Butler Women's Basketball 2013 NIT Tournament Capsule

Butler Bulldogs
A-10 (17-13, 8-6)

 

Big Wins: 12/9 Indiana (59-56), 12/18 at IUPUI (67-58), 2/27 Temple (59-55)
Bad Losses: 11/17 Fairfield (45-54), 11/24 Portland State (58-71), 2/10 at George Washington (60-77)
Coach: Beth Couture

Probable Starters:
Taylor Schippers, Sophomore, Guard, 12.7 ppg, 4.1 apg
Hannah Douglas, Sophomore, Guard, 8.8 ppg, 1.9 apg, 4.4 rpg
Mandy McDivitt, Junior, Guard, 5.0 ppg, 2.0 apg
Daress McClung, Junior, Forward, 16.3 ppg, 9.1 rpg, 2.3 spg, 2.4 bpg
Amanda Raker, Sophomore, Forward, 4.6 ppg, 3.6 rpg

Key Roleplayers:
Liz Stratman, Sophomore, Center, 11.1 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 2.7 bpg
Katie Brewer, Freshman, Forward, 2.6 ppg, 2.8 rpg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 60.0 (216th in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 60.2 (140, 11)
Field-Goal Percentage: 39.0 (156, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.4 (108, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game:  5 (152, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 27.5 (229, 16)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.3 (124, 7)
Rebound Margin: -5.1 (298, 16)
Assists Per Game: 14.1 (79, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.4 (79, 5)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2011    NIT        Round of 64 loss to Wisconsin
2010    NIT        Round of 64 loss to Illinois State
2009    NIT        First Round Win over Duquesne
2009    NIT        Second Round loss to Marquette
1998    NIT        First Round win over Bowling Green
1998    NIT        Second Round loss to LSU
1996    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to Iowa

*all team stats through 3/7

 

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