Auburn Women's Basketball 2013 NIT Tournament Capsule

Auburn Tigers
SEC (16-14, 5-11)

 

Big Wins: 12/19 Chattanooga (53-40), 1/3 Arkansas (50-47), 2/24 Missouri (67-59)
Bad Losses: 11/10 at North Carolina State (71-85), 1/24 at Alabama (51-61), 2/10 Florida (57-65)
Coach: Terri Williams-Flournoy

Probable Starters:
Najat Ouardad, Senior, Guard, 5.1 ppg, 5.9 apg, 4.0 rpg, 2.7 spg
Hasina Muhammad, Sophomore, Guard, 14.3 ppg, 1.9 apg, 4.9 rpg, 2.3 spg
Tyrese Tanner, Junior, Forward, 12.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg
Blanche Alverson, Senior, Forward, 12.8 ppg, 6.0 rpg
Peyton Davis, Junior, Center, 6.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg

Key Roleplayers:
Cabriana Capers, Freshman, Forward, 1.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Chadarryl Clay, Freshman, Guard, 3.3 ppg, 1.8 apg
Julie King, Senior, Guard, 1.1 ppg, 1.0 apg
Tra’Cee Tanner, Freshman, Center, 6.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 65.6 (103rd in nation, 10th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.3 (162, 7)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.8 (41, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.6 (118, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 3.5 (285, 10)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: n/a
Free-Throw Percentage: 63.5 (304, 12)
Rebound Margin: 0.9 (147, 11)
Assists Per Game: 15.6 (34, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 17.3 (187, 12)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2011    NIT        Round of 64 win over Tennessee Tech
2011    NIT        Round of 32 loss to Toledo
2009    NCAA    Round of 64 win over Lehigh
2009    NCAA    Round of 32 loss to Rutgers
2008    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to George Washington
2007    NIT        Second Round win over UAB
2007    NIT        Third Round win over Virginia Tech
2007    NIT        Fourth Round loss to Kansas State
2004    NCAA    Round of 64 win over North Carolina State
2004    NCAA    Round of 32 loss to Connecticut

*all team stats through 3/7

 

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