The RUNdown: Cieplicki Recaps Run to NJAC Final
NEWARK, N.J. (March 10, 2017) – On Wednesday afternoon, second-year Head Women's Basketball Coach
Ashley Cieplicki sat down with
Rob Kulish to discuss her team's 2016-17 season, the run to the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) title game and more.
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Listen to the entire 8-minute interview by
clicking here or the link at the top of this page.
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Five Quick Buckets:
1. Rutgers-Newark became the first-ever No. 6 seed to reach the NJAC Tournament final.
2. The Scarlet Raiders doubled their 2015-16 NJAC win total in 2016-17.
3. The 12 wins in 2016-17 represent a 50 percent increase from the team's 2015-16 win total.
4. Senior
Maria Simmons and sophomore
Faith Ashby were both named All-NJAC.
5. Rutgers-Newark committed the fewest turnovers in the NJAC and was ranked 26th nationally in turnover margin, committing 5.64 fewer turnovers per game than the opposition.