Marquette Golden Eagles
Big East (16-15, 7-9)
Big Wins: 2/2 DePaul (70-66), 2/10 at Villanova (60-56), 3/2 at Georgetown (51-48)
Bad Losses: 11/18 at Georgia Tech (72-76), 12/5 at Wisconsin (68-71), 2/13 at Cincinnati (52-54)
Coach: Terri Mitchell
Probable Starters:
Brooklyn Pumroy, Freshman, Guard, 7.7 ppg, 2.3 apg
Arlesia Morse, Sophomore, Guard, 12.3 ppg, 2.0 apg
Katherine Plouffe, Junior, Forward, 12.7 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 2.9 apg
Sarina Simmons, Senior, Forward, 9.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg
Chelsie Butler, Sophomore, Center, 4.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Key Roleplayers:
Katie Young, Junior, Guard, 5.5 ppg, 1.7 apg, 4.4 rpg
Cristina Bigica, Sophomore, Guard, 3.7 ppg, 1.3 apg
Lauren Tibbs, Freshman, Center, 5.6 ppg, 3.5 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 63.6 (129th in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 66.9 (279, 13)
Field-Goal Percentage: 41.7 (68, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.1 (310, 14)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.2 (227, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.8 (137, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.3 (156, 7)
Rebound Margin: 5.9 (38, 4)
Assists Per Game: 14.0 (83, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 20.2 (312, 14)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2011 NCAA Round of 64 win over Texas
2011 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Tennessee
2010 NIT Round of 64 win over Eastern Illinois
2010 NIT Round of 32 loss to Illinois
2009 NIT Second Round win over Butler
2009 NIT Third Round loss to Illinois State
2008 NIT Second Round win over Creighton
2008 NIT Third Round win over Illinois
2008 NIT Fourth Round win over Kentucky
2008 NIT Semifinal win over Colorado
2008 NIT Final win over Michigan State
2007 NCAA Round of 64 win over Louisiana-Lafayette
2007 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Oklahoma
*all team stats through 3/7
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