PISCATAWAY, N.J. (Interstat) — The Rutgers women’s basketball team overcame a sluggish offensive start to defeat Lafayette 54-45 on Saturday at Louis Brown Center.

The Scarlet Knights trailed 11-4 after a first quarter where they shot 2 of 18 from the floor. They responded with an 18-point second quarter to take a 22-20 halftime lead and never trailed again, improving to 8-4.

Faith Blackstone led Rutgers with 22 points, while Nene Ndiaye added 19. Teresa Kiewiet scored 18 points for Lafayette, which fell to 4-7. The Leopards committed 19 turnovers, leading to 22 Rutgers points.

Rutgers dominated the glass with 24 offensive rebounds but shot just 27% from the field. Lafayette was held to 34% shooting.