Northern Iowa Women's Basketball 2015 NIT Tournament Capsule

Northern Iowa Panthers
Missouri Valley (17-14, 12-6)

 

Big Wins: 11/14 at Tulsa (69-66), 2/1 Missouri State (64-56), 3/13 vs Southern Illinois (59-50)
Bad Losses: 11/28 at Hofstra (58-61), 2/8 at Southern Illinois (75-79), 2/27 at Missouri State (70-72)
Coach: Tanya Warren

Probable Starters:
Brooke Brown, Senior, Guard, 8.0 ppg, 2.2 apg, 3.8 rpg
Ellie Herzberg, Freshman, Guard, 7.3 ppg, 1.2 apg, 4.0 rpg
Madison Weekly, Sophomore, Guard, 13.8 ppg, 2.5 apg, 2.9 rpg
Alyssa Johnson,Sophomore, Forward, 4.8 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 1.6 bpg
Amber Sorenson, Junior, Forward, 10.6 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.0 bpg

Key Roleplayers:
Sharnae Lamar, Junior, Guard, 3.1 ppg, 2.0 apg
Stephanie Davison, Sophomore, Guard, 7.9 ppg, 1.8 apg, 3.9 rpg
Brittni Donaldson, Senior, Guard, 3.3 ppg
Angie Davison, Sophomore, Guard, 2.1 ppg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 64.3 (168th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.3 (110, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 38.7 (219, 5)    
Field-Goal Defense: 39.3 (170, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.4 (10, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.9 (81, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.7 (82, 3)
Rebound Margin: -3.1 (267, 7)
Assists Per Game: 13.5 (128, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.3 (16, 1)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013    NIT    First Round win over Marquette
2013    NIT    Second Round loss to Ball State
2012    WBI    First Round win over Stephen F. Austin
2012    WBI    Quarterfinal win over Sam Houston State
2012    WBI    Semifinal win over Seattle
2012    WBI    Championship loss to Minnesota
2011    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to Michigan State
2010    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to Nebraska
2006    NIT    Opening Round loss to Kansas
2003    NIT    First Round loss to Baylor

*all team stats through 3/5

 

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