Virginia Women's Basketball 2016 NIT Tournament Capsule

Virginia Cavaliers
ACC (16-15, 6-10)
 
 
Big Wins: 11/13 at Middle Tennessee (70-66), 11/26 vs Green Bay (68-59), 1/3 Miami (76-56)
Bad Losses: 11/28 vs Tulane (62-67), 1/24 Pittsburgh (55-58), 2/7 Virginia Tech (46-66)
Coach: Joanne Boyle
 
Probable Starters:
Mikayla Venson, Sophomore, Guard, 15.1 ppg, 2.7 apg
Faith Randolph, Senior, Guard, 12.7 ppg, 4.8 rpg
Breyana Mason, Junior, Guard, 10.1 ppg, 2.3 apg
Aliyah Huland El, Sophomore, Guard, 9.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg
Lauren Moses, Sophomore, Forward, 9.4 ppg, 7.0 rpg
 
Key Roleplayers:
J’Kyra Brown, Sophomore, Guard, 4.9 ppg
Sydney Umeri, Junior, Forward, 2.5 ppg, 3.6 rpg
Mone Jones, Freshman, Forward, 2.9 ppg, 2.7 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 63.8 (175th in nation, 10th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.5 (121, 10)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.0 (154, 8) 
Field-Goal Defense: 40.7 (232, 13)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.5 (174, 10)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.0 (52, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.2 (25, 1)
Rebound Margin: -2.5 (246, 14)
Assists Per Game: 11.8 (244, 13)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.1 (106, 4)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015    NIT     First Round loss to Old Dominion
2012    NIT     First Round win over Howard
2012    NIT     Second Round win over Richmond
2012    NIT     Third Round win over Appalachian State
2012    NIT     Quarterfinal loss to James Madison
2011    NIT     Round of 64 win over Morgan State
2011    NIT     Round of 32 win over Loyola-Maryland
2011    NIT     Regional Semifinal win over Boston College
2011    NIT     Regional Final loss to Charlotte
2010    NCAA            Round of 64 loss to Green Bay
2009    NCAA            Round of 64 win over Marist
2009    NCAA            Round of 32 loss to California
2008    NCAA            Round of 64 win over UCSB
2008    NCAA            Round of 32 loss to Old Dominion
2007    NIT     Second Round win over Charlotte
2007    NIT     Third Round win over South Florida
2007    NIT     Fourth Round loss to Wisconsin
 
*all team stats through 3/3