Northwestern Women's Basketball 2015 NCAA Tournament Capsule

Northwestern Wildcats
Big Ten (23-8, 12-6)

 

Big Wins: 11/29 at DePaul (104-98), 2/18 Nebraska (59-51), 2/26 Rutgers (80-60)
Bad Losses: 1/4 at Ohio State (64-73), 1/17 Michigan (66-73), 1/25 at Penn State (75-76)
Coach: Joe McKeown

Probable Starters:
Maggie Lyon, Junior, Guard, 13.9 ppg, 2.8 apg, 5.1 rpg
Ashley Deary, Sophomore, Guard, 9.9 ppg, 4.9 apg
Karly Roser, Senior, Guard, 4.3 ppg, 2.8 apg
Nia Coffey, Sophomore, Forward, 15.9 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 1.8 bpg
Alex Cohen, Senior, Forward/Center, 8.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg

Key Roleplayers:
Lauren Douglas, Junior, Forward, 10.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg
Christen Inman, Sophomore, Guard, 9.5 ppg, 2.3 apg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.0 (37th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.7 (142, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.5 (43, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.6 (72, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.1 (106, 9)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.9 (55, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.6 (120, 10)
Rebound Margin: -3.6 (275, 11)
Assists Per Game: 17.4 (11, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.5 (73, 5)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2014    NIT    First Round win over Ball State
2014    NIT    Second Round win over IUPUI
2014    NIT    Third Round loss to Indiana
2011    NIT    Round of 64 win over Creighton
2011    NIT    Round of 32 loss to Alabama
2010    NIT    Round of 64 win over Duquesne
2010    NIT    Round of 32 win over St. Bonaventure
2010    NIT    Regional Semifinal loss to Michigan
1997    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to George Washington
1993    NCAA    First Round win over Georgia Tech
1993    NCAA    Second Round loss to Tennessee
1991    NCAA    First Round win over Washington State
1991    NCAA    Second Round loss to Arkansas

*all team stats through 3/5

 

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