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Weary Rutgers survives scare from Princeton
Associated Press
Published December 12, 2005
PRINCETON, N.J. - After five games in nine days, Rutgers was looking forward to having today off.
It probably won't happen after the sixth-ranked Scarlet Knights struggled to a 65-56 victory over Princeton on Sunday.
"I had given them (today) off," coach C. Vivian Stringer said. "But then I took that back."
The Tigers (5-3) used a high-tempo defense to keep up with Rutgers (8-0), coming off a 77-41 win over Old Dominion on Friday. The Scarlet Knights, however, found themselves in trouble when the Tigers went on a 15-6 run and took a 28-26 halftime lead.
"They had a great game plan, and their kids played well," Stringer said. "Princeton deserves a lot of credit, but I didn't think we were as sharp as we needed to be today."
Rutgers trailed at the break for the second time this season, and it didn't look as if things would get better when the Tigers hit two baskets in the first 37 seconds of the second half.
Rutgers came back behind Cappie Pondexter, who scored 21 of her 25 after the break. She scored eight to put Rutgers ahead, and the Scarlet Knights soon took the lead for good when she made a three-point play with 7:27 left.
NO.4 OHIO ST. 68, USC 57: Brandie Hoskins scored 20 and Jessica Davenport added 15 points and a career-best 18 rebounds for the visiting Buckeyes (6-0).
NO.9 MARYLAND 92, ARIZ. 67: Marissa Coleman scored 20 and the host Terrapins (8-1) rolled to their fourth straight win.
NO.24 PURDUE 70, VALPO 55: Katie Gearlds scored 28 and made 6 of 9 3-pointers, and Aya Traore added 23 for the host Boilermakers (6-2).
NO.25 N.C. STATE 76, DELAWARE ST. 58: Tiffany Stansbury had 23 points and six rebounds, and Ashley Key scored 10 of her 14 after halftime as the Wolfpack (6-2) stayed unbeaten in five home games.
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TROY 59, UCF 55: Valensia Hairston had 20 points and 14 rebounds, and the host Trojans pulled away at the free-throw line.
VALDOSTA ST. 67, SAINT LEO 48: Janelle Collazo had 21 points to lead the visiting Blazers to their second win in a week over the Lions.
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