Illinois State Redbirds
Missouri Valley (18-12, 13-5)
Big Wins: 1/12 at Bradley (67-65), 1/22 Creighton (79-66), 1/27 at Wichita State (68-59)
Bad Losses: 11/21 at Eastern Illinois (69-83), 1/6 at Indiana State (53-67), 1/14 at Northern Iowa (73-79)
Coach: Stephanie Glance (2 seasons at Illinois State)
Probable Starters:
Chloe Nelson, Sophomore, Guard, 3.7 ppg, 1.7 apg
Jamie Russell, Junior, Guard, 13.3 ppg, 3.5 apg, 5.3 rpg, 2.6 spg
Katie Broadway, Senior, Guard, 16.0 ppg, 1.5 apg
Candace Sykes, Junior, Guard, 11.4 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 1.9 spg
Marley Hall, Sophomore, Forward, 11.6 ppg, 5.6 rpg
Key Roleplayers:
Alexis Jenkins, Junior, Guard, 5.8 ppg, 2.7 apg
Maddie Oliver, Freshman, Forward, 2.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg
Katy Winge, Freshman, Guard, 1.9 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 68.4 (62nd in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 64.8 (232, 7)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.0 (53, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.3 (243, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.6 (40, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 37.9 (5, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.9 (103, 4)
Rebound Margin: -1.4 (217, 7)
Assists Per Game: 12.7 (156, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.4 (24, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
Illinois State 2011 NIT Round of 64 win over Central Michigan
Illinois State 2011 NIT Round of 32 win over Wisconsin
Illinois State 2011 NIT Regional Semifinal win over Duquesne
Illinois State 2011 NIT Regional Final win over Arkansas
Illinois State 2011 NIT National Semifinal loss to USC
Illinois State 2010 NIT Round of 64 win over Butler
Illinois State 2010 NIT Round of 32 win over Purdue
Illinois State 2010 NIT Regional Semifinal win over Kansas
Illinois State 2010 NIT Regional Final win over Illinois
Illinois State 2010 NIT National Semifinal loss to California
Illinois State 2009 NIT Second Round win over Louisiana Tech
Illinois State 2009 NIT Third Round win over Marquette
Illinois State 2009 NIT Fourth Round win over Indiana
Illinois State 2009 NIT Semifinal loss to Kansas
Illinois State 2008 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Oklahoma
Illinois State 2007 NIT First Round win over Rice
Illinois State 2007 NIT Second Round loss to South Dakota State
*all team stats through 3/1
