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Smikle Hits Personal Best 26 Points, RU falls to Princeton

Author Michael Cohen
Kaylene Smikle enjoyed a career night, but Rutgers lost 77-56 to Princeton. Photo: Rutgers Athletics.

PRINCETON 77 – RUTGERS 56

Kaylene Smikle had a career night for the Scarlet Knights, Thursday, netting 26 points and a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line, but it wasn’t enough as Princeton slipped past RU 77-56 from Jersey Mike’s Arena.

Rutgers jumped out to a 10-point halftime lead, but couldn’t slow down Princeton in the second half. The Tigers roared back thanks to a 17-0 run in third quarter and never looked back.

Smikle had a couple of big layups early that assisted Rutgers in building a 10-4 lead. She also nailed a huge three pointer at the 4:46 mark of the second quarter that put RU up 29-15. Antonia Bates three-pointer with 31 seconds to go in the first half put Rutgers up 32-22.

Smikle is the only Scarlet Knight to reach 20+ this season, accomplishing the feat five times off the bench. In addition Thursday’s 26 points, she also netted 22 at Illinois (Dec. 7), 22 points against South Dakota State (Nov. 20), 23 against Cornell (Nov. 27) and 21 against Ohio State (Dec. 4).

Rutgers returns to the floor Sunday against New Orleans at 2 p.m.

Michael Cohen is the News and Sports Director at Fox Sports Radio New Jersey and Magic 98.3 FM, as well as a radio production assistant with Fox and Magic in New Jersey. He started his career in Somerset in 2018 initially as a news fill-in at WCTC 1450 AM, and soon moved up to higher responsibilities in the ensuing years, assuming News & Sports Director title in 2021Prior to his time with Fox Sports New Jersey, Michael was play-by-play voice for New Jersey Jackals baseball, and as well as play-by-play and color for the College of Staten Island basketball (men and women), softball and baseball. Michael began his career as a news and sportswriter with the Jersey Journal of Hudson County.

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