Northern Colorado Bears
Big Sky (22-8, 14-4)
Big Wins: 11/18 Florida Gulf Coast (77-74), 1/14 Montana State (66-58), 2/9 at Idaho (71-67)
Bad Losses: 2/4 North Dakota (51-57), 2/11 at Eastern Washington (61-67), 2/18 Idaho State (56-68)
Coach: Kamie Ethridge
Probable Starters:
Savannah Smith, Sophomore, Guard, 15.9 ppg, 2.6 apg, 3.6 rpg, 2.0 spg
Savannah Scott, Junior, Guard, 14.0 ppg, 3.6 apg, 5.6 rpg
Courtney Smith, Sophomore, Center, 14.0 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.3 bpg
Kianna Williams, Junior, Guard, 5.9 ppg, 2.5 apg, 4.7 rpg, 2.1 spg
Krystal Leger-Walker, Freshman, Guard, 4.7 ppg, 3.7 apg
Key Role Players:
Katie Longwell, Senior, Guard, 5.7 ppg, 2.4 apg
Danielle Noble, Sophomore, Forward, 4.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg
Mandy Karako, Freshman, Guard, 3.8 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 70.0 (81st in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.1 (118, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.8 (66, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.4 (104, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.2 (22, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.8 (54, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 77.8 (10, 2)
Rebound Margin: -3.9 (227, 10)
Assists Per Game: 18.2 (9, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.4 (84, 3)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2015 NIT First Round win over Colorado State
2015 NIT Second Round win over South Dakota
2015 NIT Third Round loss to UCLA
2013 NIT First Round win over Wyoming
2013 NIT Second Round loss to St. Mary's
2012 NIT First Round loss to Colorado
2011 WBI First Round loss to Cal State Bakersfield
*all team stats through 3/2
