South Florida Women's Basketball 2014 NIT Tournament Capsule

South Florida Bulls
American (19-12, 13-5)

 

Big Wins: 1/4 at SMU (76-62), 2/22 at Temple (72-69), 3/3 at Rutgers (60-51)
Bad Losses: 11/24 Clemson (63-68), 12/4 at Florida Gulf Coast (55-60), 12/21 at Charleston (64-71)
Coach: Jose Fernandez (14 seasons at South Florida)

Probable Starters:
Courtney Williams, Sophomore, Guard, 16.3 ppg, 2.3 apg, 7.2 rpg
Inga Orekhova, Senior, Guard, 11.0 ppg, 2.5 apg
Laura Marcos Canedo, Freshman, Guard, 1.2 ppg, 1.4 apg
Alisia Jenkins, Sophomore, Forward, 9.6 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 1.1 bpg
Akila McDonald, Senior, Center, 6.0 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.9 bpg

Key Roleplayers:
Tamara Taylor, Junior, Guard, 6.7 ppg
Ariadna Pujol, Freshman, Guard, 5.6 ppg, 1.2 apg
Shalet Stringfield, Sophomore, Guard, 4.9 ppg3.4 apg
Katelyn Weber, Freshman, Forward/Center, 2.5 ppg, 2.1 rpg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 67.8 (170th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 59.9 (43, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 39.4 (225, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 35.9 (20, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.4 (245, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.1 (206, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.2 (167, 3)
Rebound Margin: 7.9 (23, 2)
Assists Per Game: 13.8 (147, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.7 (81, 2)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013    NCAA    Round of 64 win over Texas Tech
2013    NCAA    Round of 32 loss to California
2012    NIT        First Round win over Florida Atlantic
2012    NIT        Second Round win over Florida International
2012    NIT        Third Round loss to James Madison
2010    NIT        Round of 64 loss to Florida   
2009    NIT        Second Round win over Florida Gulf Coast
2009    NIT        Third Round win over Mississippi
2009    NIT        Fourth Round win over St. Bonaventure
2009    NIT        Semifinal win over Boston College
2009    NIT        Final win over Kansas
2008    NIT        First Round loss to Florida Gulf Coast
2007    NIT        Second Round win over Coppin State
2007    NIT        Third Round loss to Virginia
2006    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to USC

*all team stats through 3/6

 

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