Rutgers Roundup

Senior Essence Carson scored 18 points and collected 10 rebounds to push No. 5 Rutgers past Georgetown by a score of 57-47 on Tuesday evening at McDonoughArena. Carson went 6-of-7 from the field and connected on a career-tying best three 3-pointers for the eighth time in her career.

Sophomore Myia McCurdy and senior Matee Ajavon added 11 points each.

The Scarlet Knights (14-2, 4-0 Big East) won for the ninth straight time, their longest win streak since the 2005-06 (13 games).

With a 13-point halftime lead, Rutgers extended the advantage to 38-23 on a three-pointer from Carson with 15:59 showing in the second half.

The Hoyas (10-6, 0-3) cut the lead to 10 points twice over the next nine minutes. After a free throw by Monica McNutt pulled GU to 46-36, Rutgers responded with a runner by Epiphanny Prince and an offensive put-back from Kia Vaughn to push the difference to 14 (50-36) with 6:31 remaining.

Georgetown clawed back, using a 7-0 run to make it a seven-point (50-43) game with 1:40 left. RU went nearly five and a half minutes without a field goal over the period.

A weak-side put-back from Heather Zurich ended the drought and gave Rutgers a 54-45 edge with just over a minute to play. The Scarlet Knights went 5-for-6 in the final minute from the charity stripe to win their ninth straight.

The Scarlet Knights scored the first six points and stretched the advantage to 20- 11 following a 3-pointer by Carson at the 7:40 mark. With that basket, Carson was outscoring the Hoyas team, 13-11.

Rutgers went up by double digits on the next possession and maintained it for the remainder of the half.McCurdy scored nine of her 11 in the first stanza, including a string of seven straight.

The Scarlet Knights entertain the Louisville Cardinals on Sunday, Jan. 20. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. at the Louis Brown Athletic Center. The game will be nationally televised on ESPNU.