Florida International Golden Panthers
Sun Belt (22-10, 10-6)
Big Wins: 12/29 Albany (69-56), 12/30 Auburn (64-55), 3/4 vs Denver (67-59)
Bad Losses: 11/18 at Texas-San Antonio (54-61), 12/11 at Western Kentucky (48-65), 1/21 Florida Atlantic (49-50)
Coach: Cindy Russo (33 seasons at FIU)
Probable Starters:
Carmen Miloglav, Junior, Guard, 3.4 ppg, 2.9 apg
Jerica Coley, Sophomore, Guard, 23.2 ppg, 4.0 apg, 6.8 rpg, 1.9 bpg
Zsofia Labady, Freshman, Guard, 2.5 ppg, 3.2 rpg
Fanni Hutlassa, Senior, Guard, 13.3 ppg, 2.1 apg, 6.9 rpg
Finda Mansare, Junior, Forward, 11.8 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 1.6 bpg
Key Roleplayers:
Diamond Ashmore, Junior, Forward, 2.5 ppg, 1.5 rpg
Kamika Idom, Freshman, Guard, 3.7 ppg, 2.1 rpg
Sasha Melnikova, Junior, Guard, 3.4 ppg, 2.1 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 63.4 (143rd in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 55.5 (43, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.5 (26, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 36.8 (73, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 3.4 (280, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: na
Free-Throw Percentage: 76.5 (15, 1)
Rebound Margin: 2.8 (96, 4)
Assists Per Game: 12.5 (174, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.9 (82, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
Florida International 2006 NIT Opening Round win over Cincinnati
Florida International 2006 NIT First Round loss to Miami (FL)
Florida International 2003 NIT First Round loss to Florida State
Florida International 2002 NCAA Round of 64 win over Creighton
Florida International 2002 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Penn State
Florida International 2001 NIT First Round loss to UAB
Florida International 1999 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Xavier
*all team stats through 3/1
