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SJU beats Rutgers, Barnes Arico sets mark

St. John's University's Women's basketball Head Coach Kim

Photo credit: Patrick E. McCarthy

St. John’s coach Kim Barnes Arico can claim to have made two significant accomplishments on Sunday.

The first was knocking off No. 17 Rutgers in Piscataway and in all probability locking up a third straight NCAA Tournament bid. St. John’s (17-8, 9-3 Big East) swept the season series with the reeling Scarlet Knights and have won four straight against C. Vivian Stringer’s crew.

“We feel...

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