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- 🏀 (KICKIN' OFF 2025) The Fight Continues
Welcome to Knights of the Raritan, a newsletter fueled by Student-Athlete NIL (SANIL) for Rutgers University’s collective Knights of the Raritan.
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🏈 Remembering Jacque LaPrarie, a Rutgers Football legend
🏈 TAG TEAM TAKEOVER
RB Kyle Monangai and OL Hollin Pierce have claimed Phil Steele All-America status, marking the first time in 14 years RU has had multiple players recognized nationally in the postseason (READ MORE).
🏀 STARTING FIVE
Let’s take a look at RU’s next two opponents as the team welcomes USC on Sunday and later meet Minnesota for a midweek showdown:
2023-24 Freshman of the Year and Trojans guard JuJu Watkins claimed another round of AP and USBWA National Player of the Week honors
Kicking off 2025, Watkins and forward KiKi Iriafen combined for 40 points in the team’s 75-55 win over Nebraska
Closing out 2024, sharpshooter Tori McKinney earned USBWA National Freshman of the Week following a career high performance of 25 points
On New Year’s Eve, the now 14-1 Golden Gophers downed Wisconsin with three players seeing double figures in scoring
The Scarlet Knights continue January action against a 10-3 Wisconsin and 9-4 Purdue team:
In the Badgers’ previous game, sophomore Nolan Winter claimed his second double-double of the season with 18 points and 11 rebounds
Wisconsin remains one of the nation’s top shooting teams from the charity stripe, shooting 85.1%
Purdue ended 2024 with a 31-8 overall record, and an 18-4 record against Big Ten opponents
In its final nonconference game to close out 2024, Boilermakers trio Trey Kaufman-Renn, Fletcher Loyer, and Braden Smith combined for 74 of Purdue's 83 points in the win over Toledo
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🤸♀️ January 4 // Women’s Gymnastics travels to Oceanside to battle in the California Invitational
🏀 January 5 // Women’s Basketball hosts the USC Trojans at 8:00 pm ET on Big Ten Network