Eastern Illinois Panthers
Ohio Valley (22-8, 13-3)
Big Wins: 11/21 Illinois State (83-69), 12/10 Indiana State (75-60), 1/16 Tennessee-Martin (70-63)
Bad Losses: 11/26 at Sacramento State (85-89), 12/20 at Valparaiso (50-53), 2/23 at Morehead State (57-59)
Coach: Brady Sallee (8 seasons at Eastern Illinois)
Probable Starters:
Ta’Kenya Nixon, Junior, Guard, 16.0 ppg, 4.5 apg, 5.6 rpg, 2.6 spg
Kelsey Wyss, Junior, Guard, 7.9 ppg, 1.7 apg
Sydney Mitchell, Junior, Forward, 11.2 ppg, 6.0 rpg
Chantelle Pressley, Senior, Forward, 7.1 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 1.1 bpg
Mariah King, Junior, Forward, 12.7 ppg, 7.2 rpg
Key Roleplayers:
Jordyne Crunk, Sophomore, Guard, 6.9 ppg, 1.9 apg
Sabina Oroszova, Freshman, Forward, 4.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 71.8 (31st in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 59.9 (132, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.7 (33, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 36.7 (69, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.3 (206, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.6 (139, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.5 (64, 3)
Rebound Margin: 8.5 (14, 1)
Assists Per Game: 14.2 (65, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.8 (76, 3)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
Eastern Illinois 2010 NIT Round of 64 loss to Marquette
Eastern Illinois 1988 NCAA First Round loss to Colorado
*all team stats through 3/1
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