Northwestern Women's Basketball 2012 Capsule

Northwestern Wildcats
Big Ten (14-16, 4-12)

Big Wins: 11/22 at LSU (44-43), 11/30 North Carolina State (76-59), 2/16 at Nebraska (63-51)
Bad Losses: 12/27 Toledo (56-75), 1/5 Minnesota (60-68), 1/22 at Wisconsin (55-75)
Coach: Joe McKeown (4 seasons at Northwestern)

Probable Starters:
Allison Mocchi, Senior, Guard, 3.2 ppg, 2.7 apg
Karly Roser, Freshman, Guard, 8.0 ppg, 4.7 apg
Morgan Jones, Freshman, Guard, 13.9 ppg, 3.3 apg, 6.0 rpg
Kendall Hackney, Junior, Forward, 15.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg
Dannielle Diamant, Junior, Center, 13.9 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 1.2 bpg

Key Roleplayers:
Tailor Jones, Senior, Guard, 4.0 ppg, 1.9 apg
Meghan McKeown, Sophomore, Guard, 1.8 ppg, 1.1 rpg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 64.1 (131th in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 67.8 (278, 11)
Field-Goal Percentage: 39.5 (140, 10)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.8 (221, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.4 (108, 7)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.2 (154, 8)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.5 (149, 9)
Rebound Margin: -0.3 (180, 8)
Assists Per Game: 16.0 (22, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 18.0 (211, 10)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
Northwestern        2011    NIT           Round of 64 win over Creighton
Northwestern        2011    NIT           Round of 32 loss to Alabama
Northwestern        2010    NIT           Round of 64 win over Duquesne
Northwestern        2010    NIT           Round of 32 win over St. Bonaventure
Northwestern        2010    NIT           Regional Semifinal loss to Michigan
Northwestern        1997    NCAA        Round of 64 loss to George Washington
Northwestern        1993    NCAA        First Round win over Georgia Tech
Northwestern        1993    NCAA        Second Round loss to Tennessee
Northwestern        1991    NCAA        First Round win over Washington State
Northwestern        1991    NCAA        Second Round loss to Arkansas

*all team stats through 3/1


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