Rutgers Scarlet Knights @ Michigan Wolverines
No. 21 Rutgers women hold on to beat Michigan 57-50
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Betnijah Laney scored 17 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out seven assists as No. 21 Rutgers held on to beat Michigan 57-50 on Sunday for its sixth straight victory.
Rutgers (18-5, 9-3 Big Ten) travels to conference leader, No. 5 Maryland, on Tuesday night.
Kahleah Copper added 16 points for Rutgers. Tyler Scaife, the Scarlet Knights leading scorer, was held to just six points on 3-of-11 shooting.
Rutgers led 39-27 with 12:32 to play before Michigan used an 18-8 run, including 12 points by Shannon Smith, to pull within 47-45 with 4:04 left. The Wolverines then missed their next seven field goals before Nicole Elmblad hit a jumper to make it 55-50 with 27 seconds left. Rachel Hollivay answered with a layup to seal it for Rutgers.
Smith scored 19 points and Siera Thompson chipped in 14 for Michigan (14-9, 6-6).
Game Information
Ann Arbor, MI
Referee:Bruce Morris
Referee:Erika Herriman
Referee:Frank Steratore
2025-26 Standings
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 18-0 | - | 37-1 |
| Michigan | 15-3 | 3 | 28-7 |
| Iowa | 15-3 | 3 | 27-7 |
| Ohio State | 13-5 | 5 | 27-8 |
| Minnesota | 13-5 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Maryland | 11-7 | 7 | 24-9 |
| Michigan State | 11-7 | 7 | 23-9 |
| Washington | 10-8 | 8 | 22-11 |
| Illinois | 9-9 | 9 | 22-12 |
| USC | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Oregon | 8-10 | 10 | 23-13 |
| Nebraska | 7-11 | 11 | 19-13 |
| Indiana | 6-12 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Wisconsin | 5-13 | 13 | 16-18 |
| Purdue | 5-13 | 13 | 13-17 |
| Penn State | 4-14 | 14 | 11-18 |
| Northwestern | 2-16 | 16 | 8-21 |
| Rutgers | 1-17 | 17 | 9-20 |
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