Eastern Michigan Women's Basketball 2016 NIT Tournament Capsule

Eastern Michigan Eagles
Mid-American (21-11, 10-8)
 
 
Big Wins: 12/8 at Harvard (85-81), 12/23 Michigan (64-63), 2/24 at Toledo (58-46)
Bad Losses: 12/5 vs Abilene Christian (59-83), 1/6 Akron (65-68), 1/27 at Bowling Green (63-67)
Coach: Tory Verdi
 
Probable Starters:
Cha Sweeney, Junior, Guard, 18.1 ppg, 4.2 apg, 4.3 rpg, 2.0 spg
Janay Morton, Junior, Guard, 13.2 ppg, 2.9 apg, 2.7 spg
Phillis Webb, Junior, Guard, 11.6 ppg, 7.0 rpg
Sera Ozelci, Senior, Guard, 5.2 ppg, 4.0 rpg
Chanise Baldwin, Senior, Forward, 9.9 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 1.5 bpg
 
Key Roleplayers:
Sasha Dailey, Sophomore, Guard, 6.0 ppg, 1.9 rpg
Sheyna Deans, Junior, Guard, 3.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg
Rachel Kehoe, Senior, Center, 2.5 ppg, 4.2 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 71.8 (54th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 64.3 (195, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 39.2 (192, 10)             
Field-Goal Defense: 38.8 (142, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.9 (129, 5)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.8 (189, 8)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.9 (192, 6)
Rebound Margin: -1.0 (206, 10)
Assists Per Game: 12.4 (214, 9)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.2 (24, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015    NIT      First Round win over Drake
2015    NIT      Second Round win over Tulsa
2015    NIT      Third Round loss to Southern Mississippi
2012    NCAA Round of 64 loss to South Carolina
2011    NIT      Round of 64 win over Michigan
2011    NIT      Round of 32 win over North Carolina-Wilmington
2011    NIT      Regional Semifinal loss to Syracuse
2010    NIT      Round of 64 loss to Purdue
2006    NIT      First Round loss to Indiana State
2005    NIT      First Round loss to Kentucky
2004    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Boston College
2015    NIT      First Round win over Washington State
2015    NIT      Second Round loss to Sacramento
2013    NIT      First Round loss to Washington
2010    NIT      Round of 64 loss to Oregon
1987    NCAA First Round loss to Oregon
 
*all team stats through 3/3