UTEP Miners
Conference USA (22-10, 8-8)
Big Wins: 12/16 at Kansas State (52-50), 1/13 East Carolina (81-66), 3/8 Tulane (71-52)
Bad Losses: 11/28 at New Mexico State (68-69), 1/20 UAB (57-61), 2/14 at Marshall (47-59)
Coach: Keitha Adams
Probable Starters:
Chrishauna Parker, Sophomore, Guard, 9.0 ppg, 3.9 apg, 9.2 rpg
Kelli Willingham, Junior, Guard, 9.7 ppg, 2.9 apg, 2.8 rpg
Cameasha Turner, Freshman, Guard, 3.1 ppg, 2.1 rpg
Kayla Thornton, Junior, Forward, 15.3 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 1.9 spg
Anete Steinberga, Senior, Center, 15.6 ppg, 7.4 rpg
Key Roleplayers:
Diamond Posey, Freshman, Guard, 1.9 ppg
Saidah Zuberi Allen, Freshman, Guard/Forward, 3.4 ppg, 4.7 rpg
Irene Gari, Freshman, Guard/Forward, 5.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg
Destinee LaFountain, Junior, Forward, 1.9 ppg, 2.5 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 66.0 (94th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 58.4 (102, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 38.4 (181, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 34.3 (17, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.9 (175, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 29.2 (188, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 66.4 (246, 6)
Rebound Margin: 6.4 (34, 1)
Assists Per Game: 14.0 (86, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.9 (99, 3)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2012 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Penn State
2008 NCAA Round of 64 win over Western Kentucky
2008 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Stanford
*all team stats through 3/7
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