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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