Idaho Women's Basketball 2014 NCAA Tournament Capsule

Idaho Vandals
WAC (25-8, 15-1)

 

Big Wins: 11/15 vs Mount St. Mary’s (81-63), 1/18 at CSU Bakersfield (96-69), 2/22 at Grand Canyon (68-54)
Bad Losses: 12/14 at Eastern Washington (84-85), 12/21 Wyoming (64-72), 2/13 CSU Bakersfield (60-79)
Coach: Jon Newlee (6 seasons at Idaho)

Probable Starters:
Connie Ballestero, Sophomore, Guard, 7.3 ppg, 4.4 apg
Christina Salvatore, Sophomore, Guard, 10.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg
Stacey Barr, Junior, Guard, 18.7 ppg, 7.8 rpg
Alyssa Charlston, Senior, Forward, 14.4, 6.9 rpg
Ali Forde, Sophomore, Forward, 9.7 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 1.8 bpg

Key Roleplayers:
Brooke Reilly, Freshman, Forward, 5.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg
Maren Austgulen, Junior, Forward, 2.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Addie Schivo, Senior, Guard, 4.8 ppg

By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.6 (65th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.5 (52, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 41.2 (136, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 34.8 (8, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.6 (16, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.6 (112, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.7 (155, 4)
Rebound Margin: 2.0 (125, 3)
Assists Per Game: 15.4 (63, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.2 (9, 1)

Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013    NCAA    Round of 64 loss to Connecticut
2011    WBI        First Round loss to South Dakota
1986    NIT        First Round win over Fresno State
1986    NIT        Semifinal win over Notre Dame
1986    NIT        Final win over Northwestern State
1985    NCAA    First Round loss to USC

*all team stats through 3/6

 

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