Marquette Golden Eagles
Big East (21-10, 11-7)
Big Wins: 11/17 at Vanderbilt (82-77), 2/18 DePaul (80-74), 2/26 at St. John’s (74-61)
Bad Losses: 12/7 Wisconsin (60-62), 2/8 Butler (70-74), 2/22 at Seton Hall (86-90)
Coach: Terri Mitchell (18 seasons at Marquette)
Probable Starters:
Brooklyn Pumroy, Sophomore, Guard, 9.0 ppg, 5.2 apg
Katie Young, Senior, Guard, 12.7 ppg, 1.5 apg, 8,6 rpg
Cristina Bigica, Junior, Guard, 5.8 ppg, 2.1 apg
Apiew Ojulu, Junior, Forward, 7.8 ppg, 5.1 rpg
Katherine Plouffe, Senior, Forward, 17.5 ppg, 9.8 rpg, 2.3 apg
Key Roleplayers:
Arlesia Morse, Junior, Guard, 11.5 ppg
Chelsie Butler, Junior, Center, 4.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg
Lauren Tibbs, Sophomore, Center, 3.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg
Ashley Santos, Freshman, Guard, 3.5 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.9 (58th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 67.7 (190, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 41.0 (143, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.5 (184, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.7 (215, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 29.3 (230, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.5 (54, 1)
Rebound Margin: 13.7 (2, 1)
Assists Per Game: 15.5 (58, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 16.6 (216, 9)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013 NIT First Round loss to Northern Iowa
2011 NCAA Round of 64 win over Texas
2011 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Tennessee
2010 NIT Round of 64 win over Eastern Illinois
2010 NIT Round of 32 loss to Illinois
2009 NIT Second Round win over Butler
2009 NIT Third Round loss to Illinois State
2008 NIT Second Round win over Creighton
2008 NIT Third Round win over Illinois
2008 NIT Fourth Round win over Kentucky
2008 NIT Semifinal win over Colorado
2008 NIT Final win over Michigan State
2007 NCAA Round of 64 win over Louisiana-Lafayette
2007 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Oklahoma
*all team stats through 3/6
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