Creighton Women's Basketball 2015 NIT Tournament Capsule

Creighton Bluejays
Big East (17-13, 10-8)

 

Big Wins: 12/14 Drake (93-71), 2/6 at St. John’s (75-50), 2/9 at Seton Hall (81-73)
Bad Losses: 1/2 at Xavier (65-66), 1/4 at Butler (58-63), 1/11 St. John’s (38-61)
Coach: Jim Flanery

Probable Starters:
Marissa Janning, Junior, Guard, 15.7 ppg, 3.8 apg, 4.7 rpg
Sydney Lamberty, Freshman, Guard, 10.1 ppg, 2.9 apg, 4.2 rpg
MC McGrory, Sophomore, Guard, 8.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg
Alexis Akin-Otiko, Senior, Forward, 12.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 1.4 bpg
Brianna Rollerson, Sophomore, Forward, 8.2 ppg, 6.9 rpg

Key Roleplayers:
Lauren Works, Sophomore, Guard, 4.0 ppg
Jade Owens, Freshman, Guard, 3.8 ppg
Bailey Norby, Freshman, Forward, 1.7 ppg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.6 (72nd in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 67.0 (248, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.9 (123, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.8 (329, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.1 (18, 3)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.9 (15, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.8 (25, 1)
Rebound Margin: 2.1 (115, 3)
Assists Per Game: 15.3 (41, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.6 (6, 2)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2014    NIT    First Round win over Missouri
2014    NIT    Second Round loss to South Dakota State
2013    NCAA    Round of 64 win over Syracuse
2013    NCAA    Round of 32 loss to Tennessee
2012    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to St. John's
2011    NIT    Round of 64 loss to Northwestern
2010    NIT    Round of 64 win over Stephen F. Austin
2010    NIT    Round of 32 loss to Kansas
2009    NIT    First Round win over UC Riverside
2009    NIT    Second Round loss to Kansas
2008    NIT    First Round win over South Dakota State
2008    NIT    Second Round loss to Marquette
2005    NIT    First Round loss to Iowa

*all team stats through 3/5

 

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