Drexel Women's Basketball 2015 NIT Tournament Capsule

Drexel Dragons
CAA (20-10, 14-4)

 

Big Wins: 11/25 St. Joseph’s (76-63), 12/20 Penn (67-58), 1/6 at Elon (57-47)
Bad Losses: 12/6 vs St. Bonaventure (32-43), 1/9 Hofstra (52-53), 2/6 William & Mary (68-72)
Coach: Denise Dillon

Probable Starters:
Alexis Smith, Sophomore, Guard, 8.0 ppg, 2.1 apg, 3.0 rpg
Rachel Pearson, Junior, Guard, 11.1 ppg, 2.1 apg, 3.9 rpg
Sarah Curran, Sophomore, Forward, 12.2 ppg, 2.0 apg, 4.2 rpg
Jackie Schluth, Senior, Forward, 8.0 ppg, 4.6 rpg
Jamila Thompson, Senior, Forward, 6.4 ppg, 3.6 apg, 4.9 rpg

Key Roleplayers:
Carrie Alexander, Junior, Guard, 4.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg
Kelsi Lidge, Freshman, Forward, 3.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 58.4 (283rd in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 55.4 (20, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 39.7 (181, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.2 (109, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.2 (161, 5)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.7 (64, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 78.4 (1, 1)
Rebound Margin: -4.4 (293, 9)
Assists Per Game: 14.9 (71, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.7 (36, 2)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013    NIT    First Round win over Iona
2013    NIT    Second Round win over Harvard
2013    NIT    Third Round win over Bowling Green
2013    NIT    Quarterfinal win over Auburn
2013    NIT    Semifinal win over Florida
2013    NIT    Final win over Utah
2012    NIT    First Round win over Fairfield
2012    NIT    Second Round loss to Syracuse
2011    NIT    Round of 64 loss to Florida Gulf Coast
2010    NIT    Round of 64 loss to East Carolina
2009    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to Kansas State

*all team stats through 3/5

 

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