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3 Katie Benzan
3 - Katie Benzan
Height: 5-6
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Wellesley, Mass.
High School: Noble and Greenough School
Position: Guard
Major: Psychology
House Affiliation: Eliot

Career Highs
Points: 27, at Northeastern (12/6/17)
FG made: 8, at Brown (2/25/17)
FG attempts: 21, at Brown (2/25/17)
3FG made: 7, 2x, last at Northeastern (12/6/17)
3FG attempts: 15, vs. Cornell (2/18/17)
FT made: 6, 3x, last at Northeastern (12/6/17)
FT attempts: 8, vs. Siena (11/15/17)
Rebounds: 7, 7x, last at Cornell (3/3/18)
Assists: 10, vs. Yale (2/12/17)
Steals: 4, at Temple (12/2/17)
Blocks: 2, vs. NJIT (12/4/16)
Minutes: 45, at Princeton (12/4/17)

2017-18 (Sophomore)
 First team All-Ivy League unanimous selection ... Led the team with 16 points against Dayton (Nov. 10), also had four rebounds and three assists...Standout stat line of 22 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals in win over Siena (Nov. 15)...Hit four 3-points and had 13 points against Sacred Heart (Nov. 18)...Led all scorers with 19 points, hitting five 3-pointers vs. BU (Nov. 21)...Selected to Cavalier Classic All-Tournament Team averaging 11.5 points, seven rebounds...Had a career-high four steals at Temple (Dec. 2)...Turned in a career-high 27 points, hitting 7-of-9 3-pointers, and grabbed seven rebounds and had five assists at Northeastern (Dec. 6)...Had seven assists in win over Akron (Dec. 21)...Scored 10 points and dished five assists vs. La Salle (Jan. 10)...Hit 6-of-8 3-point attempts and had 20 points vs. Dartmouth (Jan. 20)...Went for 11 points and six assists vs. Yale (Jan. 26)...Racked up 21 points and dished nine dimes against Brown (Jan. 27)...Named Ivy League Player of the Week (Feb. 5) after posting back-to-back 20-point games vs. Columbia (Feb. 2) and Cornell (Feb. 3)...Scored 20 points and had four assists in win at Brown (Feb. 16)...Tallied 13 points and five rebounds vs. Princeton (Feb. 24)...Led all scorers with 18 points at Cornell (March 3)...Had eight points and four assists in WNIT at Fordham (March 16).

2016-17 (Freshman)
All-Ivy League First Team...All-ECAC Second Team...Ivy League Co-Player of the Week (Jan. 2)...Six-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week selection (Feb. 27, Feb. 13, Jan. 23, Jan. 9, Jan. 2, Nov. 28)...COOP Student-Athlete of the Week (Nov. 23-29, Feb. 7-12)...First student-athlete in program history since Reka Cserny (2001-02) to earn a spot on the All-Ivy League first team as a freshman...Started 29 of 30 games...Led the team in scoring during the regular season with an average of 13.4 points per game (7th, Ivy League), and led the league with 4.2 assists per game...Hit an Ivy-best 85 three-pointers on the season (85-217, 39.2%, 4th Ivy League), setting program record for three-pointers in a season...One of the nation's best free-throw shooters this season, hitting 64-of-68 (94.1%) from the charity stripe...Hit season high 7 three-pointers in win at BU (Nov. 22)...Had season high 10 assists in win against Yale (Feb. 12)...Scored season high 24 points in win at Brown (Feb. 25).

Before Harvard: Five-year starter and two-year captain at Noble and Greenough School … Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year … McDonald’s All-American nominee … 2,000 point scorer ... Two-time Boston Globe All-Scholastic … Four-time All-New England … Boston Herald All Scholastic … Sporting News Girls Basketball All-American … Three-time NEPSAC and two-time ISL MVP … Led Noble and Greenough to a 125-8 record over five years, including 14 straight ISL championships and five straight New England championships … Also lettered three years in volleyball and served as a senior captain …. Played three years of AAU with the New England Crusaders … Brother, Pat, plays basketball at Holy Cross.

