| Brigham Young Cougars RECORD: 22-9 COACH: Trent Shippen | SEASON RESULTS | OUTLOOK First round: Lost to Oklahoma, 86-81
The Cougars had won six straight games before falling to Utah 61-47 in the MWC tournament. Still, BYU earned its first trip to the Big Dance since 1993 behind solid play from Jill Adams (14.4 ppg), Erin Thorn (12.7 ppg) and Cady Williams (11.5 ppg). The Cougs, however, got a tough first-round draw, and will face No. 5 seed Oklahoma in the first round. Key stat: The Cougars are holding opponents to 59.9 points.
PROBABLE STARTERS |
F - Lori Cuff (6-1, Sr., 7.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg)
F - Jill Adams (6-3, Sr., 12.2 ppg, 6.3 rpg)
G - Erin Thorn (5-10, Fr., 13.1 ppg, 3.7 apg)
G - Cady Williams (5-11, Sr., 10.9 ppg, 3.8 rpg)
G - Stacy Jensen (5-6, So., 8.3 ppg, 2.6 rpg)
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NOTABLE |
NCAA Tournament titles: None
Final Four appearances: None
Best finish: First round
NCAA Tournament appearances: 4
NCAA Tournament record: 0-3
Last NCAA appearance: 1993, lost to Santa Barbara, 88-79, first round
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RANKINGS
Final Ratings Percentage Index ranking: No. 53.
NO. PLAYER POS HT YR
00 April Hayes C 6-3 JR
4 Renae Hansen G 5-11 SR
5 Alisha Griffeth F 6-0 SR
11 Erin Thorn G 5-10 FR
14 Mari Carpenter C 6-4 SR
15 Jorja Cox G 5-11 JR
20 Brittany Larson F 6-0 FR
21 Jennifer Leitner F 6-1 FR
22 Stacy Jensen G 5-6 SO
23 Megan Jensen G 5-6 JR
31 Lisa Osguthorpe F 6-0 SO
32 Lori Cuff F 6-1 SR
33 Jill Adams C 6-3 SR
35 Cady Williams F 5-11 SR
44 Caroline Beus C-F 6-1 JR
50 Heather Cheesman F 6-1 FR
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