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U-M Set for Florida at Jumpman Invitational in Charlotte
12/18/2023 10:04:00 AM | Women's Basketball
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan women's basketball team (9-2) will head to Charlotte, N.C., to face Florida (7-3) in the Jumpman Invitational on Wednesday (Dec. 20) at the Spectrum Center. The game is set for 6:30 p.m. and can be seen on ESPN2.
Notes
• Michigan is playing in the second Jumpman Invitational, heading to North Carolina to play at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte. U-M is joined by fellow Jumpman schools -- North Carolina, Florida and Oklahoma at the event. Michigan and Florida are squaring off, with Oklahoma and North Carolina facing each other on both the men's and women's sides. The Wolverines are 1-0 at the event after getting a 76-68 over then-No. 6 North Carolina last season.
• Michigan has already had four games this season with at least 10 three-pointers, tying a school record with 14 against SIUE (Nov. 29), hitting 13 twice (at Illinois, Dec. 10; vs. Miami, Dec. 16) and putting in 10 against Eastern Michigan (Nov. 24). It is the first time since the 2017-18 season that Michigan has had multiple games with at least 10 three-pointers. U-M had three instances in that season, including a game in which Katelynn Flaherty set a school record by hitting 10 three-pointers against Penn State (Dec. 28, 2017). Since that Eastern Michigan game (six games), U-M is averaging 9.5 three-pointers per game on 44.2 percent shooting as a team.
• Elissa Brett tied a career high in Michigan's last game, pouring in 27 points with seven boards and a pair of assists. In her second start in a Michigan uniform, she hit eight three-pointers to tie the third-best single-game mark in program history. It was the most three-pointers made in a game by a Wolverine not named Katelynn Flaherty. Brett's eight triples were the most by a Big Ten player this season for about eight hours until Caitlin Clark made nine against Cleveland State.
• Michigan made a lineup change at Illinois (Dec. 10), sticking with it against Miami (Ohio). The Australian duo of Brett and Chyra Evans were inserted, with Jordan Hobbs moving to the 4. Evans scored in double figures in her first career start at Illinois, with Brett exploding for 27 points last time out. Hobbs has reached double figures in each of the last two games, averaging 17.0 points per game over the stretch.
• Michigan has been led in scoring five times by Laila Phelia this season, with seven other Wolverines taking scoring honors once. Evans (tied Phelia against EMU), Cameron Williams, Taylor Williams, Alyssa Crockett, Lauren Hansen, Hobbs and Brett have all led Michigan in scoring during a game at different points in the season.
• Michigan is averaging just 47.5 points per game in its two losses, while going for 79.4 points per game in its victories. In wins, Michigan is shooting 46.7 percent from the floor and 39.4 percent from three-point range while shooting below 30 percent from both in losses.
• A year after ranking second in the Big Ten in scoring defense (63.4 ppg), Michigan has continued to find success on the defensive end to start the 2023-24 season. U-M is first in the league in scoring defense, allowing just 54.2 points per game. Michigan has held seven of its opponents under 60 points and all 11 under 70 points this season. U-M is 33rd nationally in scoring defense.
• U-M leads the Big Ten in offensive rebounding (15.5 per game), turning those into 14.3 second-chance points per game. U-M also leads the conference in rebounding margin at +11.5, taking advantage of the offensive rebounds and holding opponents to just 30.2 caroms per game. The Wolverines are 17th nationally in rebounding margin and have outrebounded their opponent in all but one game, going 9-1 when grabbing more.
• Michigan is facing its second SEC opponent of the season after squaring off against Ole Miss in the championship game of the Battle 4 Atlantis. It is the first time since the 2008-09 season that U-M has played multiple SEC opponents. Michigan actually played three schools currently in the SEC that season: Kentucky, Vanderbilt and Texas A&M, but the Aggies were still in the Big 12 at the time.
