Rutgers Athletics | February 24, 2019 Women's basketball: Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer taking leave through Big Ten Tournament Andy Katz calls for a Notre Dame repeat as national champs in women's hoops Share PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Assistant coach Timothy Eatman will take over head coaching duties of the Rutgers women's basketball program for head coach C. Vivian Stringer, who is expected to return to the sidelines following the Big Ten Tournament. Assistant coach Timothy Eatman will take over head coaching duties of #RHoops for head coach C. Vivian Stringer, who is expected to return to the sidelines following the Big Ten Tournament. 📰 >> https://t.co/8RUdtaGpgb pic.twitter.com/IUNfUMXEAR— Rutgers W.Basketball (@RutgersWBB) February 24, 2019 "As you can imagine this was not an easy decision, however, in consultation with my doctors, it is in my best interest to spend time to get healthy before returning to the day-to-day grind of coaching," said Stringer. "I would not be able to do this without the faith in my assistants Tim Eatman, Kelley Gibson and Nadine Domond to handle the program in my absence. I know our young ladies can finish the season strong playing Scarlet Knight basketball and I will rejoin the team as soon as I can. I would like to thank the many friends, fans and members of the Rutgers Athletics community that have sent me well wishes and I look forward to seeing you all soon." Coach Eatman previously served as acting head coach for three games following the illness and passing of Stringer's mother, Thelma Stoner, in 2016. ALMOST MARCH: Baylor, Louisville, Oregon and Miss. St. earn top seeds in tournament projection Three more regular season contests are on the Rutgers women's basketball team's schedule including home contests with Wisconsin on Monday, Feb. 25 and Minnesota on Thursday, Feb. 28. The regular season closes on Sunday, Mar. 3 at Ohio State. The Scarlet Knights are 18-8 overall and 10-5 in the Big Ten and currently sit in third place in the league standings. Meet the 2022 NCAA Wrestling All-Americans Under the bright lights of Little Caesars Arena, 80 athletes fought their way on to the podium at the 2022 NCAA wrestling championships. Meet this year's All-Americans. READ MORE Lopresti: How Notre Dame-Rutgers became an instant classic Mike Lopresti takes you back to the wild Rutgers-Notre Dame game that happened Wednesday night. Notre Dame topped the Scarlet Knights in double overtime. READ MORE March Madness 2022: The 10 best players on double-digit seeds These are the top 10 players who play for a double-digit seeds in the 2022 NCAA tournament, according to Andy Katz. READ MORE