Wichita State Shockers
Missouri Valley (19-12, 12-6)
Big Wins: 12/29 at Northern Iowa (67-40), 1/8 Creighton (65-58), 1/14 Missouri State (53-51)
Bad Losses: 11/17 at Arizona (60-74), 11/20 at UC Davis (47-62), 3/1 Bradley (46-56)
Coach: Jody Adams (4 seasons at Wichita State)
Probable Starters:
Jessica Diamond, Junior, Guard, 13.2 ppg, 2.6 apg, 3.4 rpg
Alicia Sanchez, Senior, Guard, 4.0 ppg, 1.4 apg
Haleigh Lankster, Senior, Guard, 12.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 2.7 spg
Chynna Turner, Junior, Forward, 8.8 ppg, 5.7 rpg
Jazimen Gordon, Junior, Center, 8.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg
Key Roleplayers:
Alex Harden, Freshman, Forward, 5.6 ppg, 3.7 rpg
Krystle Henderson, freshman, Guard, 3.9 ppg, 2.2 apg
Jasmine Jones, Junior, Guard, 2.3 ppg
Molly O’Brien, Freshman, Guard, 2.3 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 63.5 (138th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 58.5 (100, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.9 (18, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.2 (200, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 2.9 (317, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: na
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.2 (70, 2)
Rebound Margin: -0.4 (182, 5)
Assists Per Game: 12.3 (188, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 16.8 (142, 4)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
Wichita State 2011 NIT Round of 64 loss to Kansas
Wichita State 2010 WBI First Round win over Akron
Wichita State 2010 WBI Second Round loss to Memphis
Wichita State 2000 NIT First Round loss to Arkansas
Wichita State 1999 NIT First Round loss to Oklahoma
*all team stats through 3/1
