GREEN
BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - With the 2011 women's basketball
National Champion crowned (Texas A&M), the NCAA released its final national
statistic rankings. Green Bay (34-2) finished its 2010-11 campaign in the top
three in four categories including second in both won-lost percentage and
assists per game and third in both turnover margin and free-throw percentage.
Overall, the Phoenix finished in the
top 25 in 11 of the 18 national statistical categories. Green Bay won 94.4
percent of its games compared to national leader Connecticut who won 94.7
percent of its contests. Gonzaga topped the rankings in assists per game with
20.1, edging out the Phoenix who finished second with 20.0.
With its 78.1-percent shooting from the
free-throw line, Green Bay finished third in the statistic behind national
leader Bowling Green who shot 79.9 percent. In addition, the Phoenix was third
in turnover margin (7.97) as National Champion Texas A&M led the nation
with its 8.03 margin.
Green Bay outscored its opponents by an
average of 20.9 points per game while its assist turnover ratio was 1.25,
finishing sixth best in the nation in both categories. Holding its opponents to
an average of 53.1 points per game, the Phoenix finished its season ranked
ninth in scoring defense. In addition, Green Bay had an average of 12.3 steals
per game and held its opponents three-point-shooting percentage to 27.0, which
ranks 12th in the nation.
Sinking 44.9 percent of its shots, the
Phoenix finished its season ranked 17th in field-goal percentage and 25th in
scoring offense while averaging 74.1 points per game.
In the final NCAA RPI rankings of the
season, Green Bay finished 20th while it was 10th in the Sagarin RPI. Compared
to the NCAA RPI, the Sagarin statistically accounts for away games. Both RPI
rankings are Green Bay's highest of the season.
Individually, junior Hannah Quilling
(Eau Claire, Wis.) finished the season ranked 25th in assist turnover ratio
(1.89). Co-Horizon League Player of the Year Celeste Hoewisch (Hortonville,
Wis.) finished 76th in steals per game (2.4) while Julie Wojta (Mishicot, Wis.)
was 76th in field-goal percentage (47.7) and Kayla Tetschlag (Sheboygan, Wis.)
finished 77th in free-throw percentage (81.8).
In the 18 team categories, 333 teams
are included in the rankings while 250 players are ranked in the 12 individual
categories.
National
Poll... Green Bay finished the season ranked No. 9 in the final ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, moving up two
spots from No. 11. The ranking is the highest in Phoenix history.
Mid-Major Poll... Throughout the season the Phoenix ranked No. 1 in the weekly College Insider Women's Mid-Major Top 25 Poll. The final poll released April 6 has the Phoenix receiving 20 of a possible 30 first-place votes. The Mid-Major Poll is made up of
teams from the following conferences:
America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big
South, Big West, Colonial, Great West,
Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic,
Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley,
Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern,
Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt,
West Coast.