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March Madness: Rutgers To Play Top-Seeded UConn Monday Night
The Rutgers women's basketball team has Jersey Shore residents on its roster; UConn associate head coach is a New Jersey native.
The Rutgers women’s basketball team will face off against top-seeded UConn Monday night in round two of the 2015 NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship tournament.
Rutgers moves onto the second round after beating Seton Hall 79-66 on Saturday.
The game begins at 9 p.m. in Storrs, Conn.
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It will air on ESPN2.
The Rutgers’ roster includes three Jersey Shore residents: Syessence Davis, a graduate of Neptune High School, Christa Evans, a graduate of Jackson Memorial High School, and sophomore Alex Alfano, an Atlantic Highlands resident and graduate of Red Bank Catholic. Meanwhile, the UConn associate head coach, Chris Dailey, is a Rutgers graduate and New Brunswick native, according to the city’s Facebook page.
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The winner of Monday’s game will play Texas on Saturday.
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