Recent Games
Feb 23 Penn W, 55-52
Feb 24 Princeton W, 72-58
Mar 3 at Cornell W, 91-57
Mar 4 at Columbia W, 78-59
Mar 10 vs. Penn L, 57-52
Mar 16 at Fordham L, 65-47
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 29 14
Games started 29 14
Minutes 972 472
Minutes per game 33.5 33.7
FG 124-288 67-141
FG Pct 43.1 47.5
3PT 99-220 51-102
3PT Pct 45.0 50.0
FT 44-53 15-17
FT Pct 83.0 88.2
Off rebounds 13 3
Def rebounds 81 36
Total rebounds 94 39
Rebounds per game 3.2 2.8
Personal fouls 55 26
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 109 58
Turnovers 55 25
Assist to turnover ratio 2.0 2.3
Steals 44 21
Blocks 3 2
Points 391 200
Points per game 13.5 14.3
Points per 40 min 16.1 16.9
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 10 vs. Dayton L, 72-66 1 32 5-18 27.8 4-14 28.6 2-2 100.0 16
Nov 11 at Maine L, 76-51 1 26 1-6 16.7 0-3 0.0 2-2 100.0 4
Nov 15 Siena W, 75-67 1 29 6-14 42.9 4-8 50.0 6-8 75.0 22
Nov 18 Sacred Heart W, 70-62 1 22 4-8 50.0 4-7 57.1 1-2 50.0 13
Nov 21 Boston University W, 80-70 1 34 5-8 62.5 5-8 62.5 4-4 100.0 19
Nov 25 at Virginia L, 50-48 1 35 4-7 57.1 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 11
Nov 26 vs. North Carolina A&T W, 64-60 1 37 4-9 44.4 3-8 37.5 1-2 50.0 12
Dec 2 at Temple L, 86-64 1 31 3-10 30.0 3-10 30.0 0-0 - 9
Dec 6 at Northeastern W, 79-69 1 36 7-10 70.0 7-9 77.8 6-6 100.0 27
Dec 20 at FGCU L, 65-56 1 35 2-5 40.0 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 5
Dec 21 vs. Akron W, 76-63 1 33 2-8 25.0 2-6 33.3 1-4 25.0 7
Dec 31 Stony Brook W, 60-53 1 34 2-7 28.6 2-7 28.6 2-2 100.0 8
Jan 6 at Dartmouth L, 63-56 1 37 2-8 25.0 2-7 28.6 0-0 - 6
Jan 10 La Salle W, 70-61 1 39 3-10 30.0 2-5 40.0 2-2 100.0 10
Jan 20 Dartmouth W, 76-65 1 40 7-12 58.3 6-8 75.0 0-0 - 20
Jan 26 Yale W, 97-73 1 25 4-7 57.1 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 11
Jan 27 Brown W, 87-85 1 38 7-15 46.7 6-13 46.2 1-2 50.0 21
Feb 2 Columbia W, 85-67 1 35 8-11 72.7 4-6 66.7 0-0 - 20
Feb 3 Cornell W, 80-58 1 31 6-10 60.0 5-7 71.4 3-4 75.0 20
Feb 9 at Princeton L, 80-47 1 33 4-7 57.1 3-5 60.0 1-1 100.0 12
Feb 10 at Penn L, 69-49 1 29 5-11 45.5 4-9 44.4 0-0 - 14
Feb 16 at Brown W, 86-74 1 38 7-9 77.8 4-6 66.7 2-2 100.0 20
Feb 17 at Yale L, 69-63 1 35 3-11 27.3 3-8 37.5 0-0 - 9
Feb 23 Penn W, 55-52 1 38 1-9 11.1 1-7 14.3 2-2 100.0 5
Feb 24 Princeton W, 72-58 1 36 5-11 45.5 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 13
Mar 3 at Cornell W, 91-57 1 28 5-10 50.0 4-6 66.7 4-4 100.0 18
Mar 4 at Columbia W, 78-59 1 29 3-10 30.0 3-9 33.3 2-2 100.0 11
Mar 10 vs. Penn L, 57-52 1 39 6-20 30.0 6-19 31.6 2-2 100.0 20
Mar 16 at Fordham L, 65-47 1 38 3-7 42.9 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 8
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 10 vs. Dayton L, 72-66 1 32 1 3 4 3 2 1.5 1 0 0 -
Nov 11 at Maine L, 76-51 1 26 0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 -
Nov 15 Siena W, 75-67 1 29 2 3 5 3 5 0.6 2 0 2 0
