UCLA Women's Basketball 2015 NIT Tournament Capsule

UCLA Bruins
Pac-12 (13-18, 8-10)

 

Big Wins: 12/30 at USC (59-52), 2/6 Colorado (72-65), 2/26 at Washington State (74-69)
Bad Losses: 12/18 vs Miami FL (67-74), 1/5 Oregon (46-62), 1/31 at Oregon (65-67)
Coach: Cori Close

Probable Starters:
Jordin Canada, Freshman, Guard, 11.7 ppg, 4.3 apg
Kari Korver, Sophomore, Guard, 9.4 ppg, 1.3 apg
Nirra Fields, Junior, Guard, 13.9 ppg, 1.8 apg, 4.3 rpg
Kacy Swain, Junior, Forward, 4.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg
Corinne Costa, Senior, Center, 4.9 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.0 bpg

Key Roleplayers:
Monique Billings, Freshman, Forward, 5.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg
Lajahna Drummer, Freshman, Forward, 4.7 ppg, 4.8 rpg
Kelli Hayes, Freshman, Guard, 2.8 ppg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 65.4 (148th in nation, 9th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 67.6 (256, 10)
Field-Goal Percentage: 39.1 (206, 9)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.0 (151, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.2 (253, 10)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.6 (154, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.0 (230, 9)
Rebound Margin: 0.9 (150, 7)
Assists Per Game: 12.3 (206, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.8 (147, 11)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013    NCAA    Round of 64 win over Stetson
2013    NCAA    Round of 32 loss to Oklahoma
2011    NCAA    Round of 64 win over Montana
2011    NCAA    Round of 32 loss to Gonzaga
2010    NCAA    Round of 64 win over North Carolina State
2010    NCAA    Round of 32 loss to Nebraska
2006    NCAA    Round of 64 win over Bowling Green
2006    NCAA    Round of 32 loss to Purdue
2004    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to Minnesota
2000    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to George Washington

*all team stats through 3/5

 

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