Charlotte Women's Basketball 2014 NIT Tournament Capsule

Charlotte 49ers
Conference USA (15-15, 9-7)

 

Big Wins: 11/26 Winthrop (63-60), 1/18 at UTEP (92-86), 3/7 at UAB (64-60)
Bad Losses: 12/29 Furman (75-76), 2/15 at Marshall (69-71), 3/5 at Tulsa (57-68)
Coach: Cara Consuegra (3 seasons at Charlotte)

Probable Starters:
Ny Hammonds, Senior, Guard, 11.4 ppg, 5.9 apg, 4.7 rpg
Kira Gordon, Sophomore, Guard, 10.6 ppg, 6.7 rpg
Hillary Sigmon, Junior, Guard, 9.8 ppg, 2.7 rpg
Ayanna Holmes, Junior, Guard, 4.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg
Gabby Tyler, Junior, Forward, 12.0 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 1.6 bpg

Key Roleplayers:
Lefty Webster, Freshman, Guard, 7.6 ppg, 4.9 rpg
Alexis Alexander, Sophomore, Forward, 5.9 ppg, 5.6 rpg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.2 (137th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 67.2 (174, 11)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.0 (100, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.0 (156, 12)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 3.7 (300, 15)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: n/a
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.7 (74, 2)
Rebound Margin: 3.9 (78, 4)
Assists Per Game: 13.7 (157, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 16.3 (199, 8)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013    NIT        First Round win over Appalachian State
2013    NIT        Second Round win over Davidson
2013    NIT        Third Round loss to Florida
2012    NIT        First Round loss to Wake Forest
2011    NIT        Round of 32 win over South Carolina
2011    NIT        Regional Semifinal win over Florida
2011    NIT        Regional Final win over Virginia
2011    NIT        National Semifinal loss to Toledo
2011    NIT         Round of 64 win over Liberty
2010    NIT        Round of 64 win over Gardner-Webb
2010    NIT        Round of 32 loss to North Carolina A&T
2009    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to Purdue
2008    NIT        First Round loss to VCU
2007    NIT        First Round win over High Point
2007    NIT        Second Round loss to Virginia

*all team stats through 3/6

 

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