Central Michigan Women's Basketball 2014 NIT Tournament Capsule

Central Michigan Chippewas
Mid-American (20-11, 16-2)

 

Big Wins: 12/5 Dayton (94-91), 1/9 at Akron (109-83), 1/18 Bowling Green (82-79),
Bad Losses: 11/21 at Marquette (72-84), 11/28 vs Kansas (63-68), 12/15 at South Dakota State (82-87)
Coach: Sue Guevara (3 seasons at Central Michigan)

Probable Starters:
Crystal Bradford, Junior, Guard, 20.3 ppg, 4.6 apg, 12.2 rpg, 2.7 spg, 1.3 bpg
Niki DiGuilio, Senior, Guard, 13.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg
Jessica Green, Junior, Guard, 11.8 ppg, 3.6 apg
Kerby Tamm, Junior, Guard, 6.7 ppg, 3.8 rpg
Jas’Mine Bracey, Junior, Forward, 10.8 ppg, 10.5 rpg

Key Roleplayers:
Taylor Johnson, Senior, Forward, 7.8 ppg, 4.5 rpg
Da’Jourie Turner, Sophomore, Guard, 6.5 ppg
Jordan LaDuke, Senior, Forward, 3.4 ppg
Jewel Cotton, Freshman, Forward, 3.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 83.1 (12th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 76.5 (322, 12)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.5 (82, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.9 (251, 10)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.3 (5, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.3 (31, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 62.1 (326, 12)
Rebound Margin: 3.0 (101, 4)
Assists Per Game: 15.0 (76, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.4 (129, 7)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to Oklahoma
2012    NIT        First Round loss to Illinois State
2011    NIT        Round of 64 loss to Illinois State
1984    NCAA    First Round loss to Alabama
1983    NCAA    First Round loss to Maryland

*all team stats through 3/6

 

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