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KBA Wins 300th at Michigan, Wolverines Roll at Rutgers
1/22/2026 9:17:00 PM | Women's Basketball
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- The No. 7-ranked University of Michigan women's basketball team put up 31 points in the first quarter and never looked back, recording a 94-60 win over Rutgers on Thursday evening (Jan. 22) at Jersey Mike's Arena. The win marked the 300th win at Michigan for J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Head Women's Basketball Coach Kim Barnes Arico, making her the first basketball coach in school history to reach 300 wins in Ann Arbor.
Michigan was balanced yet again offensively, with five Wolverines scoring in double figures. Olivia Olson had 16 points and five rebounds, with Syla Swords hitting four triples en route to 16 points and three assists. Mila Holloway turned in 15 points, five rebounds and five assists, as Te'Yala Delfosse (15) and Kendall Dudley (10) combined for 25 points off the bench. U-M shot 52.5 percent from the floor in the win (32-for-61), racking up 23 assists and 14 steals.
Olson scored the first six points for Michigan, with Ashley Sofilkanich hitting a jumper in the lane and Holloway connecting on a triple with 6:13 on the clock for an 11-0 run after Rutgers grabbed an early 4-2 lead.
Michigan scored seven points in 37 seconds a few minutes later, forcing a Rutgers timeout with 2:39 left for a 24-11 lead off a Dudley layup. U-M's run did not stop from there, eventually reaching 14-2 to end the quarter, to put Michigan on top 31-13 after 10 minutes of action.
Michigan weathered a scoring drought in the middle stages of the second quarter before a Delfosse three-point play and a bucket from Brooke Quarles Daniels in transition gave Michigan the last five points of the second for a 43-24 halftime lead. Michigan had five players with at least five points over the first 20 minutes, shooting 51.4 percent from the floor as a group.
U-M put up 26 points in the third quarter, with eight points apiece from Holloway and Olson for a 69-39 lead after 30 minutes.
The Wolverines led by as many as 34 points -- the final margin -- in the final quarter, paced by five points each from Swords and McKenzie Mathurin.
Michigan returns to Crisler Center to host USC on Sunday (Jan. 25) at 2 p.m. Limited lower bowl seats are still available for purchase, and the game will be broadcast live on Big Ten Network.
