American Women's Basketball 2012 NIT Capsule

American Eagles
Patriot League (23-7, 14-0)

Big Wins: 1/14 at Holy Cross (61-58), 2/8 at Lehigh (67-50), 2/15 at Navy (55-52)
Bad Losses: 11/15 Oakland (62-68), 11/30 Marland-Eastern Shore (37-39), 1/2 at George Washington (49-60)
Coach: Matt Corkey (4 seasons at American)

Probable Starters:
Alexis Dobbs, Sophomore, Guard, 11.1 ppg, 3.0 apg
Ebony Edwards, Senior, Guard, 4.1 ppg, 1.7 apg
Lisa Strack, Senior, Guard, 11.6 ppg, 2.9 apg, 5.5 rpg, 2.6 spg
Sarah Kiely, Sophomore, Forward, 6.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg
Tori Halvorsen, Senior, Center, 3.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg

Key Roleplayers:
Stephanie Anya, Junior, Center, 4.9 ppg, 4.9 rpg
Jen Dumiak, Freshman, Guard, 7.1 ppg, 2.0 apg
Geleisa George, Sophomore, Guard, 4.9 ppg, 1.1 apg
Ti’Asia McGeorge, Sophomore, Guard, 3.8 ppg, 1.1 rpg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 58.5 (244th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 52.6 (16, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 38.6 (176, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.8 (123, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.1 (137, 2)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 29.9 (165, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 65.6 (256, 7)
Rebound Margin: -1.5 (221, 7)
Assists Per Game: 13.0 (133, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.4 (60, 3)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
American    2010    NIT    Round of 64 loss to Old Dominion
American    2009    NIT    First Round loss to James Madison
American    2008    NIT    First Round loss to Villanova

*all team stats through 3/1


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