Miami (FL) Women's Basketball 2014 NIT Tournament Capsule

Miami Hurricanes
ACC (16-14, 8-8)

 

Big Wins: 1/19 North Carolina State (80-71), 2/2 at North Carolina (83-80), 2/16 at Florida State (76-73)
Bad Losses: 11/10 Richmond (50-57), 1/16 at Boston College (62-63), 1/26 at Clemson (52-60)
Coach: Katie Meier (9 seasons at Miami)

Probable Starters:
Adrienne Motley, Freshman, Guard, 10.9 ppg, 2.6 apg
Keyona Hayes, Sophomore, Forward, 10.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg
Krystal Saunders, Senior, Guard, 8.8 ppg, 1.6 apg
Maria Brown, Senior, Forward, 5.9 ppg, 4.9 rpg
Suriya McGuire, Junior, Guard, 9.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg

Key Roleplayers:
Caprice Dennis, Sophomore, Guard, 10.2 ppg, 1.5 apg
Jassany Williams, Junior, Forward, 5.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.8 bpg
Jessica Thomas, Freshman, Guard, 5.2 ppg, 1.6 apg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.9 (118th in nation, 10th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 64.9 (117, 7)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.8 (150, 11)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.1 (80, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.6 (137, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.4 (200, 11)
Free-Throw Percentage: 66.0 (272, 11)
Rebound Margin: -2.3 (237, 13)
Assists Per Game: 12.6 (229, 14)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.0 (100, 7)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to Iowa
2012    NCAA    Round of 64 win over Idaho State
2012    NCAA    Round of 32 loss to Gonzaga
2011    NCAA    Round of 64 win over Gardner-Webb
2011    NCAA    Round of 32 loss to Oklahoma
2010    NIT        Round of 64 win over Florida Gulf Coast
2010    NIT        Round of 32 win over Florida
2010    NIT        Regional Semifinal win over North Carolina A&T
2010    NIT        Regional Final win over Providence
2010    NIT        National Semifinal win over Michigan
2010    NIT        National Final loss to California
2006    NIT        First Round win over Florida International
2006    NIT        Second Round loss to Virginia
2004    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to Maryland
2003    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to New Mexico

*all team stats through 3/6

 

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