Cal Poly Women's Basketball 2014 NIT Tournament Capsule

Cal Poly Mustangs
Big West (18-13, 11-5)

 

Big Wins: 11/29 Akron (84-74), 1/9 at Hawaii (78-74), 2/8 Hawaii (62-60)
Bad Losses: 2/15 Long Beach State (72-85), 2/20 at Cal State Fullerton (77-78), 2/27 UC Davis (69-77)
Coach: Faith Mimnaugh (17 seasons at Cal Poly)

Probable Starters:
Ariana Elegado, Junior, Guard, 17.3 ppg, 4.6 apg, 4.3 rpg
Jonae Ervin, Senior, Guard, 11.7 ppg, 4,6 apg, 5.2 rpg
Nwamaka Ofodu, Senior, Guard, 4.5 ppg, 1.2 apg
Taryn Garza, Junior, Forward, 6.2 ppg, 6.6 rpg
Molly Schlemer, Senior Center, 17.3 ppg, 10.4 rpg

Key Roleplayers:
Kristen Ale, Junior, Guard, 8.3 ppg, 1.3 apg
Hannah Gilbert, Freshman, Forward, 2.9 ppg, 1.7 rpg
Beth Balbierz, Sophmore, Guard, 4.6 ppg
Maddison Allen, Freshman, 3.5 ppg, 5.1 rpg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 77.1 (32nd in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 77.9 (331, 9)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.2 (92, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.3 (171, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.3 (95, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.0 (48, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.7 (212, 8)
Rebound Margin: 1.9 (128, 2)
Assists Per Game: 15.9 (47, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.1 (57, 4)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to Penn State
2012    NIT        First Round loss to Washington
2011    NIT        Round of 64 loss to California

*all team stats through 3/6

 

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