Northwestern Women's Basketball 2016 NIT Tournament Capsule

Northwestern Wildcats
Big Ten (18-16, 4-14)
 
 
Big Wins: 11/27 vs Creighton (75-52), 1/3 Nebraska (85-62), 1/14 Ohio State (86-82)
Bad Losses: 12/31 at Penn State (72-79), 2/17 Penn State (54-73), 2/28 at Nebraska (67-76)
Coach: Joe McKeown
 
Probable Starters:
Maggie Lyon, Senior, Guard, 16.5 ppg, 2.8 apg, 5.7 rpg
Christen Inman, Junior, Guard, 14.7 ppg, 2.8 apg
Ashley Deary, Junior, Guard, 12.1 ppg, 6.8 apg, 4.2 rpg, 4.1 spg
Nia Coffey, Junior, Forward, 20.3 ppg, 2.1 apg, 9.8 rpg, 2.0 bpg
Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah, Freshman, Forward, 3.4 ppg, 7.6 rpg
 
Key Roleplayers:
Jordan Hankins, Freshman, Guard, 3.7 ppg
Lydia Rohde, Sophomore, Guard, 2.5 ppg
Amber Jamison, Freshman, Guard, 1.5 ppg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.2 (24th in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.6 (281, 7)
Field-Goal Percentage: 41.0 (116, 13) 
Field-Goal Defense: 40.8 (237, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.3 (94, 6) 
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.6 (201, 14)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.3 (237, 13)
Rebound Margin: -2.2 (239, 11)
Assists Per Game: 16.9 (15, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.7 (16, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015    NCAA First Round loss to Arkansas
2014    NIT      First Round win over Ball State
2014    NIT      Second Round win over IUPUI
2014    NIT      Third Round loss to Indiana
2011    NIT      Round of 64 win over Creighton
2011    NIT      Round of 32 loss to Alabama
2010    NIT      Round of 64 win over Duquesne
2010    NIT      Round of 32 win over St. Bonaventure
2010    NIT      Regional Semifinal loss to Michigan
1997    NCAA Round of 64 loss to George Washington
1993    NCAA First Round win over Georgia Tech
1993    NCAA Second Round loss to Tennessee
1991    NCAA First Round win over Washington State
1991    NCAA Second Round loss to Arkansas
 
*all team stats through 3/3