Colorado Women's Basketball 2014 NIT Tournament Capsule

Colorado Buffaloes
Pac-12 (17-14, 6-12)

 

Big Wins: 11/12 at Colorado State (63-59), 11/20 Iowa (90-87), 2/28 UCLA (62-42)
Bad Losses: 1/29 at Utah (55-58), 2/14 Washington (80-87), 2/16 Washington State (77-80)
Coach: Linda Lappe (3 seasons at Colorado)

Probable Starters:
Arielle Roberson, Sophomore, Forward, 12.0 ppg, 8.4 rpg
Brittany Wilson, Senior, Guard, 11.1 ppg, 3.0 apg
Rachel Hargis, Senior, Center, 3.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg
Ashley Wilson, Senior, Guard, 7.3 ppg, 1.9 apg, 4.2 rpg
Haley Smith, Freshman, Guard/Forward, 3.2 ppg

Key Roleplayers:
Jen Reese, Junior, Forward, 12.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg
Lexy Kresl, Junior, Guard, 7.9 ppg, 3.1 apg
Jasmime Sborov, Junior, Guard, 7.8 ppg, 4.6 rpg
Jamee Swan, Sophomore, Forward, 7.6 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.0 bpg
Lauren Higgins, Freshman, Guard/Forward, 4.4 ppg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.4 (135th in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.8 (68, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 41.3 (132, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.0 (39, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.1 (276, 10)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 29.4 (226, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.6 (189, 4)
Rebound Margin: 5.8 (47, 4)
Assists Per Game: 14.0 (134, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.9 (163, 9)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to Kansas
2012    NIT        First Round win over Northern Colorado
2012    NIT        Second Round win over South Dakota
2012    NIT        Third Round win over Villanova
2012    NIT        Quarterfinal loss to Oklahoma State
2011    NIT        Round of 64 win over UC Riverside
2011    NIT        Round of 32 win over California
2011    NIT        Regional Semifinal win over Wyoming
2011    NIT        Regional Final loss to USC
2008    NIT        Second Round win over Gonzaga
2008    NIT        Third Round win over Villanova
2008    NIT        Fourth Round win over TCU
2008    NIT        Semifinal loss to Marquette
2004    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to UC-Santa Barbara
2003    NCAA    Round of 64 win over BYU
2003    NCAA    Round of 32 win over North Carolina
2003    NCAA    Regional Semifinal loss to Villanova
2002    NCAA    Round of 64 win over Southern
2002    NCAA    Round of 32 win over LSU
2002    NCAA    Regional Semifinal win over Stanford
2002    NCAA    Regional Final loss to Oklahoma

*all team stats through 3/6

 

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