UC Davis Women's Basketball 2017 NIT Tournament Capsule

 

UC Davis Aggies

Big West (23-7, 14-2)

 
 
Big Wins: 11/23 Montana State (70-62), 12/11 St. Mary’s (68-66), 12/28 at UCF (77-71)
Bad Losses: 11/27 Hofstra (60-64), 12/30 vs Jacksonville (54-61), 1/12 Long Beach State (51-64)
Coach: Jennifer Gross
 
Probable Starters:
Rachel Nagel, Junior, Guard, 9.1 ppg, 1.5 apg, 4.3 rpg
Kourtney Eaton, Sophomore, Guard, 6.6 ppg, 3.7 rpg
Dani Nafekh, Junior, Guard/Forward, 11.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.8 apg
Morgan Bertsch, Sophomore, Forward, 16.4 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.3 bpg
Pele Gianotti, Junior, Forward, 11.4 ppg, 5.9 rpg2.4 apg
 
Key Role Players:
Karley Eaton, Sophomore, Guard, 1.4 ppg, 1.4 apg
Nina Bessolo, Freshman, Forward, 4.4 ppg, 2.6 rpg
Sophia Song, Freshman, Forward, 3.7 ppg, 1.7 rpg
Marly Anderson, Junior, Center, 5.6 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1 bpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 70.0 (81st in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 60.5 (80, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.3 (40, 1)                 
Field-Goal Defense: 35.8 (24, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.4 (53, 2)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.2 (26, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.3 (38, 2)
Rebound Margin: -1.8 (227, 5)
Assists Per Game: 16.7 (21, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.5 (40, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2012    NIT      First Round loss to Oregon State
2011    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Stanford
2010    NIT      Round of 64 loss to California
2008    NIT      First Round loss to Gonzaga
 
*all team stats through 3/2