Tuesday, January 29, 2008

TUSCULUM LISTED IN NCAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STATISTICS

INDIANAPOLIS --- The Tusculum College women’s basketball team is eighth in the nation in scoring according to this week’s NCAA Division II statistics announced College officials Tuesday.

The Pioneers (15-3, 5-1 in South Atlantic Conference) are averaging 80.2 points per game, which is also tops in the league. TC is also mentioned in nine other team categories, while five Pioneers are listed individually.

Tusculum is 10^th in assist/turnover ratio (1.14), 11^th in assists per game (18.5 apg), 13^th in field goal percentage (46.2%), 14^th in blocked shots per game (4.9 bpg), 21^st in won-lost percentage (83.3%), 25^th in three-point field goals per game (7.1), 27^th in scoring margin (+13.6), 32^nd in turnovers per game (16.2 tpg) and 34^th in three-point percentage (36.1%).

Sophomore forward Stephany Neptune (Wallkill, N.Y.) is 18^th in rebounding (10.3 rpg), 28^th in field goal percentage (55.8%) and 42^nd in blocked shots per game (1.7 bpg).

Junior Nikki Van Dine (Columbus, Ohio) is second in the country in three-point percentage (50%) and 21^st in three-pointers per game (2.8), while junior Ashli Oliver (Kokomo, Ind.) is 13^th in three-pointers made per contest (3.0). Rookie Jasmine Parker (Rex, Ga.) rounds out the list as she is 34^th in the country in assist/turnover ratio (1.83).

Tusculum returns home Wednesday night when it hosts Mars Hill for a 6 p.m. league tilt. TC is undefeated at home this season (7-0) and has won its last nine games at Pioneer Arena.

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