Gonzaga Women's Basketball 2016 NIT Tournament Capsule

Gonzaga Bulldogs
West Coast (18-13, 10-8)
 
 
Big Wins: 11/22 West Virginia (62-57), 12/11 at Dayton (57-47), 2/27 BYU (73-55)
Bad Losses: 11/29 vs North Carolina (62-67), 1/30 at San Francisco (52-71), 2/20 at Pacific (83-84)
Coach: Lisa Fortier
 
Probable Starters:
Georgia Stirton, Senior, Guard, 6.3 ppg, 2.7 apg
Chelsea Waters, Senior, Guard/Forward, 3.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg
Kiara Kudron, Junior, Forward, 7.2 ppg, 7.5 rpg
Shaniqua Nilles, Senior, Forward, 3.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Shelby Cheslek, Senior, Center, 9.8 ppg, 4.5 rpg
 
Key Roleplayers:
Emma Stach, Sophomore, Guard, 7.2 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Laura Stockton, Freshman, Guard, 6.4 ppg, 2.4 apg
Zhane Templeton, Freshman, Guard, 5.4 ppg
Jill Barta, Freshman, Forward, 13.7 ppg, 5.5 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 64.8 (152nd in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 57.7 (46, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.1 (153, 5) 
Field-Goal Defense: 37.0 (55, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.5 (172,6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.5 (156, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.0 (157, 8)
Rebound Margin: 7.8 (25, 2)
Assists Per Game: 12.9 (177, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 16.1 (178, 4)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015    NCAA            First Round win over George Washington
2015    NCAA            Second Round win over Oregon State
2015    NCAA            Third Round loss to Tennessee
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 3/3