(Photo by Brandon Koodish - Double G Media) College Rutgers Women’s Basketball Turns Down WNIT After NCAA Tournament Snub by Gregg Snyder March 13, 2018 Sunday night, the committee that would be selecting the Women’s NCAA Tournament Bracket, named Rutgers as one of eight bubble teams fighting for spots in the 64-team field. The end result was the Scarlet Knights being left out of the field which was announced Monday evening. This is the third straight season, C. Vivian Stringer’s team has missed the NCAA Tournament, but just the eighth time in her 23-year Rutgers tenure. The Scarlet Knights played to a 20-12 overall mark this season, one year after winning just six games. They finished ninth in the Big Ten with a 7-9 conference record. Rutgers had a resume that includes a No. 40 RPI ranking, and five wins over Top 50 RPI teams. The one stat that likely hurt the Scarlet Knights in the eyes of the selection committee is that they lost nine of their final 12 games. The Scarlet Knights had initially accepted a bid to play in the Women’s NIT, but have since withdrawn from the event. “I believe in my heart that our team was worthy of an NCAA bid,” said head coach C. Vivian Stringer in a statement released by the university. “It pains both the players and the staff to not have our name called this evening. We have decided that our season should end at this point and focus on the future and putting ourselves into a position to control our destiny come next season.” Redshirt senior Tyler Scaife led the Scarlet Knights this season, averaging 19.4 points per game. Post Views: 1,367 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Gregg Snyder Latest posts by Gregg Snyder (see all) ITZ Staff Makes Super Bowl LV Predictions. Which team wins? Who is MVP? - February 5, 2021 Jets And Nike Create New Jersey High School Girls Flag Football League - February 3, 2021 NJ Sports Photographer, Lauren Guillen, Raising Funds For Local Youth Holiday Gifts - December 11, 2020 President Trump Awards Lou Holtz With Medal of Freedom - December 3, 2020 Related TopicsC. Vivian StringerCollege BasketballNCAA TournamentRutgersWNIT Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 WNBA Rolling Out Red Carpet For Upcoming 25th Anniversary Season by Jason Cordner | posted on March 16, 2021 More in College You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Master P’s Son, Hercy, Commits to Tennessee State Master P’s son, Hercy Miller, is committing to Tennessee State to play basketball. While... EA Sports Plans to Revive College Football Video Game EA Sports announced that they plan on making college football video games again. The... UVM Women’s Basketball Team Quits 2020-2021 Season The University of Vermont (UVM) women’s basketball will be ending their 2020-2021 season early... Riveters Forward Madison Packer Shares Final Player of Week Honors with Beauts Defender Sarah Edney Women in Sports: Q&A with USA Women’s Olympic Curler Tabitha Peterson