UC Irvine Anteaters
Big West (23-8, 16-4)
Big Wins: 11/20 Eastern Washington (71-63), 3/16 vs UC Davis (53-39)
Bad Losses: 11/7 at Pepperdine (58-63), 11/14 at Saint Mary’s (37-52)
Coach: Tamara Inoue
Probable Starters:
Nevaeh Dean, Senior, Forward, 5.1 ppg, 4.0 rpg
Deja Lee, Junior, Guard, 14.0 ppg, 2.2 apg, 2.2 spg
Nikki Tom, Junior, Guard, 6.7 ppg, 1.7 apg
Moulayna Johnson Sidi Baba, Senior, Guard, 11.9 ppg, 2.2 apg, 3.6 rpg, 2.5 spg
Diaba Konate, Senior, Guard, 7.6 ppg, 3.7 apg, 2.1 spg
Key Role Players:
Nevaeh Parkinson, Senior, Center, 8.3 ppg, 6.6 rpg
Shirel Nahum, Freshman, Guard, 5.3 ppg, 1.1 apg
Amelia Scharpf, Junior, Guard, 4.7 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 63.1 (218th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 55.6 (17, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 39.6 (220, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.2 (122, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.5 (292, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 25.5 (330, 10)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.4 (134, 6)
Rebound Margin: 3.6 (91, 2)
Assists Per Game: 12.2 (226, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.8 (114, 3)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2023 | NIT | First Round win over San Diego State |
2023 | NIT | Second Round loss to San Diego |
2022 | NIT | First Round loss to UCLA |
2017 | NIT | First Round loss to Illinois State |
*all team stats through 3/7