Wednesday, January 16, 2008

TUSCULUM LISTED IN NCAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STATISTICS

INDIANAPOLIS --- Tusculum College junior Nikki Van Dine is ranked second in the nation in three-point field goal percentage according to this week’s NCAA Division II women’s basketball statistics.

Van Dine (Columbus, Ohio) is shooting 49.4 percent from beyond the three-point arc, which is also second in the South Atlantic Conference. Carson-Newman’s Ashley Tipton leads the nation shooting 51.3 percent and the two three-point shooters will square off this Saturday when the Pioneers and Lady Eagles meet. Van Dine is also 19^th in the nation in three-point field goals per game, averaging 2.9 treys per contest.

Sophomore forward Stephany Neptune (Wallkill, N.Y.) is ranked in three categories, including 20^th in the nation in rebounding (9.9 rpg), 21^st in field goal percentage (.576) and 29^th in blocked shots (1.8 bpg).

Tusculum freshman Jasmine Gunn (Nashville, Tenn.), the reigning SAC Player of the Week, is 12^th in the land in assists per game (6.3 apg), while rookie Jasmine Parker (Rex, Ga.) is 49^th in assist/turnover ratio (1.90).

Junior guard Ashli Oliver (Kokomo, Ind.) is 12^th in the country in three-point field goals per game, averaging 3.3 per contest, which are also tops in the league.

As a team, the Pioneers (13-2, 3-0 SAC) are listed in 10 statistical categories. Tusculum is 14^th in scoring offense, averaging 81.1 points per game, including 84 ppg during the Pioneers’ current 10-game winning streak. TC is also 13^th in blocked shots (4.0 bpg), 17^th in field goal percentage (.495), 17^th in assists (20.5 apg), 19^th in assist/turnover ratio (1.33), 24^th in won-lost percentage (867), 28^th in three-point field goal percentage (.400), 31^st in three-point field goals per game (7.8), 40^th in scoring margin (+20.0) and 50^th in turnovers per game (15.4 tpg).

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