Wake Forest Women's Basketball 2017 NIT Tournament Capsule

 

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

ACC (15-15, 6-10)

 
Big Wins: 11/26 at Elon (78-68), 1/22 Georgia Tech (70-65), 2/19 at N.C. State (89-77)
Bad Losses: 12/4 at Seton Hall (63-70), 12/10 Radford (60-68), 1/16 at Virginia Tech (70-72)
Coach: Jennifer Hoover
 
Probable Starters:
Ariel Stephenson, Sophomore, Guard, 12.6 ppg, 2.9 apg
Amber Campbell, Junior, Guard, 11.7 ppg, 2.7 apg
Alex Sharp, Freshman, Guard, 7.6 ppg, 7.6 rpg
Elisa Penna, Sophomore, Forward, 13.6 ppg, 5.9 rpg
Milan Quinn, Senior, Forward, 10.5 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 1.0 bpg
 
Key Role Players:
Tyra Whitehead, Freshman, Forward, 3.3 ppg
Kortni Simmons, Sophomore, Guard, 2.5 ppg, 2.3 apg
Ona Udoh, Freshman, Forward, 1.3 ppg, 2.3 apg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 63.7 (194th in nation, 11th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 66.6 (228, 13)
Field-Goal Percentage: 39.4 (200, 14)           
Field-Goal Defense: 40.4 (207, 11)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.4 (279, 14)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.7 (209, 11)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.5 (227, 13)
Rebound Margin: 4.9 (59, 4)
Assists Per Game: 12.2 (224, 12)
Turnovers Per Game: 17.8 (283, 14)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2016    NIT     First Round win over Charlotte
2016    NIT     Second Round loss to Florida Gulf Coast
2012    NIT     First Round win over Charlotte
2012    NIT     Second Round loss to James Madison
2010    NIT     Round of 64 loss to North Carolina A&T
2009    NIT     Second Round loss to Georgetown
2005    NIT     First Round win over Charlotte
2005    NIT     Second Round win over South Florida
2005    NIT     Third Round loss to West Virginia
1988    NCAA            First Round win over Villanova
1988    NCAA            Second Round loss to Tennessee
 
*all team stats through 3/2