Marquette Golden Eagles
Big East (25-7, 13-5)
Big Wins: 11/22 at Oregon State (74-73), 1/21 at DePaul (102-101), 2/10 DePaul (96-81)
Bad Losses: 11/25 vs Santa Clara (62-65), 1/27 at Providence (64-66), 2/5 St. John’s (72-82)
Coach: Carolyn Kieger
Probable Starters:
Allazia Blockton, Sophomore, Guard, 17.2 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 3.3 apg
Natisha Hiedman, Sophomore, Guard, 13.9 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 3.5 apg
Danielle King, Sophomore, Guard, 11.3 ppg, 4.1 apg, 4.1 rpg
Erika Davenport, Sophomore, Forward, 12.9 ppg, 9.3 rpg
McKayla Yentz, Senior, Forward, 8.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg
Key Role Players:
Amani Wilborn, Sophomore, Guard, 9.9 ppg, 3.2 apg, 4.3 rpg
Shantelle Valentine, Junior, Center, 2.6 ppg, 2.2 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 79.3 (14th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 70.3 (291, 9)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.7 (18, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.6 (269, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.0 (79, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.9 (80, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.6 (86, 4)
Rebound Margin: 5.6 (47, 2)
Assists Per Game: 17.1 (14, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.0 (9, 3)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2014 NIT First Round win over Indiana
2014 NIT Second Round loss to Indiana
2013 NIT First Round loss to Northern Iowa
2011 NCAA Round of 64 win over Texas
2011 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Tennessee
2010 NIT Round of 64 win over Eastern Illinois
2010 NIT Round of 32 loss to Illinois
2009 NIT Second Round win over Butler
2009 NIT Third Round loss to Illinois State
2008 NIT Second Round win over Creighton
2008 NIT Third Round win over Illinois
2008 NIT Fourth Round win over Kentucky
2008 NIT Semifinal win over Colorado
2008 NIT Final win over Michigan State
2007 NCAA Round of 64 win over Louisiana-Lafayette
2007 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Oklahoma
*all team stats through 3/2
