The Rutgers women’s basketball team bounced back from Wednesday’s loss to Iowa with a 69-61 road win at Penn State. Despite a slow start by trailing as many as 7 points in the second quarter, Rutgers was able to lead by 1 at the half and extend its control from there. The Scarlet Knights shot 55.3% from the field in the second half and led by as much as 13 points before Penn State pulled within three at 52-50 with just over six minutes remaining in the game. Rutgers closed out the win on a 17-11 run on the road and remain in first place of the Big Ten standings. It also completed a season sweep of Penn State, who fell to 10-10 overall and 3-6 in league play.

As a team, Rutgers shot 48.3% from the floor while holding Penn State to just 30.8%. The Scarlet Knights held a +5 rebounding margin and dominated inside by owning a 38-14 advantage with points in the paint. The offensive attack was well-rounded though, as Rutgers made 5 of 12 attempts from three-point range for 44%. Despite just a +1 turnover margin, the Scarlet Knights took advantage of their opportunities and held a 20-9 edge in points off of turnovers. Rutgers once again held an opponent below its scoring average, something they’ve done in every game this season.

ICYMI: highlights from yesterday’s B1G road win over Penn State.#DetermineRdestiny pic.twitter.com/kBRYrwdimp — Rutgers W.Basketball (@RutgersWBB) January 28, 2019

Stasha Carey led Rutgers in scoring and rebounding for the seventh time this season, producing 19 points on 8 of 16 shooting and 7 rebounds. Charise Wilson added 14 points on 5 of 9 shooting, including 3 of 5 from three-point range. CC Cryor continued her strong play at the point, scoring 9 points and dishing out 8 assists while committing just 2 turnovers. She added 3 rebounds and 2 steals as well.

The Scarlet Knights are now 16-4 overall this season and 8-1 in Big Ten play. They host Indiana (16-5; 5-4) this Thursday, January 31st at 7 p.m. ET at the RAC before traveling to play Minnesota (13-6; 2-6) on Sunday, February 3rd at 4 p.m. ET. In the latest AP Poll that was released on Monday afternoon, Rutgers dropped three spots to #17. Still, all that matters is being in first place in the Big Ten, as the Scarlet Knights control their destiny the rest of the way.