Mississippi State Women's Basketball 2014 NIT Tournament Capsule

Mississippi State Lady Bulldogs
SEC (19-13, 5-11)

 

Big Wins: 12/14 Southern Miss (71-61), 1/12 at Arkansas (54-50), 2/16 Vanderbilt (64-62)
Bad Losses: 1/5 Auburn (74-82), 1/23 at Ole Miss (85-87), 2/20 at Alabama (64-72)
Coach: Vic Schaefer (2 seasons at Mississippi State)

Probable Starters:
Martha Alwal, Junior, Center, 15.3 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 2.6 bpg
Breanna Richardson, Freshman, Forward, 9.2 ppg, 5.6 rpg
Katia May, Senior, Guard, 7.3 ppg, 5.1 apg
Savannah Carter, Junior, Guard, 6.9 ppg, 2.3 apg, 4.8 rpg
Dominique Dillingham, Freshman, Guard, 8.9 ppg, 1.3 apg

Key Roleplayers:
Kendra Grant, Junior, Guard, 11.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg
Jerica James, Junior, Guard, 5.1 ppg, 2.7 apg
Ketara Chapel, Freshman, Forward,4.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 71.3 (93rd in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 63.4 (86, 7)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.3 (179, 12)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.7 (198, 10)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 3.3 (318, 12)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: NA
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.2 (115, 4)
Rebound Margin: 2.4 (114, 10)
Assists Per Game: 14.4 (102, 9)
Turnovers Per Game: 16.1 (176, 7)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2010    NCAA    Round of 64 win over Middle Tennessee State
2010    NCAA    Round of 32 win over Ohio State
2010    NCAA    Regional Semifinal loss to Florida State
2009    NCAA    Round of 64 win over Texas
2009    NCAA    Round of 32 loss to Ohio State
2008    NIT        Second Round loss to Southern Mississippi
2007    NIT        Second Round win over Tulane
2007    NIT        Third Round loss to Western Kentucky
2005    NIT        First Round loss to Arkansas State

*all team stats through 3/6

 

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