Women's Hoop Report 50
The Top Scoring Teams in the NCAA
Nation's Top Scoring Offenses
(All stats are up to date as of Feb. 18, 2021)
Maryland (15-2) - 92.4 Points Per Game
Above: Mimi Collins
The Maryland Terrapins are 15-2 and have the number one scoring offense in the nation. They are the only team that averages more than 90 points. They make 40.2 percent of their three-point shots which is fourth best in the NCAA. The team's second leading scorer Katie Benzan (15.1) leads the team in three-point shooting, making 51.6 percent of her triples.
Six Maryland players including Brenzan average 10 points or more. Ashley Owusu paces the team at 19.1 points and is also the leader with 5.6 assists per game. Diamond Miller averages 17.1, Chloe Bibby brings in 14.6, Angel Reese scores 13.3 and Mimi Collins tallies 10.1 points per game. Maryland has scored 100 points four times this season.
Iowa (12-6) - 87.9 Points Per Game
Above: Kate Martin, Tomi Taiwo, Monika Czinano, Logan Cook
The Hawkeyes of Iowa have the second highest shooting percentage in the nation at 51.1 percent. Monika Czinano shoots 68.1 percent from the field, with an average of 19.2 points per game. McKenna Warnock is making 52.8 percent of her shots with an average of 12.4 points per game. Caitlin Clark is averaging 26.2 points per game which is second in the nation. The freshman has scored at least 20 points in all but two games this season. Iowa is also sixth in the nation in assists. Clark is 10th in the NCAA individually, averaging 6.5 assists per game.
Towson (11-4) - 86.5 Points Per Game
Above: Shavonne Smith
Towson has scored over 100 points twice this season. The Tigers top scorer Kionna Jeter is averaging 24.9 points per game which is fifth in the nation. Aleah Nelson is fifth in the nation with an assist average of seven per contest. The sophomore guard has had nine games with seven assists or more including two games with at least 10 dimes. Nelson is also the team's top three-point shooter, making 42 percent per game. Junior guard Shavonne Smith is averaging 13.5 points per game while connecting on 54.4 percent of her shots. She has scored double-digits 12 times this season and she made over 53 percent of her shots on ever occasion except for once.
Troy (15-5) - 86.0 Points Per Game
Above: Felmas Koranga
The Trojans force a lot of turnovers which result into points. Out of the 12 teams that average at least 11 steals per game, none of them average more points than Troy. Its average of 11.4 steals per game is ninth in the nation. Nobody rebounds the ball better either, Troy leads the nation with 50.7 boards per game. It is second with 18.2 offensive rebounds per game. Felmas Koranga is averaging 4.1 offensive rebounds and 10 overall boards per game to go along with 12.5 points. The team's leading scorer Alexus Dye (15.5) averages 3.3 offensive rebounds and 11.8 overall boards per game. Troy has scored 100 points twice this season including a 131-57 win over La Grange.
Arkansas (15-7) - 84.4 Points Per Game
Above: Destiney Slocum and Chelsea Dungee
Arkansas is ninth in the nation with a three-point clip of 39.1 percent. Amber Ramirez is shooting 46.5 percent from beyond the arc, while averaging 13.2 points per game. Chelsea Dungee is the top scorer on the team at 21.9 points per game. She is making 38.7 percent of her threes. Destiney Slocum is connecting on 38.1 percent of her threes with an average of 15 points per game and Makayla Daniels is contributing 12.1 points per game while making 36.1 percent of her threes. Arkansas is also making 16.7 free-throws per game which is eighth in the nation. Dungee is third individually in the NCAA with 6.3 free-throw makes per game.
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