UCF Knights
American (21-10, 12-4)
Big Wins: 11/13 at Chattanooga (58-57), 11/25 IUPUI (63-59), 12/17 at UC Davis (62-55)
Bad Losses: 11/10 Mercer (64-73), 11/30 at Samford (51-58), 12/20 at Pacific (74-78)
Coach: Katie Abrahamson-Henderson
Probable Starters:
Zakiya Saunders, Senior, Guard, 15.5 ppg, 3.8 apg, 6.0 rpg, 2.8 spg
Korneila Wright, Sophomore, Guard, 10.9 ppg, 4.4 apg, 2.3 spg
Aliyah Gregory, Senior, Guard, 9.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg
Nayla Shuler, Junior, Guard, 4.7 ppg, 7.1 rpg
Masseny Kaba, Freshman, Forward, 8.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg
Key Role Players:
Lawriell Wilson, Junior, Guard, 4.3 ppg
Kayla Thigpen, Junior, Guard, 3.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg
Jamesha Paul, Junior, Guard, 3.0 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 59.2 (287th in nation, 10th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 54.3 (10, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 41.3 (121, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 36.1 (26, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 1.4 (349, 12)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 24.0 (344, 12)
Free-Throw Percentage: 66.0 (286, 10)
Rebound Margin: 3.2 (104, 6)
Assists Per Game: 12.8 (199, 10)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.4 (144, 4)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2017 NIT First Round win over Colorado
2017 NIT Second Round win over Illinois State
2017 NIT Semifinal loss to TCU
2017 NIT Third Round win over Illinois
2011 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Ohio State
2009 NCAA Round of 64 loss to North Carolina
1999 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Louisiana Tech
1996 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Louisiana Tech
*all team stats through 3/1