Nov 18 Sacred Heart W, 70-62 1 22 1 1 2 2 1 2.0 0 0 3 -
Nov 21 Boston University W, 80-70 1 34 0 2 2 5 2 2.5 1 0 0 -
Nov 25 at Virginia L, 50-48 1 35 0 7 7 2 3 0.7 2 0 1 0
Nov 26 vs. North Carolina A&T W, 64-60 1 37 1 6 7 5 3 1.7 3 0 2 -
Dec 2 at Temple L, 86-64 1 31 0 1 1 3 0 - 4 0 3 0
Dec 6 at Northeastern W, 79-69 1 36 1 6 7 5 1 5.0 1 0 1 -
Dec 20 at FGCU L, 65-56 1 35 2 4 6 2 3 0.7 0 0 4 -
Dec 21 vs. Akron W, 76-63 1 33 0 6 6 7 4 1.8 2 0 3 -
Dec 31 Stony Brook W, 60-53 1 34 0 3 3 4 2 2.0 2 0 3 0
Jan 6 at Dartmouth L, 63-56 1 37 0 2 2 2 4 0.5 2 0 1 0
Jan 10 La Salle W, 70-61 1 39 0 1 1 5 0 - 2 0 1 0
Jan 20 Dartmouth W, 76-65 1 40 0 0 0 3 1 3.0 2 0 1 0
Jan 26 Yale W, 97-73 1 25 0 2 2 6 0 - 0 0 2 0
Jan 27 Brown W, 87-85 1 38 0 4 4 9 2 4.5 2 0 3 -
Feb 2 Columbia W, 85-67 1 35 0 2 2 5 2 2.5 3 0 1 0
Feb 3 Cornell W, 80-58 1 31 0 2 2 7 2 3.5 0 0 4 -
Feb 9 at Princeton L, 80-47 1 33 0 3 3 2 1 2.0 2 1 1 -
Feb 10 at Penn L, 69-49 1 29 0 1 1 0 4 0.0 1 0 1 -
Feb 16 at Brown W, 86-74 1 38 1 3 4 4 2 2.0 1 0 1 -
Feb 17 at Yale L, 69-63 1 35 1 2 3 3 0 - 1 0 4 -
Feb 23 Penn W, 55-52 1 38 0 1 1 4 3 1.3 3 1 1 0
Feb 24 Princeton W, 72-58 1 36 0 5 5 2 2 1.0 1 0 0 0
Mar 3 at Cornell W, 91-57 1 28 1 6 7 7 1 7.0 3 0 2 -
Mar 4 at Columbia W, 78-59 1 29 0 3 3 4 1 4.0 0 0 4 -
Mar 10 vs. Penn L, 57-52 1 39 2 0 2 0 1 0.0 2 0 3 -
Mar 16 at Fordham L, 65-47 1 38 0 2 2 4 2 2.0 1 1 3 -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2016-17 30 29 34.6 4.2-10.6 39.8 2.8-7.2 39.2 2.1-2.3 94.1 13.4
2017-18 29 29 33.5 4.3-9.9 43.1 3.4-7.6 45.0 1.5-1.8 83.0 13.5
2018-19 30 29 34.7 4.8-12.5 38.7 3.4-9.6 35.6 1.2-1.4 85.7 14.3
2019-20 - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Total 89 87 34.3 4.4-11.0 40.3 3.2-8.2 39.5 1.6-1.8 88.3 13.7
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2016-17 30 29 1037 127-319 39.8 85-217 39.2 64-68 94.1 403
2017-18 29 29 972 124-288 43.1 99-220 45.0 44-53 83.0 391
2018-19 30 29 1042 145-375 38.7 103-289 35.6 36-42 85.7 429
2019-20 - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Total 89 87 3051 396-982 40.3 287-726 39.5 144-163 88.3 1223
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2016-17 30 29 34.6 4.9-12.3 39.8 3.3-8.4 39.2 2.5-2.6 94.1 15.5
2017-18 29 29 33.5 5.1-11.9 43.1 4.1-9.1 45.0 1.8-2.2 83.0 16.1
2018-19 30 29 34.7 5.6-14.4 38.7 4.0-11.1 35.6 1.4-1.6 85.7 16.5
2019-20 - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Total 89 87 34.3 5.2-12.9 40.3 3.8-9.5 39.5 1.9-2.1 88.3 16.0
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2016-17 30 29 34.6 0.5 2.8 3.3 1.9 0.0 4.2 2.3 1.9 1.1 0.2
2017-18 29 29 33.5 0.4 2.8 3.2 1.9 0.0 3.8 1.9 2.0 1.5 0.1
2018-19 30 29 34.7 0.7 2.5 3.2 1.9 0.0 4.2 1.9 2.3 1.6 0.2
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 89 87 34.3 0.5 2.7 3.3 1.9 0.0 4.1 2.0 2.0 1.4 0.1
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2016-17 30 29 1037 14 85 99 58 1 127 68 1.9 33 5
