Rutgers has had an up-and-down year. A few weeks ago, they were swooning a little after losing four in a row on a tough road trip, and they dropped out of the rankings.

Lately, the Scarlet Knights have turned things around. Last night they beat #15 Virginia Tech, and they've now won five straight, including three over ranked opponents. Virginia Tech had been undefeated.

Shalicia Hurns did a great job guarding Tech's center Ieva Kublina, holding her to just 6 points on 0 field goals. Pondexter led in scoring with 18.

"Rutgers is very good, very underrated," Virginia Tech coach Bonnie Hendrickson said. "If we were voting, they would be in the Top 25. We understand that if we played their schedule, we would be 7-4. And if they played ours, they'd be 12-0."