Northwestern Wildcats
Big Ten (15-15, 5-11)
Big Wins: 12/1 DePaul (82-79), 1/9 Purdue (71-68), 1/26 Nebraska (63-59)
Bad Losses: 12/28 vs Indiana State (67-70), 1/15 Illinois (74-76), 2/6 Michigan (68-70)
Coach: Joe McKeown (6 seasons at Northwestern)
Probable Starters:
Ashley Deary, Freshman, Guard, 6.4 ppg, 6.3 apg, 2.1 spg
Maggie Lyon, Sophomore, Guard, 13.4 ppg, 4.8 rpg
Christen Inman, Freshman, Guard, 11.9 ppg, 3.8 rpg
Nia Coffey, Freshman, Forward, 15.3 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 1.8 bpg
Alex Cohen, Junior, Forward, 6.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg
Key Roleplayers:
Lauren Douglas, Sophomore, Forward, 12.0 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.4 bpg
Meghan McKeown, Senior, Guard, 1.8 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 67.7 (172nd in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.2 (222, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.4 (176, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.3 (170, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.8 (62, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.4 (60, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.9 (151, 5)
Rebound Margin: -0.7 (189, 8)
Assists Per Game: 13.2 (192, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 18.1 (286, 10)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2011 NIT Round of 64 win over Creighton
2011 NIT Round of 32 loss to Alabama
2010 NIT Round of 64 win over Duquesne
2010 NIT Round of 32 win over St. Bonaventure
2010 NIT Regional Semifinal loss to Michigan
1997 NCAA Round of 64 loss to George Washington
1993 NCAA First Round win over Georgia Tech
1993 NCAA Second Round loss to Tennessee
1991 NCAA First Round win over Washington State
1991 NCAA Second Round loss to Arkansas
*all team stats through 3/6
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