UCF Knights
American (25-3, 14-1)
Big Wins: 12/2 Arkansas (52-51), 2/13 at South Florida (54-33)
Bad Losses: 12/18 at Iowa (61-69), 1/22 at Cincinnati (57-61)
Coach: Katie Abrahamson-Henderson
Probable Starters:
Shania Meertens, Senior, Guard, 2.7 ppg, 1.1 apg
Diamond Battles, Senior, Guard, 13.8 ppg, 3.4 apg, 2.3 spg
Tay Sanders, Senior, Guard, 9.3 ppg, 4.4 rpg
Destiny Thomas, Junior, Forward, 5.0 ppg, 7.9 rpg,
Masseny Kaba, Senior, Forward, 9.8 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.3 bpg
Key Role Players:
Brittney Smith, Senior, Forward, 10.2 ppg, 6.0 rpg
Ahna Burney, Junior, Guard, 2.5 ppg
Alisha Lewis, Junior, Guard, 7.2 ppg, 3.8 apg, 2.6 spg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 60.6 (251st in nation, 9th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 48.1 (1, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 41.4 (116, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 33.4 (2, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 3.6 (327, 11)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.4 (102, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.2 (153, 7)
Rebound Margin: 4.8 (68, 4)
Assists Per Game: 13.3 (159, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 16.4 (215, 7)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2021 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Northwestern |
2019 | NCAA | First Round loss to Arizona State |
2018 | NIT | First Round win over Jacksonville |
2018 | NIT | Second Round loss to Alabama |
2017 | NIT | First Round win over Colorado |
2017 | NIT | Second Round win over Illinois State |
2017 | NIT | Third Round win over Illinois |
2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Ohio State |
2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to North Carolina |
1999 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Louisiana Tech |
1996 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Louisiana Tech |
2017 | NIT | Semifinal loss to TCU |
*all team stats through 3/3