Northwestern Wildcats
Big Ten (20-11, 8-8)
Big Wins: 12/1 Virginia (66-60), 1/14 Indiana (80-67), 1/17 Michigan State (76-65)
Bad Losses: 12/19 at Gonzaga (56-67), 2/13 at Minnesota (61-71), 2/26 at Purdue (59-61)
Coach: Joe McKeown
Probable Starters:
Ashley Deary, Senior, Guard, 10.6 ppg, 6.4 apg
Christen Inman, Senior, Guard, 11.6 ppg, 2.2 apg
Nia Coffey, Senior, Forward, 20.0 ppg, 10.4 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.4 bpg
Lauren Douglas, Senior, Forward, 8.7 ppg, 3.8 rpg
Pallas Kunaiya-Akpanah, Sophomore, Forward, 1.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg
Key Role Players:
Abi Scheid, Freshman, Forward, 5.0 ppg, 3.6 rpg
Amber Jamison, Sophomore, Guard, 4.9 ppg, 2.5 rpg
Lydia Rohde, Junior, Guard, 4.7 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 68.4 (105th in nation, 9th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 63.4 (148, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.0 (91, 9)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.7 (77, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.1 (223, 12)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.6 (127, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.7 (79, 5)
Rebound Margin: -0.6 (207, 11)
Assists Per Game: 16.4 (26, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.1 (65, 6)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2016 NIT First Round loss to San Diego
2015 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Arkansas
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 3/2
