Marquette Women's Basketball 2014 NIT Tournament Capsule

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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