2006–07 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

2006–07 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball
2006–07 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball
Big East tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 15
Record	27–9 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach	C. Vivian Stringer (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Jolette Law; Carlene Mitchell; Marianne Stanley;
Home arena	Louis Brown Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →

2006–07 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	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[edit]

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

C. Vivian Stringer (Slippery Rock)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[edit]

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 Final – 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 FSN) 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. ^[4]

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References[edit]

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

[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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v t e Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball
Venues	College Avenue Gymnasium (1974–1977) Jersey Mike's Arena (1977–present)
Rivalries	Princeton UConn
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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