2017-18 29 29 972 13 81 94 55 0 109 55 2.0 44 3
2018-19 30 29 1042 21 76 97 57 1 127 56 2.3 48 5
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 89 87 3051 48 242 290 170 2 363 179 2.0 125 13
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2016-17 30 29 34.6 0.5 3.3 3.8 2.2 0.0 4.9 2.6 1.9 1.3 0.2
2017-18 29 29 33.5 0.5 3.3 3.9 2.3 0.0 4.5 2.3 2.0 1.8 0.1
2018-19 30 29 34.7 0.8 2.9 3.7 2.2 0.0 4.9 2.1 2.3 1.8 0.2
2019-20 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total 89 87 34.3 0.6 3.2 3.8 2.2 0.0 4.8 2.3 2.0 1.6 0.2
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 29 29 33.5 4.3-9.9 43.1 3.4-7.6 45.0 1.5-1.8 83.0 13.5
Conference 14 14 33.7 4.8-10.1 47.5 3.6-7.3 50.0 1.1-1.2 88.2 14.3
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 12 12 33.4 4.8-10.2 47.5 3.8-7.2 51.7 1.8-2.2 80.8 15.2
Away 13 13 33.1 3.8-8.5 44.1 3.0-6.6 45.3 1.3-1.3 100.0 11.8
Neutral 4 4 35.3 4.2-13.8 30.9 3.8-11.8 31.9 1.5-2.5 60.0 13.8
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Wins 18 18 33.4 4.8-9.9 48.3 3.8-7.3 51.9 2.1-2.6 80.4 15.4
Losses 11 11 33.6 3.5-10.0 34.5 2.8-8.1 34.8 0.6-0.6 100.0 10.4
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November 7 7 30.7 4.1-10.0 41.4 3.3-7.7 42.6 2.3-2.9 80.0 13.9
December 5 5 33.8 3.2-8.0 40.0 3.0-7.2 41.7 1.8-2.4 75.0 11.2
January 5 5 35.8 4.6-10.4 44.2 3.8-7.6 50.0 0.6-0.8 75.0 13.6
February 8 8 34.4 4.9-9.9 49.4 3.4-6.8 50.0 1.0-1.1 88.9 14.1
March 4 4 33.5 4.2-11.8 36.2 3.8-9.5 39.5 2.0-2.0 100.0 14.3
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 29 29 972 124-288 43.1 99-220 45.0 44-53 83.0 391
Conference 14 14 472 67-141 47.5 51-102 50.0 15-17 88.2 200
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Home 12 12 401 58-122 47.5 45-87 51.7 21-26 80.8 182
Away 13 13 430 49-111 44.1 39-86 45.3 17-17 100.0 154
Neutral 4 4 141 17-55 30.9 15-47 31.9 6-10 60.0 55
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Wins 18 18 602 86-178 48.3 68-131 51.9 37-46 80.4 277
Losses 11 11 370 38-110 34.5 31-89 34.8 7-7 100.0 114
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November 7 7 215 29-70 41.4 23-54 42.6 16-20 80.0 97
December 5 5 169 16-40 40.0 15-36 41.7 9-12 75.0 56
January 5 5 179 23-52 44.2 19-38 50.0 3-4 75.0 68
February 8 8 275 39-79 49.4 27-54 50.0 8-9 88.9 113
March 4 4 134 17-47 36.2 15-38 39.5 8-8 100.0 57
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 29 29 33.5 5.1-11.9 43.1 4.1-9.1 45.0 1.8-2.2 83.0 16.1
Conference 14 14 33.7 5.7-11.9 47.5 4.3-8.6 50.0 1.3-1.4 88.2 16.9
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Home 12 12 33.4 5.8-12.2 47.5 4.5-8.7 51.7 2.1-2.6 80.8 18.2
Away 13 13 33.1 4.6-10.3 44.1 3.6-8.0 45.3 1.6-1.6 100.0 14.3
Neutral 4 4 35.3 4.8-15.6 30.9 4.3-13.3 31.9 1.7-2.8 60.0 15.6
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Wins 18 18 33.4 5.7-11.8 48.3 4.5-8.7 51.9 2.5-3.1 80.4 18.4
Losses 11 11 33.6 4.1-11.9 34.5 3.4-9.6 34.8 0.8-0.8 100.0 12.3
