Saint Mary’s Gaels
West Coast (20-10, 13-5)
Big Wins: 11/12 Washington State (81-75), 11/25 Indiana (88-82), 2/10 at Gonzaga (72-56)
Bad Losses: 1/25 at BYU (56-63), 1/27 at Portland (65-68), 2/8 Loyola Marymount (65-75)
Coach: Paul Thomas
Probable Starters:
Stella Beck, Senior, Guard, 15.4 ppg, 3.2 apg. 6.1 rpg
Jasmine Forcadilla, Sophomore, Guard, 7.0 ppg, 3.4 apg
Megan McKay, Junior, Forward, 15,4 ppg, 7.2 rpg
Sydney Raggio, Junior, Forward, 14.2 ppg, 2.8 apg, 8.9 rpg, 1.2 bpg
Madeline Holland, Freshman, Forward, 6.8 ppg, 3.1 apg
Key Role Players:
Emily Codding, Freshman, Guard, 3.8 ppg, 2.0 rpg
Katie Rathbun, Junior, Guard, 3.4 ppg
Claire Ferguson, Sophomore, Center, 2.9 ppg, 3.2 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 71.2 (69th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.4 (185, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 48.0 (9, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.4 (127, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.8 (268, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.1 (116, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 67.1 (258, 8)
Rebound Margin: 10.4 (7, 1)
Assists Per Game: 16.1 (41, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 18.2 (296, 9)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2016 NIT First Round loss to Eastern Michigan
2015 NIT Second Round win over Fresno State
2015 NIT Third Round win over Sacramento
2015 NIT Quarterfinal loss to UCLA
2015 NIT First Round win over Hawaii
2014 NIT First Round win over Cal State Bakersfield
2014 NIT Second Round loss to UTEP
2013 NIT First Round win over Seattle
2013 NIT Second Round win over Northern Colorado
2013 NIT Third Round win over BYU
2013 NIT Quarterfinal loss to Utah
2012 NIT First Round win over UNLVAdd
2012 NIT Second Round loss to Oregon State
2011 NIT Round of 64 loss to Nevada
2010 NIT Round of 64 loss to Utah
*all team stats through 3/1
