Southern Utah Thunderbirds
Big Sky (22-9, 15-5)
Big Wins: 1/11 at Sacramento State (97-79), 1/25 Eastern Washington (62-61), 3/6 North Dakota (73-53)
Bad Losses: 11/16 at Houston Baptist (77-88), 1/13 at Northern Arizona (77-82), 1/18 Idaho State (65-69)
Coach: J.R. Payne (5 seasons at Southern Utah)
Probable Starters:
Andrea Jones, Senior, Guard, 8.7 ppg, 3.9 apg
Marquelle Funk, Sophomore, Guard, 6.3 ppg, 1.6 apg
Hailey Mandelko, Junior, Guard, 14.4 ppg, 1.9 apg
Lori Parkinson, Sophomore, Forward, 11.9 ppg, 7.3 rpg
Carli Moreland, Senior, Forward, 11.0 ppg, 6.9 rpg
Key Roleplayers:
Desiree Jackson, Junior, Guard, 7.6 ppg, 2.0 apg
Marissa Robbins, Senior, Forward, 4.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg
Maylinn Smith, Genior, Guard/Forward, 4.3 ppg
Brenna Gates, Junior, Center, 3.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.9 (46th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 67.5 (185, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.5 (51, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.2 (116, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.8 (211, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.7 (192, 8)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.8 (29, 2)
Rebound Margin: 3.4 (90, 2)
Assists Per Game: 14.8 (84, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 16.9 (234, 6)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
No Tournament History
*all team stats through 3/6
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