Appalachian State Women's Basketball 2012 NIT Capsule

Appalachian State Mountaineers
Southern Conference (25-6, 17-3)


Big Wins: 1/7 at Elon (72-59), 1/21 Chattanooga (62-51), 1/23 Samford (53-49)
Bad Losses: 11/11 at Virginia (48-80), 1/15 Davidson (52-55), 2/18 at Davidson (54-61)
Coach: Darcie Vincent (4 seasons at Appalachian State)

Probable Starters:
Chakeitha Weldon, Senior, Guard, 6.2 ppg, 2.7 apg
Anna Freeman, Junior, Guard, 15.1 ppg, 2.8 apg, 6.7 rpg, 3.6 spg, 2.1 bpg
Courtney Freeman, Junior, Guard, 11.7 ppg, 1.4 apg, 5.4 rpg
Maryah Sydnor, Freshman, Forward, 10.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg
Kelsey Sharkey, Junior, Forward, 5.9 ppg, 6.5 rpg

Key Roleplayers:
Canesha Edwards, Senior, Guard, 4.6 ppg, 3.4 rpg
Raven Gary, Junior, Guard, 4.1 ppg, 1.9 apg
Catherine Williams, Senior, Forward, 3.4 ppg, 4.8 rpg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 67.2 (80th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 57.8 (85, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.7 (92, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 36.8 (78, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 2.8 (321, 11)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: na
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.6 (174, 6)
Rebound Margin: 7.0 (20, 1)
Assists Per Game: 14.0 (74, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 19.0 (263, 9)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
Appalachian State    2011    NIT           Round of 64 loss to South Carolina
Appalachian State    2010    WBI          First Round win over Charleston Southern
Appalachian State    2010    WBI          Second Round win over Fairfield
Appalachian State    2010    WBI          Semifinal win over College of Charleston
Appalachian State    2010    WBI          Final win over Memphis
Appalachian State    1999    NCAA        Round of 64 loss to Tennessee
Appalachian State    1996    NCAA        Round of 64 loss to Alabama
Appalachian State    1991    NCAA        First Round loss to Florida State

*all team stats through 3/1


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