UCF Women’s Basketball 2019 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 3, 2019 · CSM Staff
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:
| 2018 | NIT | First Round win over Jacksonville |
| 2018 | NIT | Second Round loss to Alabama |
| 2017 | NIT | First Round win over Colorado |
| 2017 | NIT | Second Round win over Illinois State |
| 2017 | NIT | Third Round win over Illinois |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Ohio State |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to North Carolina |
| 1999 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Louisiana Tech |
| 1996 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Louisiana Tech |
| 2017 | NIT | Semifinal loss to TCU |
*all team stats through 3/7
