The Rutgers women’s basketball team’s season came to an end on Monday in losing in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The no. 6 seeded Scarlet Knights lost to no. 11 seeded BYU (19-5) by the final score of 69-66 in San Marcos, Texas.
Rutgers led BYU 49-37 with 2:10 remaining in the third quarter, but they were outscored 32-17 in the final 12 minutes of the game. After falling behind by 4 points, Arella Guirantes hit a three with 1:04 left to cut the lead to 1. However, the Cougars were fouled from behind the arc off of an offensive rebound on its next possession.