Youngstown State Women's Basketball 2015 NIT Tournament Capsule

Youngstown State Penguins
Horizon (21-10, 9-7)

 

Big Wins: 12/29 Akron (75-62), 1/15 Cleveland State (79-65), 1/22 Wright State (75-70)
Bad Losses: 1/24 at Oakland (82-85), 1/28 Detroit (58-59), 2/7 Illinois-Chicago (63-66)
Coach: John Barnes

Probable Starters:
Indiya Benjamin, Freshman, Guard, 9.2 ppg, 3.6 apg
Nikki, Arbanas, Freshman, Guard, 8.5 ppg, 3.0 apg
Jenna Hirsch, Sophomore, Guard, 5.4 ppg, 2.4 apg
Heidi Schlegel, Senior, Forward, 18.1 ppg, 9.5 rpg, 2.1 apg
Latisha Walker, Senior, Forward, 10.5 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 1.5 bpg

Key Roleplayers:
Kelsea Newman, Sophomore, Forward, 7.2 ppg, 1.5 apg
Sarah Cash, Freshman, Forward, 3.2 ppg, 2.0 rpg
Janae Jackson, Junior, Guard, 3.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg
Morgan Olson, Freshman, Forward, 2.2 ppg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.5 (75th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 63.1 (154, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.3 (73, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.9 (149, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.9 (22, 1)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.9 (57, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.7 (15, 1)
Rebound Margin: 1.5 (134, 4)
Assists Per Game: 15.6 (35, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.9 (41, 3)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013    NIT    First Round win over Indiana State
2013    NIT    Second Round loss to Toledo

*all team stats through 3/5

 

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