Villanova Women's Basketball 2015 NIT Tournament Capsule

Villanova Wildcats
Big East (19-13, 12-6)

 

Big Wins: 12/30 N.C. State (74-65), 1/2 DePaul (79-76), 1/21 at Penn (70-44)
Bad Losses: 12/3 at Providence (49-51), 12/7 at St. Joseph’s (54-58), 12/20 Sacred Heart (49-72)
Coach: Harry Perretta

Probable Starters:
Caroline Coyer, Junior, Guard, 13.5 ppg, 4.4 apg, 5.3 rpg
Katherine Coyer, Junior, Guard, 6.8 ppg, 2.4 apg
Lauren Buford, Senior, Forward, 6.5 ppg, 2.3 apg
Kavunaa Edwards, Junior, Forward, 6.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg
Emily Leer, Senior, Forward/Center, 12.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.5 bpg

Key Roleplayers:
Taylor Holeman, Senior, Forward, 7.5 ppg, 5.7 rpg
Alex Louin, Freshman, Guard, 6.1 ppg, 1.3 apg
Jordan Dillard, Sophomore, Guard, 2.6 ppg
Samantha Wilkes, Sophomore, Forward, 2.8 ppg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 61.3 (243rd in nation, 9th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 55.5 (22, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.6 (135, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.6 (132, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.1 (5, 2)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.5 (38, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.7 (173, 4)
Rebound Margin: -5.6 (310, 10)
Assists Per Game: 15.0 (61, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 8.6 (1, 1)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2014    NIT    First Round win over Quinnipiac
2014    NIT    Second Round loss to George Washington
2013    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to Michigan
2012    NIT    First Round win over American
2012    NIT    Second Round win over Illinois State
2012    NIT    Third Round loss to Colorado
2009    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to Utah
2008    NIT    First Round win over American
2008    NIT    Second Round win over Wisconsin
2008    NIT    Third Round loss to Colorado
2006    NIT    First Round win over Hofstra
2006    NIT    Second Round win over Xavier
2006    NIT    Third Round loss to Western Kentucky
2005    NIT    First Round loss to Chattanooga
2004    NCAA    Round of 64 win over Mississippi
2004    NCAA    Round of 32 loss to Purdue

*all team stats through 3/5

 

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