Saint Joseph's Women's Basketball 2012 NIT Capsule

Saint Joseph’s Hawks
Atlantic 10 (21-10, 9-5)


Big Wins: 12/22 UCLA (64-60), 1/3 at Quinnipiac (71-54), 1/28 Duquesne (72-51)
Bad Losses: 11/19 at Vermont (67-80), 1/10 Dayton (51-65), 2/1 Temple (70-80)
Coach: Cindy Griffin (11 seasons at Saint Joseph’s)

Probable Starters:
Ashley Prim, Junior, Guard, 9.6 ppg, 3.1 apg
Katie Kuester, Senior, Guard, 8.9 ppg, 2.2 apg
Michelle Baker, Senior, Guard, 12.7 ppg, 1.8 apg
Samira van Grinsven, Senior, Forward, 7.6 ppg, 5.9 rpg
Kelly Cavallo, Senior, Forward, 7.6 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 1.5 bpg

Key Roleplayers:
Ashley Robinson, Sophomore, Forward, 5.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg
Erin Shields, Sophomore, Guard, 7.0 ppg, 2.5 apg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 65.6 (103rd in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 60.2 (141, 8)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.1 (49, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.0 (188, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.3 (210, 9)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.3 (22, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.5 (61, 4)
Rebound Margin: -2.3 (247, 11)
Assists Per Game: 13.8 (85, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.9 (7, 1)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
St. Joseph's     2011    NIT    Round of 64 win over VCU
St. Joseph's     2011    NIT    Round of 32 loss to Boston College
St. Joseph's     2010    NIT    Round of 64 loss to VCU
St. Joseph's     2007    NIT    First Round loss to Coppin State
St. Joseph's     2006    NIT    First Round loss to Virginia
St. Joseph's     2004    NIT    First Round win over Kent State
St. Joseph's     2004    NIT    Second Round win over Seton Hall
St. Joseph's     2004    NIT    Third Round loss to Iowa State

*all team stats through 3/1


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