South Florida Women's Basketball 2015 NCAA Tournament Capsule

South Florida Bulls
American (26-7, 15-3)

 

Big Wins: 11/16 at Chattanooga (59-57), 11/27 vs Oklahoma (83-68), 1/4 at Tulane (53-40)
Bad Losses: 11/19 at Maryland (67-85), 12/7 St. John’s (52-55), 2/15 at East Carolina (64-65)
Coach: Jose Fernandez

Probable Starters:
Courtney Williams, Junior, Guard, 20.2 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 3.2 apg, 1.0 bpg
Tamara Taylor, Senior, Guard, 8.5 ppg
Shalet Stringfield, Junior, Guard, 6.1 ppg, 2.8 apg
Alisia Jenkins, Junior, Forward, 12.9 ppg, 11.6 rpg, 2.2 bpg
Laura Ferreira, Freshman, Forward, 7.8 ppg, 4.5 rpg

Key Roleplayers:
Maria Jespersen, Freshman, Forward, 4.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg
Katelyn Weber, Sophomore, Center, 3.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg
Laura Marcos Canedo, Sophomore, Guard, 1.5 ppg, 1.6 apg,
Shavontae Naylor, Junior, Forward, 3.1 ppg, 2.7 rpg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 71.5 (50th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 58.7 (55, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.1 (81, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 35.0 (12, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.7 (129, 4)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.8 (110, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.6 (86, 3)
Rebound Margin: 9.4 (14, 2)
Assists Per Game: 12.7 (175, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.2 (116, 3)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2014    NIT    First Round win over North Carolina A&T
2014    NIT    Second Round win over Stetson
2014    NIT    Third Round win over George Washington
2014    NIT    Quarterfinal win over Mississippi State
2014    NIT    Semifinal loss to Rutgers
2013    NCAA    Round of 64 win over Texas Tech
2013    NCAA    Round of 32 loss to California
2012    NIT    First Round win over Florida Atlantic
2012    NIT    Second Round win over Florida International
2012    NIT    Third Round loss to James Madison
2010    NIT    Round of 64 loss to Florida   
2009    NIT    Second Round win over Florida Gulf Coast
2009    NIT    Third Round win over Mississippi
2009    NIT    Fourth Round win over St. Bonaventure
2009    NIT    Semifinal win over Boston College
2009    NIT    Final win over Kansas
2008    NIT    First Round loss to Florida Gulf Coast
2007    NIT    Second Round win over Coppin State
2007    NIT    Third Round loss to Virginia
2006    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to USC

*all team stats through 3/5

 

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