OUTLOOK
First round: Lost to Arizona, 73-61
The Mid-American Conference regular-season and tournament champion Golden Flashes enter the Big Dance on a 10-game winning streak, and have relied on two things all season: a tough defense and senior Dawn Zerman. After leading the league in scoring defense in 1999, Kent is allowing just 66.6 points and making 11.2 steals per game in 2000. As for MAC Player of the Year Zerman, a two-time All-MAC first-team pick, she averages 18. 1 points, good for third in the league, and leads the conference in shooting 85.6 percent from the free-throw line. Zerman also is the first player in league history to capture both the Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors in the same season. Key stat: The Golden Flashes return all five starters from last season's team.
| PROBABLE STARTERS |
F - Alana Bader (5-9, Sr., 10.8 ppg, 4.1 rpg)
F - Jamie Rubis (6-0, So., 8.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg)
C - Julie Studer (6-4, Jr., 14.1 ppg, 5.4 rpg)
G - Dawn Zerman (5-7, Sr., 18.0 ppg, 4.6 rpg)
G - Carrie Nance (5-7, Jr., 10.3 ppg, 3.4 rpg)
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| NOTABLE |
NCAA Tournament titles: None
Final Four appearances: None
Best finish: 1996, advanced to second round
NCAA Tournament appearances: 4
NCAA Tournament Record: 1-3
Last NCAA appearance: 1998, lost to Iowa St, 79-76, first round
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RANKINGS
Final Ratings Percentage Index ranking: No. 28.
NO. PLAYER POS HT CLASS
5 Carrie Nance G 5-7 JR
10 Alana Bader G 5-9 SR
14 Dawn Zerman G 5-7 SR
21 Morgan O'Hara G 5-8 FR
24 Lisa Wube F 6-1 JR
30 Jamie Rubis F 6-0 SO
33 Katalin Koilar F 6-2 FR
34 Liz Beggs F-C 6-1 JR
40 Amanda Wolke F 6-1 FR
44 Julie Studer C 6-4 JR
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