UCF Women's Basketball 2019 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

UCF Knights

American (26-6, 13-3)

 
 
Big Wins: 11/25 Villanova (71-56), 12/30 at Quinnipiac (47-45), 1/13 Cincinnati (56-55)
Bad Losses: 11/21 at Central Michigan (68-75), 12/22 vs Syracuse (52-57), 2/13 at Tulane (59-61)
Coach: Katie Abrahamson-Henderson
 
Probable Starters:
Korneila Wright, Junior, Guard, 18.0 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3.6 apg
Nyala Shuler, Senior, Guard, 4.1 ppg, 6.8 rpg
Sydnee McDonald, Senior, Guard, 6.9 ppg, 2.6 rpg
Jamesha Paul, Senior, Guard, 3.9 ppg
Tolulope Omokore, Junior, Forward, 2.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Diamond Battles, Freshman, Guard, 2.2 ppg
Masseny Kaba, Sophomore, Forward, 6.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg
Kayla Thigpen, Senior, Guard, 8.8 ppg
Lawiell Wilson, Senior, Guard, 3.0 ppg
Brittney Smith, Freshman, Forward, 3.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 61.9 (234th in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 55.2 (14, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 41.1 (138, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 36.5 (38, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 3.4 (338, 12)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.0 (183, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 66.0 (274, 8)
Rebound Margin: 2.5 (117, 4)
Assists Per Game: 11.6 (270, 10)
Turnovers Per Game: 16.0 (186, 6)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2018NITFirst Round win over Jacksonville
2018NITSecond Round loss to Alabama
2017NITFirst Round win over Colorado
2017NITSecond Round win over Illinois State
2017NITThird Round win over Illinois
2011NCAARound of 64 loss to Ohio State
2009NCAARound of 64 loss to North Carolina
1999NCAARound of 64 loss to Louisiana Tech
1996NCAARound of 64 loss to Louisiana Tech
2017NITSemifinal loss to TCU
 
*all team stats through 3/7