Northern Colorado Women's Basketball 2018 NCAA Tournament Capsule

Northern Colorado Bears

Big Sky (26-6, 14-3)

 
 
Big Wins: 11/10 at DePaul (94-88), 11/15 LSU (58-50), 12/20 vs Liberty (65-57)
Bad Losses: 1/11 at Weber State (73-82), 1/20 at North Dakota (70-78), 1/25 Idaho (71-79)
Coach: Kamie Ethridge
 
Probable Starters:
Savannah Scott, Senior, Guard, 16.6 ppg, 2.2 apg, 5.1 rpg
Savannah Smith, Junior, Guard, 18.6 ppg, 3.7 apg, 3.9 rpg
Kianna Williams, Senior, Guard, 8.3 ppg, 2.6 apg, 5.9 rpg, 1.3 bpg
Krysta Leger-Walker, Sophomore, Guard, 5.8 ppg, 3.5 apg, 4.1 rpg
Bridget Hintz, Sophomore, Center, 4.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Tiarna Clarke, Freshman, Guard, 7.1 ppg, 1.3 apg
Abby Kain, Sophomore, Forward, 2.5 ppg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 68.7 (102nd in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.9 (127, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.3 (40, 2)  
Field-Goal Defense: 41.9 (272, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.0 (87, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.3 (78, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 80.7 (3, 1)
Rebound Margin: -4.5 (290, 10)
Assists Per Game: 15.0 (88, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 16.25 (153, 3)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2015    NIT     First Round win over Colorado State
2015    NIT     Second Round win over South Dakota
2015    NIT     Third Round loss to UCLA
2013    NIT     First Round win over Wyoming
2013    NIT     Second Round loss to St. Mary's
2012    NIT     First Round loss to Colorado
2011    WBI    First Round loss to Cal State Bakersfield
 
*all team stats through 3/1