Villanova Wildcats
Big East (17-14, 6-10)
Big Wins: 11/16 at Marist (60-53), 12/22 at Temple (56-47), 12/29 vs St. Bonaventure (55-44)
Bad Losses: 12/30 at Monmouth (48-49), 1/10 at Marquette (50-51), 2/11 at South Florida (39-54)
Coach: Harry Perretta (34 seasons at Villanova)
Probable Starters:
Jesse Carey, Junior, Guard, 1.2 ppg, 2.0 apg
Rachel Roberts, Junior, Guard, 8.5 ppg, 1.7 apg
Lindsay Kimmel, Senior, Guard, 4.1 ppg, 1.5 apg
Lauren Burford, Freshman, Forward, 8.4 ppg, 1.7 rpg
Laura Sweeney, Junior, Forward, 14.6 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Key Roleplayers:
Taylor Holeman, Freshman, Forward, 2.1 ppg, 2.1 rpg
Devon Kane, Sophomore, Guard, 6.8 ppg, 2.0 apg
Emily Leer, Freshman, Center, 4.9 ppg, 1.7 rpg
Megan Pearson, Junior, Forward, 5.2 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Emily Suhey, Junior, Forward, 2.4 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 58.3 (249th in nation, 12th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 55.8 (50, 7)
Field-Goal Percentage: 39.1 (157, 10)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.0 (138, 10)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.2 (7, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.8 (51, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.8 (28, 3)
Rebound Margin: -4.5 (285, 15)
Assists Per Game: 14.3 (62, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.0 (2, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
Villanova 2009 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Utah
Villanova 2008 NIT First Round win over American
Villanova 2008 NIT Second Round win over Wisconsin
Villanova 2008 NIT Third Round loss to Colorado
Villanova 2006 NIT First Round win over Hofstra
Villanova 2006 NIT Second Round win over Xavier
Villanova 2006 NIT Third Round loss to Western Kentucky
Villanova 2005 NIT First Round loss to Chattanooga
Villanova 2004 NCAA Round of 64 win over Mississippi
Villanova 2004 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Purdue
*all team stats through 3/1
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