Lady Vols come back to beat Rutgers Premium Story

Pat Summitt, Shekinna Stricklen (AP Photo)
Pat Summitt, Shekinna Stricklen (AP Photo)
By Maria M. Cornelius

Date: Jan 4, 2009

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Pat Summitt’s directive to her team at halftime was clear - either play better in the second half or dread every second of the flight home. The Lady Vols did her one better by overcoming the largest deficit in school history to beat Rutgers, 55-51, and they did it with four true freshmen on the floor, including one who started in the second half because Summitt was mad at her.

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