Hartford Women's Basketball 2012 NIT Capsule

Hartford Hawks
America East (19-12, 10-6)

Big Wins: 11/26 at UCF (55-46), 12/7 Hofstra (61-59), 1/28 at Albany (65-57)
Bad Losses: 1/5 at New Hampshire (45-64), 1/7 Vermont (50-57), 1/16 at UMBC (59-71)
Coach: Jennifer Rizzotti (13 seasons at Hartford)

Probable Starters:
Daphne Elliott, Junior, Guard, 10.0 ppg, 2.8 apg, 4.1 rpg
Alex Hall, Junior, Guard, 6.7 ppg, 1.5 apg
Amber Bepko, Freshman, Guard, 5.7 ppg, 1.0 apg
Ruthanne Doherty, Junior, Forward, 12.9 ppg, 6.4 rpg
Nikkia Smith, Junior, Forward, 10.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg

Key Roleplayers:
Taylor Clark, Sophomore, Forward, 2.3 ppg, 2.0 rpg
Milana Gilbert, Sophomore, Forward, 1.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg
Keyoka Mars-Garrick, Senior, Forward, 0.8 ppg, 1.9 rpg
Cherelle Moore, Freshman, Forward, 4.1 ppg, 1.9 rpg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 56.7 (274th in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 54.8 (37, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 39.2 (155, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.7 (174, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 3.9 (250, 7)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: na
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.9 (133, 2)
Rebound Margin: -2.1 (239, 7)
Assists Per Game: 13.5 (100, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.6 (63, 5)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
Hartford    2011    NCAA        Round of 64 loss to Connecticut
Hartford    2010    NCAA        Round of 64 loss to LSU
Hartford    2009    NIT           Second Round loss to St. John's
Hartford    2008    NCAA        Round of 64 win over Syracuse
Hartford    2008    NCAA        Round of 32 loss to Texas A&M
Hartford    2007    NIT           First Round win over Bucknell
Hartford    2007    NIT           Second Round loss to South Carolina

*all team stats through 3/1


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