Hofstra Women's Basketball 2012 NIT Capsule

Hofstra Pride
Colonial (19-11, 11-7)

Big Wins: 11/18 St. John’s (93-82), 11/24 vs Kansas State (64-54), 12/22 Marist (71-69)
Bad Losses: 2/5 Old Dominion (79-81), 2/19 at VCU (60-76), 2/29 at Northeastern (62-80)
Coach: Krista Kilburn-Steveskey (6 seasons at Hofstra)

Probable Starters:
Candice Bellocchio, Senior, Guard, 9.4 ppg, 6.1 apg
Nicole Capurso, Senior, Guard, 11.1 ppg, 2.1 apg
Katelyn Loper, Sophomore, Guard, 12.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg
Candace Bond, Junior, Forward, 7.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 2.8 spg
Shante Evans, Junior, Forward, 19.0 ppg, 10.4 rpg

Key Roleplayers:
Marie Malone, Senior, Center, 5.6 ppg, 5.1 rpg
Andreana Thomas, Freshman, Guard, 4.3 ppg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.6 (16th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 72.0 (320, 12)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.1 (113, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.8 (260, 8)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.0 (143, 5) 
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 28.8 (199, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.2 (96, 6)
Rebound Margin: 1.2 (130, 5)
Assists Per Game: 13.5 (98, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 17.7 (193, 8)

Recent Postseason Appearances:

Hofstra  2010 NIT Round of 64 win over Penn State
Hofstra  2010 NIT Round of 32 loss to VCU
Hofstra  2007 NIT Second Round win over Seton Hall
Hofstra  2007 NIT Third Round win over South Carolina
Hofstra  2007 NIT Fourth Round loss to Western Kentucky
Hofstra  2006 NIT First Round loss to Villanova

*all team stats through 3/1

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