Western Illinois Women's Basketball 2017 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

Western Illinois Leathernecks

Summit League (26-6, 13-3)

 
 
Big Wins: 11/19 Northern Illinois (83-79), 1/28 at South Dakota (86-78), 2/15 South Dakota State (83-77)
Bad Losses: 11/13 at Milwaukee (68-76), 12/2 at Marquette (61-77), 1/25 IUPUI (72-76)
Coach: J. D. Gravina
 
Probable Starters:
Emily Clemens, Junior, Guard, 19.2 ppg, 7.3 apg, 4.0 rpg, 2.6 spg
Morgan Blumer, Junior, Guard, 16.9 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 2.0 spg
Taylor Higginbotham, Sophomore, Guard, 14.1 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 2.7 apg
Mallory Boyle, Senior, Guard, 5.5 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.1 spg
Olivia Braun, Junior, Forward, 8.2 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 2.5 apg. 2.8 bpg
 
Key Role Players:
Michelle Farrow, Junior, Guard, 5.8 ppg, 2.1 rpg
Taylor Hanneman, Junior, Guard, 5.7 ppg
Jasmine Patrick, Senior, Forward, 2.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 80.4 (12th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 66.5 (226, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.1 (61, 5)                 
Field-Goal Defense: 40.2 (195, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.1 (7, 1)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.4 (101, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 77.4 (13, 2)
Rebound Margin: -0.6 (204, 7)
Assists Per Game: 18.1 (10, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.0 (25, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
No Recent Tournament History
 
*all team stats through 3/2