Xavier Women's Basketball 2016 Postseason Capsule

Xavier Musketeers
 Big East (17-13, 8-10)
 
 
Big Wins: 12/29 Georgetown (59-54), 12/31 Villanova (74-67), 1/15 Marquette (71-66)
Bad Losses: 12/6 Middle Tennessee (53-62), 1/8 at Creighton (47-74), 2/14 at Marquette (69-74)
Coach: Brian Neal
 
Probable Starters:
Briana Glover, Senior, Forward, 11.1 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Raeshaun Gaffney, Junior, Guard, 11.1 ppg, 4.8 rpg
Aliyah Zantt, Senior, Guard, 10.1 ppg, 2.0 apg, 4.2 rpg
Maddison Blackwell, Junior, Forward, 6.8 ppg, 4.3 rpg
Jenna Crittendon, Senior, Guard, 6.6 ppg, 2.1 apg, 3.7 rpg
 
Key Roleplayers:
Marquia Turner, Sophomore, Guard, 4.4 ppg, 1.9 apg
Leah Schaefer, Junior, Forward, 3.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg
Anniina Aijanen, Sophomore, Forward, 2.1 ppg, 2.2 rpg
Imani Partlow, Freshman, Forward, 3.2 ppg, 3.0 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 61.0 (242nd in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.0 (111, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 39.7 (170, 6)   
Field-Goal Defense: 39.0 (154, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game:  3.5 (319, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 27.2 (302, 9)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.4 (80, 3)
Rebound Margin: 1.2 (128, 4)
Assists Per Game: 12.4 (211, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.7 (84, 6)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015    WBI     First Round win over William & Mary
2015    WBI     Quarterfinal loss to Siena
2011    NCAA Round of 64 win over South Dakota State
2011    NCAA Round of 32 loss to Louisville
2010    NCAA Round of 64 win over East Tennessee State
2010    NCAA Round of 32 win over Vanderbilt
2010    NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Gonzaga
2010    NCAA Regional Final loss to Stanford
2009    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Gonzaga
2008    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Nebraska
2007    NCAA Round of 64 loss to West Virginia
 
*all team stats through 3/3