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2017-2018 B1G Preview: Ohio State, Maryland will duel to the end

HARTFORD, CT - DECEMBER 19: Ohio State's Guard Kelsey Mitchell (3) drives around UConn Huskies Guard Crystal Dangerfield (5) during the second half a women's NCAA division 1 basketball game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the UConn Huskies on December 19, 2016, at the XL Center in Hartford, CT. (Photo by David Hahn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
HARTFORD, CT - DECEMBER 19: Ohio State's Guard Kelsey Mitchell (3) drives around UConn Huskies Guard Crystal Dangerfield (5) during the second half a women's NCAA division 1 basketball game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the UConn Huskies on December 19, 2016, at the XL Center in Hartford, CT. (Photo by David Hahn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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COLLEGE PARK, MD – FEBRUARY 10: Head coach C. Vivian Stringer of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights watches the game against the Maryland Terrapins at the Xfinity Center on February 10, 2015 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Maryland Terrapins/Getty Images)
COLLEGE PARK, MD – FEBRUARY 10: Head coach C. Vivian Stringer of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights watches the game against the Maryland Terrapins at the Xfinity Center on February 10, 2015 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by G Fiume/Maryland Terrapins/Getty Images)

Last year’s record: 6-24, 3-13 B1G

Key Returns: 

Tyler Scaife: 5’9:  2015-2016 season- 17.2 PPG, 2.9 RPG, 2.6 APG; Second Team All-B1G by both coaches and media, scored 18.7 PPG during the B1G schedule.

Biggest Losses:

G-Shrita Parker, 5’7 : 12 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 2.5 APG; Honorable Mention All-Big Ten

F-Kandiss Barber, 5’10 : 8.9 PPG, 4.9 RPG; Second leading scorer at Rutgers, played in 29 games with 19 starts, reached double figure scoring in 11 games

G-Aliyah Jeune, 6’1:  8.2 PPG, 3.2 RPG, 1.7 APG; Appeared in all 30 games, led Rutgers in scoring five times

Key Non-Conference matchups:

South Carolina: 11/24

Virginia: 12/4

Outlook: Rutgers is coming off one of their worst seasons, finishing with a 6-24 record under Hall of Fame coach C. Vivian Stringer. They have lost their top three scorers from last year in Shrita Parker, Kandiss Barber, and Aliyah Jeune. The bright spot for this program is that they will have senior standout Tyler Scaife returning from injury. But there is a real concern about the team’s depth.

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