Iowa Women's Basketball 2016 NIT Tournament Capsule

Iowa Hawkeyes
Big Ten (19-13, 8-10)
 
 
Big Wins: 1/4 Rutgers (69-65), 2/18 Purdue (63-55), 2/21 Indiana (76-73)
Bad Losses: 12/11 at Iowa State (66-69), 1/20 Penn State (69-82), 2/24 at Penn State (68-81)
Coach: Lisa Bluder
 
Probable Starters:
Ally Disterhoft, Junior, Guard, 17.1 ppg, 5.4 rpg
Whitney Jennings, Sophomore, Guard, 9.5 ppg, 3.0 apg, 3.1 rpg
Tania Davis, Freshman, Guard, 8.0 ppg, 3.4 apg
Chase Coley, Sophomore, Forward, 11.2 ppg, 5.8 rpg
Megan Gustafson, Freshman, Forward, 10.3 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 1.7 bpg
 
Key Roleplayers:
Alexa Kastanek, Junior, Guard, 8.2 ppg, 2.3 apg
Kali Peschel, Senior, Forward, 4.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg
Christina Buttenham, Sophomore, Forward, 3.1 ppg, 2.7 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.8 (35th in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 71.0 (299, 8)
Field-Goal Percentage:           45.4 (22, 5)     
Field-Goal Defense: 41.9 (280, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.0 (117, 7)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.2 (125, 11)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.0 (69, 8)
Rebound Margin: 1.7 (112, 5)
Assists Per Game: 16.2 (26, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.9 (165, 13)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015    NCAA            First Round win over American
2015    NCAA            Second Round win over Miami (FL)
2015    NCAA            Third Round loss to Baylor
2014    NCAA            First Round win over Marist
2014    NCAA            Second Round loss to Louisville
2013    NCAA            Round of 64 win over Miami (FL)
2013    NCAA            Round of 32 loss to Notre Dame
2012    NCAA            Round of 64 loss to California
2011    NCAA            Round of 64 loss to Gonzaga
2010    NCAA            Round of 32 loss to Stanford
2010    NCAA            Round of 64 win over Rutgers
2009    NCAA            Round of 64 loss to Georgia Tech
2008    NCAA            Round of 64 loss to Georgia
2006    NCAA            Round of 64 loss to BYU
2005    NIT     First Round win over Creighton
2005    NIT     Second Round win over Nebraska
2005    NIT     Third Round win over Arkansas State
2005    NIT     Semifinal loss to Southern Methodist
 
*all team stats through 3/3