Harvard Women's Basketball 2017 NIT Tournament Capsule

 

Harvard Crimson

Ivy League (20-8, 8-6)

 
Big Wins: 12/1 Temple (73-62), 12/7 at Kansas (69-59), 12/30 vs Buffalo (74-62)
Bad Losses: 2/4 at Princeton (58-63), 2/18 at Cornell (52-57), 2/24 at Yale (52-57)
Coach: Kathy Delaney-Smith
 
Probable Starters:
Katie Benzan, Freshman, Guard, 13.4 ppg, 4.1 apg
Kirby Porter, Junior, Guard, 2.6 pg, 4.0 rpg
Madeline Raster, Sophomore, Guard, 10.7 ppg, 1.9 apg, 4.9 rpg
Destiny Nunley, Senior, Forward, 11.0 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.7 bpg
Jeannie Boehm, Freshman, Forward, 7.2 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 2.4 bpg
 
Key Role Players:
Sydney Skinner, Sophomore, Guard, 8.5 ppg, 2.5 apg, 4.4 rpg
Taylor Rooks, Junior, Guard, 5.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg
Nani Redford, Sophomore, Guard, 2.9 ppg, 1.8 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 65.4 (156th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 60.2 (75, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 39.8 (178, 3)               
Field-Goal Defense: 35.3 (16, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.0 (74, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.4 (135, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.2 (236, 6)
Rebound Margin: 6.2 (36, 2)
Assists Per Game: 13.8 (143, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.7 (172, 6)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2016    NIT      First Round loss to Hofstra
2014    NIT      First Round win over Iona
2014    NIT      Second Round loss to Rutgers
2013    NIT      First Round win over Hartford
2013    NIT      Second Round loss to Drexel
2012    NIT      First Round win over Hofstra
2012    NIT      Second Round loss to Temple
2010    NIT      Round of 64 loss to Syracuse
2009    NIT      First Round loss to St. John's
2007    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Maryland
2003    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Kansas State
2002    NCAA Round of 64 loss to North Carolina
 
*all team stats through 3/2