Saint Mary's Women's Basketball 2012 NIT Capsule

Saint Mary’s Gaels
West Coast Conference (21-10, 11-5)

Big Wins: 12/19 at Oregon State (81-61), 12/31 BYU (54-48), 1/14 at Gonzaga (66-63)
Bad Losses: 11/17 at UCSB (52-61), 11/26 Quinnipiac (67-69), 1/23 at San Francisco (64-66)
Coach: Paul Thomas (6 seasons at Saint Mary’s)

Probable Starters:
Alex Carbonel, Senior, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 3.0 apg
Jasmine Smith, Senior, Guard, 15.0 ppg, 1.5 apg
Jackie Nared, Sophomore, Guard, 12.9 ppg, 2.0 apg, 7.4 rpg
Danielle Mauldin, Sophomore, Forward, 9.2 ppg, 8.6 rpg
Carli Rosenthal, Freshman, Forward, 4.6 ppg, 6.3 rpg

Key Roleplayers:
Amanda Arter, Freshman, Forward, 2.0 ppg, 1.8 rpg
Mia Greco, Junior, Guard, 3.3 ppg, 1.2 rpg
Morgan Hatten, Junior, Guard, 4.7 ppg, 1.1 apg
Hayley Hendricksen, Freshman, Forward, 2.0 ppg, 1.9 rpg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 65.8 (102nd in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.5 (191, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.0 (121, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.3 (96, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.6 (180, 5)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.8 (16, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 76.1 (17, 1)
Rebound Margin: 9.8 (10, 1)
Assists Per Game: 11.1 (263, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 20.9 (314, 9)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
St. Mary's     2011    NIT        Round of 64 loss to Nevada
St. Mary's     2010    NIT        Round of 64 loss to Utah
St. Mary's     2002    NIT        First Round loss to Oregon
St. Mary's     2001    NCAA        Round of 64 win over Texas
St. Mary's     2001    NCAA        Round of 32 loss to Tennessee
St. Mary's     1999    NCAA        Round of 64 loss to Notre Dame

*all team stats through 3/1


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