Liberty Women's Basketball 2016 NIT Tournament Capsule

Liberty Lady Flames
Big South (20-12, 15-5)
 
 
Big Wins: 11/16 Elon (72-63), 1/2 at Radford (49-43), 1/4 UNC-Asheville (71-53)
Bad Losses: 12/2 at Gardner-Webb (57-61), 1/9 at Presbyterian (42-60), 2/20 Coastal Carolina (51-58)
Coach: Carey Green
 
Probable Starters:
Candice Leatherwood, Sophomore, Guard, 4.5 ppg, 2.2 apg
Sadalia Ellis, Senior, Guard, 9.4 ppg, 3.0 apg
Brooke Alexander, Freshman, Forward, 3.4 ppg, 2.3 rpg
Katelyn Adams, Senior, Center, 7.1 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 1.1 bpg
Catherine Kearney, Senior, Center, 9.7 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 1.4 bpg
 
Key Roleplayers:
Jaymee Fisher-Davis, Senior, Guard, 5.9 ppg, 1.1 apg
Ashley Rininger, Senior, Center, 11.1 ppg, 6.6 rpg
Mickayla Sanders, Junior, Forward, 8.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 61.7 (227th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 59.5 (87, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.4 (144, 4)   
Field-Goal Defense: 35.4 (21, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.6 (245, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 28.5 (266, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.0 (189, 4)
Rebound Margin: 10.6 (11, 1)
Assists Per Game: 12.5 (204, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 19.5 (327, 11)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015    NCAA First Round loss to North Carolina
2013    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Purdue
2012    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Notre Dame
2011    NIT      Round of 64 loss to Charlotte
2010    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Kentucky
2009    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Louisville
2008    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Old Dominion
2006    NCAA Round of 64 loss to DePaul
 
*all team stats through 3/3