Saint Mary’s Gaels
West Coast (22-9, 11-7)
Big Wins: 12/28 Gonzaga (79-78), 1/30 BYU (75-70), 2/1 San Diego (71-68)
Bad Losses: 12/5 at Sacramento State (92-94), 2/13 at Loyola Marymount (74-76), 2/22 Santa Clara (83-89)
Coach: Paul Thomas (8 seasons at Saint Mary’s)
Probable Starters:
Kate Gaze, Senior, Guard, 12.7 ppg, 4.8 apg
Jackie Nared, Senior, Guard, 21.8 ppg, 7.4 rpg
Shannon Mauldin, Sophomore, Guard, 6.1 ppg
Danielle Mauldin, Senior, Forward, 17.5 ppg, 13.3 rpg
Amanda Arter, Junior, Forward, 2.7 ppg, 2.1 rpg
Key Roleplayers:
Lauren Nicholson, Sophomore, Guard, 12.4 ppg
Carli Rosenthal, Junior, Forward, 3.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg
Hayley Hendrickson, Junior, Forward, 3.6 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 78.3 (25th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 72.0 (275, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.3 (58, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.0 (207, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.4 (157, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 37.1 (19, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 79.5 (3, 1)
Rebound Margin: 8.1 (21, 2)
Assists Per Game: 13.1 (196, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.8 (152, 5)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013 NIT First Round win over Seattle
2013 NIT Second Round win over Northern Colorado
2013 NIT Third Round win over BYU
2013 NIT Quarterfinal loss to Utah
2012 NIT First Round win over UNLV
2012 NIT Second Round loss to Oregon State
2011 NIT Round of 64 loss to Nevada
2010 NIT Round of 64 loss to Utah
2002 NIT First Round loss to Oregon
2001 NCAA Round of 64 win over Texas
2001 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Tennessee
1999 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Notre Dame
*all team stats through 3/6
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