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Rutgers Earns Date with UConn

Scarlet Knights close within one game of second straight Final Four berth

By Mike Buss, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 30, 2008 8:37 PM CDT

(Newser) – Rutgers advanced to the round of eight in the NCAA women's tournament with a 53-42 victory over George Washington, reports AP. Essence Carson scored 25 points to lead the Scarlet Knights and set up a rubber match with Big East rival Connecticut, with whom Rutgers... Read full story »

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