Saint Mary’s Gaels
West Coast (24-7, 14-4)
Big Wins: 12/5 at California (64-63), 12/6 vs Villanova (67-60), 1/2 at San Diego (73-68)
Bad Losses: 12/3 UC Davis (71-78), 12/23 Santa Clara (67-73), 2/11 at Pepperdine (58-62)
Coach: Paul Thomas
Probable Starters:
Lauren Nicholson, Senior, Guard, 17.4 ppg, 2.0 apg
Stella Beck, Sophomore, Guard, 9.9 ppg, 2.8 apg, 5.8 rpg
Devyn Galland, Junior, Guard, 7.0 ppg, 1.5 apg
Sydney Raggio, Freshman, Forward, 11.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg
Devon Brookshire, Junior, Forward, 11.3 ppg, 6.1 rpg
Key Roleplayers:
Megan McKay, Freshman, Forward, 7.3 ppg, 6.0 rpg
Carly Turner, Sophomore, Guard, 6.3 ppg, 3.7 rpg
Samira McDonald, Junior, Guard, 1.8 ppg, 3.3 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.7 (28th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 67.4 (245, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.1 (15, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.1 (102, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.1 (202, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 37.7 (9, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 77.7 (6, 1)
Rebound Margin: 9.9 (15, 1)
Assists Per Game: 15.4 (48, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 17.3 (244, 6)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2015 NIT Second Round win over Fresno State
2015 NIT Third Round win over Sacramento
2015 NIT Quarterfinal loss to UCLA
*all team stats through 3/3
