Eastern Illinois Panthers
Ohio Valley (19-11, 12-4)
Big Wins: 11/29 IUPUI (71-60), 12/7 Sacramento State (72-67), 1/28 Tennessee-Martin (84-79)
Bad Losses: 12/17 at Western Illinois (68-70), 12/19 at Northern Illinois (38-48), 1/21 at Murray State (58-68)
Coach: Lee Buchanan
Probable Starters:
Ta’Kenya Nixon, Senior, Guard, 14.6 ppg, 5.9 apg, 5.9 rpg, 2.6 spg
Katlyn Payne, Sophomore, Guard, 6.0 ppg, 1.5 apg
Sydney Mitchell, Senior, Forward, 8.4 ppg, 6.2 rpg
Mariah King, Senior, Forward, 14.0 ppg, 6.4 rpg
Sabina Oroszova, Sophomore, Forward, 6.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.9 bpg
Key Roleplayers:
Jordyne Crunk, Junior, Guard, 6.0 ppg, 1.7 apg
Kelsey Wyss, Senior, Guard, 8.5 ppg, 2.1 apg
Taryn Olson, Junior, Forward, 2.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 68.9 (48th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 63.9 (226, 7)
Field-Goal Percentage: 39.6 (131, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.8 (181, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.4 (52, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.3 (53, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.7 (64, 4)
Rebound Margin: 6.8 (28, 2)
Assists Per Game: 15.9 (25, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.5 (82, 5)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2012 NIT First Round loss to Texas Tech
2011 WBI First Round loss to Chicago State
2010 NIT Round of 64 loss to Marquette
1988 NCAA First Round loss to Colorado
*all team stats through 3/7
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