Drexel Women's Basketball 2012 NIT Capsule

Drexel Lady Dragons
Colonial (18-13, 12-6)

Big Wins: 12/4 at UNC-Wilmington (58-43), 1/8 Towson (66-38), 1/12 at James Madison (60-43)
Bad Losses: 12/12 at Seton Hall (64-77), 12/22 at Penn (65-67), 2/2 George Mason (51-56)
Coach: Denise Dillon (9 seasons at Drexel)

Probable Starters:
Marisa Crane, Senior, Guard, 2.5 ppg, 2.7 apg
Kamile Nacickaite, Senior, Guard, 17.2 ppg, 1.8 apg, 5.8 rpg
Hollie Mershon, Junior, Guard, 14.8 ppg, 3.4 apg, 5.2 rpg
Tyler Hale, Senior, Forward, 8.3 ppg, 2.0 apg, 4.4 rpg
Taylor Wootton, Junior, Forward, 7.3 ppg, 3.6 rpg

Key Roleplayers:
Fiona Flanagan, Sophomore, Guard, 4.1 ppg
Renee Johnson-Allen, Junior, Guard, 0.7 ppg
Ayana Lee, Senior, Guard, 2.4 ppg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 60.2 (206th in nation, 11th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 54.1 (29, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.9 (81, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.1 (140, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.3 (129, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.9 (47, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.7 (58, 2)
Rebound Margin: -1.1 (199, 7)
Assists Per Game: 14.3 (60, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.6 (4, 1)

Recent Postseason Appearances:

Drexel  2011 NIT     Round of 64 loss to Florida Gulf Coast
Drexel  2010 NIT     Round of 64 loss to East Carolina
Drexel  2009 NCAA  Round of 64 loss to Kansas State

*all team stats through 3/1

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