Northwestern Wildcats
Big Ten (18-16, 4-14)
Big Wins: 11/27 vs Creighton (75-52), 1/3 Nebraska (85-62), 1/14 Ohio State (86-82)
Bad Losses: 12/31 at Penn State (72-79), 2/17 Penn State (54-73), 2/28 at Nebraska (67-76)
Coach: Joe McKeown
Probable Starters:
Maggie Lyon, Senior, Guard, 16.5 ppg, 2.8 apg, 5.7 rpg
Christen Inman, Junior, Guard, 14.7 ppg, 2.8 apg
Ashley Deary, Junior, Guard, 12.1 ppg, 6.8 apg, 4.2 rpg, 4.1 spg
Nia Coffey, Junior, Forward, 20.3 ppg, 2.1 apg, 9.8 rpg, 2.0 bpg
Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah, Freshman, Forward, 3.4 ppg, 7.6 rpg
Key Roleplayers:
Jordan Hankins, Freshman, Guard, 3.7 ppg
Lydia Rohde, Sophomore, Guard, 2.5 ppg
Amber Jamison, Freshman, Guard, 1.5 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.2 (24th in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.6 (281, 7)
Field-Goal Percentage: 41.0 (116, 13)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.8 (237, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.3 (94, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.6 (201, 14)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.3 (237, 13)
Rebound Margin: -2.2 (239, 11)
Assists Per Game: 16.9 (15, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.7 (16, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2015 NCAA First Round loss to Arkansas
2014 NIT First Round win over Ball State
2014 NIT Second Round win over IUPUI
2014 NIT Third Round loss to Indiana
2011 NIT Round of 64 win over Creighton
2011 NIT Round of 32 loss to Alabama
2010 NIT Round of 64 win over Duquesne
2010 NIT Round of 32 win over St. Bonaventure
2010 NIT Regional Semifinal loss to Michigan
1997 NCAA Round of 64 loss to George Washington
1993 NCAA First Round win over Georgia Tech
1993 NCAA Second Round loss to Tennessee
1991 NCAA First Round win over Washington State
1991 NCAA Second Round loss to Arkansas
*all team stats through 3/3
