Harvard Women's Basketball 2014 NIT Tournament Capsule

Harvard Crimson
Ivy (21-7, 11-3)

 

Big Wins: 11/9 vs Cal Poly (83-76), 12/29 at Tulsa (61-57), 1/31 at Princeton (78-68)
Bad Losses: 12/7 vs Long Beach State (67-72), 2/21 Penn (50-63), 2/22 Princeton (64-69)
Coach: Kathy Delaney-Smith (32 seasons at Harvard)

Probable Starters:
Christine Clark, Senior, Guard, 16.8 ppg, 2.0 apg, 4.8 rpg
Ali Curtis, Junior, Guard, 5.6 ppg, 2.5 apg
Melissa Mullins, Senior, Guard, 5.2 ppg, 2.1 apg, 6.3 rpg
Temi Fagbenle, Junior, Forward, 12.9 ppg, 9.4 rpg
Erin McDonnell, Junior, Forward, 8.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg

Key Roleplayers:
Jasmine Evans, Senior, Guard, 8.3 ppg, 1.4 apg
Elsie Gordon, Senior, Center, 5.2 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Annmarie Healy, Sophomore, Forward, 4.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Kit Metoyer, Sophomore, Guard, 3.6 ppg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 71.4 (91st in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.4 (130, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.6 (75, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.7 (59, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.3 (91, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.0 (74, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.5 (84, 2)
Rebound Margin: 7.5 (27, 2)
Assists Per Game: 13.5 (179, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 17.7 (271, 8)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013    NIT        First Round win over Hartford
2013    NIT        Second Round loss to Drexel
2012    NIT        First Round win over Hofstra
2012    NIT        Second Round loss to Temple
2010    NIT        Round of 64 loss to Syracuse
2009    NIT        First Round loss to St. John's
2007    NCAA    Round o 64 loss to Maryland
2003    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to Kansas State
2002    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to North Carolina

*all team stats through 3/6

 

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