Virginia Women's Basketball 2013 NIT Tournament Capsule

Virginia Cavaliers
ACC (16-14, 8-10)

 

Big Wins: 11/23 vs Vanderbilt (73-66), 1/20 Miami (62-52), 3/3 Florida State (72-60)
Bad Losses: 12/21 at Alabama (70-73), 2/21 at Clemson (62-64), 2/25 Wake Forest (68-73)
Coach: Joanne Boyle

Probable Starters:
China Crosby, Senior, Guard, 6.5 ppg, 4.4 apg
Ataira Franklin, Junior, Guard, 14.3 ppg, 2.6 apg, 4.3 rpg, 2.2 spg
Faith Randolph, Freshman, Guard, 5.0 ppg, 1.6 rpg
Sarah Imovbioh, Sophomore, Forward, 8.5 ppg, 6.8 rpg
Simone Egwu, Senior, Center, 6.8 ppg, 5.4 rpg

Key Roleplayers:
Telia McCall, Senior, Forward, 8.3 ppg, 7.7 rpg
Jazmin Pitts, Junior, Forward, 4.4 ppg, 2.5 rpg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 61.9 (169th in nation, 10th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 60.0 (131, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 39.7 (127, 8)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.2 (155, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 3.9 (260, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: n/a
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.1 (42, 2)
Rebound Margin: 3.5 (85, 5)
Assists Per Game: 12.5 (184, 10)
Turnovers Per Game: 17.8 (216, 6)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2012    NIT        First Round win over Howard
2012    NIT        Second Round win over Richmond
2012    NIT        Third Round win over Appalachian State
2012    NIT        Quarterfinal loss to James Madison
2011    NIT        Round of 64 win over Morgan State
2011    NIT        Round of 32 win over Loyola-Maryland
2011    NIT        Regional Semifinal win over Boston College
2011    NIT        Regional Final loss to Charlotte
2010    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to Green Bay
2009    NCAA    Round of 64 win over Marist
2009    NCAA    Round of 32 loss to California
2008    NCAA    Round of 64 win over UCSB
2008    NCAA    Round of 32 loss to Old Dominion

*all team stats through 3/7

 

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