Hartford Women's Basketball 2013 NIT Tournament Capsule

Hartford Hawks
America East (21-11, 10-6)

 

Big Wins: 11/13 Marist (64-53), 11/18 Richmond (59-54), 12/16 Quinnipiac (67-61)
Bad Losses: 1/2 at Binghamton (44-46), 2/17 Albany (55-69), 2/20 at New Hampshire (49-51)
Coach: Jennifer Rizzotti

Probable Starters:
Alyssa Englert, Junior, Guard, 3.9 ppg, 2.9 apg, 2.0 rpg
Amber Bepko, Sophomore, Guard, 10.2 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.2 spg
Daphne Elliott, Senior, Guard, 7.7 ppg, 1.7 apg
Nikkia Smith, Senior, Forward, 10.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg
Katie Roth, Freshman, Forward, 5.2 ppg, 4.3 rpg

Key Roleplayers:
Alex Hall, Senior, Guard, 5.6 ppg, 2.7 rpg
Shanise Bultron, Sophomore, Guard, 3.6 ppg, 1.8 rpg
Ruthanne Doherty, Senior, Forward, 7.5 ppg, 4.4 rpg
Taylor Clark, Junior, Forward, 2.4 ppg, 2.7 rpg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 57.4 (254th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 54.0 (34, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 38.9 (159, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.5 (224, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.8 (181, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 28.1 (222, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.2 (195, 2)
Rebound Margin: -1.9 (227, 5)
Assists Per Game: 12.4 (189, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.4 (79, 3)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2012    NIT        First Round loss to Syracuse
2011    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to Connecticut
2010    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to LSU
2009    NIT        Second Round loss to St. John's
2008    NCAA    Round of 64 win over Syracuse
2008    NCAA    Round of 32 loss to Texas A&M

*all team stats through 3/7

 

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