South Florida Women's Basketball 2012 NIT Capsule

South Florida Bulls
Big East (17-15, 8-8)

Big Wins: 1/3 at Cincinnati (58-55), 1/17 DePaul (66-63), 2/11 Villanova (54-39)
Bad Losses: 11/11 vs Florida State (49-63), 12/2 vs Idaho State (63-76), 12/14 at Auburn (45-62)
Coach: Jose Fernandez (11 seasons at South Florida)

Probable Starters:
Kaneisha Saunders, Junior, Guard, 9.1 ppg, 2.5 apg
Andrell Smith, Junior, Guard, 8.0 ppg, 1.3 apg, 4.2 rpg
Jasmine Wynne, Senior, Guard, 15.4 ppg, 2.3 apg, 5.6 rpg
Inga Orekhova, Junior, Guard, 13.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg
Caitlin Rowe, Junior, Center, 6.1 ppg, 4.2 rpg

Key Roleplayers:
Sasha Bernard, Junior, Guard, 4.1 ppg, 2.3 apg
Tiffany Conner, Junior, Forward, 4.5 ppg, 5.7 rpg
Tahira Johnson, Sophomore, Forward, 3.2 ppg, 3.4 rpg
Akila McDonald, Sophomore, Center, 3.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Sahleth Stringfield, Freshman, Guard, 3.3 ppg, 1.4 rpg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 63.5 (138th in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.1 (159, 12)
Field-Goal Percentage: 38.2 (193, 13)
Field-Goal Defense: 36.8 (74, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.0 (143, 7)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 28.5 (206, 11)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.5 (148, 9)
Rebound Margin: -4.9 (297, 16)
Assists Per Game: 12.6 (167, 10)
Turnovers Per Game: 16.4 (113, 9)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
South Florida        2010    NIT        Round of 64 loss to Florida   
South Florida        2009    NIT        Second Round win over Florida Gulf Coast
South Florida        2009    NIT        Third Round win over Mississippi
South Florida        2009    NIT        Fourth Round win over St. Bonaventure
South Florida        2009    NIT        Semifinal win over Boston College
South Florida        2009    NIT        Final win over Kansas
South Florida        2008    NIT        First Round loss to Florida Gulf Coast
South Florida        2007    NIT        Second Round win over Coppin State
South Florida        2007    NIT        Third Round loss to Virginia
South Florida        2006    NCAA     Round of 64 loss to USC

*all team stats through 3/1


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