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• Women's Tournament: UConn Stages Comeback, Advances to Final Four

  The No. 1-ranked Huskies advanced to their first Final Four since winning the 2004 title with a 66-56 victory over Rutgers. Posted Tuesday, April 01, 2008 10:13 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: University of Connecticut, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, NCAA Basketball Tournament, Women

• Women's Tournament: UConn Stages Comeback and Gains Final Four

  The No. 1-ranked Huskies advanced to their first Final Four since winning the 2004 title with a 66-56 victory over Rutgers. Posted Tuesday, April 01, 2008 8:37 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: University of Connecticut, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, NCAA Basketball Tournament, Women

• Women's Tournament: 3 Friends Become Foes in Fight for Final Four

  On Tuesday night, UConn’s Tina Charles and Kaili McLaren and Rutgers’ Epiphanny Prince will share the spotlight under circumstances guaranteed to leave at least one despondent. Posted Monday, March 31, 2008 6:14 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: University of Connecticut, Prince, Epiphanny, Basketball, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, College Athletics, NCAA Basketball Tournament, Big East Conference

• Women's Basketball: Connecticut vs. Rutgers, Two Rounds Too Soon

  After winning Sunday, Big East rivals Rutgers and Connecticut are set for a date in Tuesday night’s regional final. Posted Sunday, March 30, 2008 9:11 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: University of Connecticut, Stringer, C Vivian, Prince, Epiphanny, Auriemma, Geno, Basketball, Moore, Maya, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, College Athletics, NCAA Basketball Tournament, Vaughn, Kia, Carson, Essence

• Women's Basketball: A Big East Rematch, 2 Rounds Too Early

  After winning Sunday, Big East rivals Rutgers and Connecticut are set for a date in Tuesday night’s regional final. Posted Sunday, March 30, 2008 5:46 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: University of Connecticut, Stringer, C Vivian, Prince, Epiphanny, Auriemma, Geno, Basketball, Moore, Maya, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, College Athletics, NCAA Basketball Tournament, Vaughn, Kia, Carson, Essence

• Women’s Tournament: Big East Reaps Benefits Of Being Tough on Itself

  The Big East, which a decade ago was considered one team deep in talent, placed eight teams in the N.C.A.A. tournament and started the weekend with five in the Round of 16. Posted Saturday, March 29, 2008 8:47 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: University of Connecticut, Basketball, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, College Athletics, NCAA Basketball Tournament, Big East Conference, University of Louisville

• Women’s Tournament: Toughened From Inside, Big East Fills Bracket

  The Big East, which a decade ago was considered one team deep in talent, placed eight teams in the N.C.A.A. tournament and started the weekend with five in the Round of 16. Posted Saturday, March 29, 2008 5:33 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: University of Connecticut, Basketball, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, College Athletics, NCAA Basketball Tournament, Big East Conference, University of Louisville

• Women's Tournament: With Victory, Rutgers Hopes Its Stock Rises

  The Scarlet Knights 69-58 victory over Iowa state, while expected, was sweet. Posted Monday, March 24, 2008 10:17 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, NCAA Basketball Tournament, Iowa State University

• Women’s Tournament: Rutgers’s Stringer Still Has Fans in Iowa

  Wherever he goes, from Algona to Zwingle, Iowa State Coach Bill Fennelly is following the path blazed by his opponent on Monday, Rutgers Coach C. Vivian Stringer. Posted Sunday, March 23, 2008 6:34 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, NCAA Basketball Tournament

• Greensboro Region: In Easy Victory, Rutgers Gives Itself a Workout

  Kia Vaughn led four players in double figures with 22 points and second-seeded Rutgers routed 15th-seeded Robert Morris 85-42 on Saturday in the first round. Posted Saturday, March 22, 2008 9:38 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, College Athletics, NCAA Basketball Tournament

• Greensboro Region: In an Easy Win, Rutgers Gives Itself a Workout

  Kia Vaughn led four players in double figures with 22 points and second-seeded Rutgers routed 15th-seeded Robert Morris 85-42 on Saturday in the first round. Posted Saturday, March 22, 2008 5:38 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, College Athletics, NCAA Basketball Tournament

• Seton Hall Suspends Gonzalez for a Game

  Disparaging remarks Bobby Gonzalez made about a referee after his team lost to Rutgers have knocked him out of next season’s first Big East Conference game. Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 8:38 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, NCAA Basketball Tournament, Gonzalez, Bobby, Seton Hall University

• Rutgers May Stand Between UConn and Tennessee

  The rivalry between Connecticut and Tennessee in women’s basketball took a step toward renewal on the court when each team was awarded a No. 1 seed in the N.C.A.A. tournament pairings. Posted Monday, March 17, 2008 8:04 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: University of Connecticut, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, College Athletics, NCAA Basketball Tournament, National Collegiate Athletic Assn