Gonzaga Women's Basketball 2015 NCAA Tournament Capsule

Gonzaga Bulldogs
West Coast (24-7, 16-2)

 

Big Wins: 11/16 Dayton (75-65), 1/22 at St. Mary’s (52-42), 1/24 at Pacific (73-63)
Bad Losses: 11/28 vs American (56-59), 12/9 Washington State (58-59), 2/21 Pacific (59-71)
Coach: Lisa Mispley Fortier

Probable Starters:
Keani Albanez, Senior, Guard, 12.8 ppg, 2.3 apg, 2.4 spg
Elle Tinkle, Junior, Guard, 11.8 ppg, 1.8 apg, 5.7 rpg, 1.9 spg
Georgia Stirton, Junior, Guard, 5.8 ppg, 3.2 apg
Sunny Greinacher, Senior, Forward, 13.7 ppg, 6.0 rpg
Shelby Cheslek, Junior, Center, 7.3 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 1.6 bpg

Key Roleplayers:
Emma Wofram, Freshman, Center, 6.2 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Shaniqua Nilles, Junior, Forward, 5.2 ppg, 2.9 rpg
Emma Stach, Freshman, Guard, 4.2 ppg, 1.3 apg
Lindsay Sherbert, Senior, Guard,6.1 ppg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.0 (43rd in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.5 (115, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.4 (46, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.8 (88, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.5 (73, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.7 (33, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 77.1 (6, 1)
Rebound Margin: 6.3 (33, 3)
Assists Per Game: 14.2 (99, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 16.8 (202, 7)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2014    NCAA    First Round loss to James Madison
2013    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to Iowa State
2012    NCAA    Round of 64 win over Rutgers
2012    NCAA    Round of 32 win over Miami
2012    NCAA    Regional Semifinal loss to Kentucky
2011    NCAA    Round of 64 win over Iowa
2011    NCAA    Round of 32 win over UCLA
2011    NCAA    Regional Semifinal win over Louisville
2011    NCAA    Regional Final loss to Stanford
2010    NCAA    Round of 64 win over North Carolina
2010    NCAA    Round of 32 win over Texas A&M
2010    NCAA    Regional Semifinal loss to Xavier
2009    NCAA    Round of 64 win over Xavier
2009    NCAA    Round of 32 loss to Pittsburgh
2008    NIT    First Round win over Idaho State
2008    NIT    Second Round loss to Colorado
2007    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to Middle Tennessee State

*all team stats through 3/5

 

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