended by USF wins in 2005 and 2010
Geno Smith threw two second-half touchdowns and scored a go-ahead TD on a fourth-down, 1-yard run with 6:18 to play as No. 25 West Virginia rallied for a 41-31 victory on Saturday in a game played in a wet, snowy pre-Halloween storm.
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