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November 7 7 30.7 5.4-13.0 41.4 4.3-10.0 42.6 3.0-3.7 80.0 18.0
December 5 5 33.8 3.8-9.5 40.0 3.6-8.5 41.7 2.1-2.8 75.0 13.3
January 5 5 35.8 5.1-11.6 44.2 4.2-8.5 50.0 0.7-0.9 75.0 15.2
February 8 8 34.4 5.7-11.5 49.4 3.9-7.9 50.0 1.2-1.3 88.9 16.4
March 4 4 33.5 5.1-14.0 36.2 4.5-11.3 39.5 2.4-2.4 100.0 17.0
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 29 29 33.5 0.4 2.8 3.2 1.9 0.0 3.8 1.9 2.0 1.5 0.1
Conference 14 14 33.7 0.2 2.6 2.8 1.9 0.0 4.1 1.8 2.3 1.5 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 12 12 33.4 0.3 2.2 2.4 1.8 0.0 4.6 1.8 2.5 1.5 0.1
Away 13 13 33.1 0.5 3.1 3.5 2.0 0.0 3.0 1.8 1.7 1.4 0.2
Neutral 4 4 35.3 1.0 3.8 4.8 2.0 - 3.8 2.5 1.5 2.0 0.0
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Wins 18 18 33.4 0.4 3.1 3.5 1.9 0.0 4.8 1.9 2.6 1.6 0.1
Losses 11 11 33.6 0.5 2.3 2.8 1.9 0.0 2.0 1.9 1.0 1.5 0.2
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November 7 7 30.7 0.7 3.1 3.9 1.1 0.0 3.0 2.4 1.2 1.3 0.0
December 5 5 33.8 0.6 4.0 4.6 2.8 0.0 4.2 2.0 2.1 1.8 0.0
January 5 5 35.8 0.0 1.8 1.8 1.6 0.0 5.0 1.4 3.6 1.6 0.0
February 8 8 34.4 0.3 2.4 2.6 1.6 0.0 3.4 2.0 1.7 1.5 0.3
March 4 4 33.5 0.8 2.8 3.5 3.0 - 3.8 1.3 3.0 1.5 0.3
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 29 29 972 13 81 94 55 0 109 55 2.0 44 3
Conference 14 14 472 3 36 39 26 0 58 25 2.3 21 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 12 12 401 3 26 29 21 0 55 22 2.5 18 1
Away 13 13 430 6 40 46 26 0 39 23 1.7 18 2
Neutral 4 4 141 4 15 19 8 - 15 10 1.5 8 0
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Wins 18 18 602 7 56 63 34 0 87 34 2.6 28 1
Losses 11 11 370 6 25 31 21 0 22 21 1.0 16 2
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November 7 7 215 5 22 27 8 0 21 17 1.2 9 0
December 5 5 169 3 20 23 14 0 21 10 2.1 9 0
January 5 5 179 0 9 9 8 0 25 7 3.6 8 0
February 8 8 275 2 19 21 13 0 27 16 1.7 12 2
March 4 4 134 3 11 14 12 - 15 5 3.0 6 1
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 29 29 33.5 0.5 3.3 3.9 2.3 0.0 4.5 2.3 2.0 1.8 0.1
Conference 14 14 33.7 0.3 3.1 3.3 2.2 0.0 4.9 2.1 2.3 1.8 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Home 12 12 33.4 0.3 2.6 2.9 2.1 0.0 5.5 2.2 2.5 1.8 0.1
Away 13 13 33.1 0.6 3.7 4.3 2.4 0.0 3.6 2.1 1.7 1.7 0.2
Neutral 4 4 35.3 1.1 4.3 5.4 2.3 0.0 4.3 2.8 1.5 2.3 0.0
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Wins 18 18 33.4 0.5 3.7 4.2 2.3 0.0 5.8 2.3 2.6 1.9 0.1
Losses 11 11 33.6 0.6 2.7 3.4 2.3 0.0 2.4 2.3 1.0 1.7 0.2
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November 7 7 30.7 0.9 4.1 5.0 1.5 0.0 3.9 3.2 1.2 1.7 0.0
December 5 5 33.8 0.7 4.7 5.4 3.3 0.0 5.0 2.4 2.1 2.1 0.0
January 5 5 35.8 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.8 0.0 5.6 1.6 3.6 1.8 0.0
February 8 8 34.4 0.3 2.8 3.1 1.9 0.0 3.9 2.3 1.7 1.7 0.3
March 4 4 33.5 0.9 3.3 4.2 3.6 0.0 4.5 1.5 3.0 1.8 0.3
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