LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds
Northeast Conference (21-10, 10-8)
Big Wins: 12/30 vs Oklahoma State (64-63), 1/9 at Quinnipiac (74-64), 2/20 Sacred Heart (74-68)
Bad Losses: 12/3 at Mt. St. Mary’s (43-44), 1/14 Monmouth (57-67), 1/16 Fairleigh Dickinson (65-71)
Coach: Gail Striegler (4 seasons at LIU Brooklyn)
Probable Starters:
Kiara Evans, Senior, Guard, 7.6 ppg, 5.2 apg
Krystal Wells, Junior, Guard, 6.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg
She’tiarra Pledger, Senior, Guard, 5.6 ppg, 1.8 apg, 5.1 rpg
Ashley Palmer, Senior, Forward, 19.2 ppg, 7.7 rpg
Ebony Davis, Junior, Forward, 10.0 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 1.9 bpg
Key Roleplayers:
Tamika Guz, Junior, Center, 3.5 ppg, 2.6 rpg
Cleandra Roberts, Sophomore, Forward, 4.6 ppg, 2.6 rpg
Marika Sprow, Senior, Guard, 4.3 ppg, 2.1 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 62.9 (155th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 57.5 (78, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.9 (86, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.9 (185, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 3.2 (301, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: na
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.0 (163, 6)
Rebound Margin: 6.4 (26, 1)
Assists Per Game: 14.1 (73, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 16.6 (122, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
LIU Brooklyn 2007 NIT First Round loss to Iona
LIU Brooklyn 2001 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Connecticut
*all team stats through 3/1
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