West Virginia Mountaineers
Big 12 (17-13, 9-9)
Big Wins: 1/29 at Oklahoma State (67-61), 2/3 Oklahoma (82-63), 2/17 at Iowa State (68-66)
Bad Losses: 12/20 Duquesne (54-62), 1/5 Kansas (59-60), 3/5 at Texas (45-58)
Coach: Mike Carey
Probable Starters:
Linda Stepney, Sophomore, Guard, 2.8 ppg, 2.7 apg
Christal Caldwell, Junior, Guard, 13.2 ppg, 4.5 rpg
Taylor Palmer, Junior, Guard, 9.8 ppg, 1.4 apg
Averee Fields, Sophomore, Forward, 8.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg
Ayana Dunning, Senior, Center, 10.0 ppg, 6.1 rpg
Key Roleplayers:
Bria Holmes, Freshman, Guard, 5.9 ppg, 1.6 rpg
Darius Faulk, Freshman, Guard, 2.4 ppg, 1.2 apg
Jess Harlee, Junior, Forward, 4.5 ppg, 4.1 rpg
Crystal Leary, Sophomore, Forward, 3.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 64.2 (125th in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 60.4 (142, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 38.3 (185, 8)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.5 (174, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.4 (118, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.4 (153, 8)
Free-Throw Percentage: 64.5 (283, 10)
Rebound Margin: 1.8 (120, 5)
Assists Per Game: 12.2 (212, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 16.6 (143, 8)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2012 NCAA Round of 64 win over Texas
2012 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Stanford
2011 NCAA Round of 64 win over Houston
2011 NCAA Round of 32 win loss to Baylor
2010 NCAA Round of 64 win over Lamar
2010 NCAA Round of 32 loss to San Diego State
2009 NIT First Round win over Coppin State
2009 NIT Second Round loss to St. Bonaventure
2008 NCAA Round of 64 win over New Mexico
2008 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Vanderbilt
*all team stats through 3/7
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