Lily Esparza
Team: Denver
Position: C
Career Averages
ESPN · NCAAW · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 49 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals.
| GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 14.5 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 46.7% | 35.7% | 76.5% |
Plus/minus sample — 2025-2026: 20 games, 249.8 minutes, 796.4 possessions. Other models may cover a different set of games.
Advanced Stats
Legacy model artifacts; separate from the counting cohort. Model output season: 2025-2026. Plus/minus scope: 20 games.
| RAPM | Rank | Minutes | Possessions | Model PM | Model PM/G | Model PM/40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -3.19 | 3834 | 249 | 796 | -62 | -3.1 | -9.9 |
RAPM = Regularized Adjusted Plus-Minus (points per 100 possessions above average)
Model Outputs — 2025-2026
CatalogOutput is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.
| Model | Output | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| RAPM Overall RAPM Overall Single-parameter regularized adjusted plus-minus estimate. More → | -3.19 (#3834) | SE 2.84 | Poss 796 |
| RAPM Off/Def RAPM Off/Def Simultaneous offensive and defensive RAPM decomposition. More → | -3.19 (#3834) | Off -1.36 | Def -1.82 |
| Plus/Minus Rate Plus/Minus Rate Raw plus/minus rate baseline per 100 possessions. More → | -7.78 (#3406) | PM/G -3.1 | PM/40 -9.9 |
| Points For Elo Points For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team scoring rate. More → | -2.28 (#3120) | Pts For -2.28 | Prevent -5.48 | Net -7.76 | Min 302 |
| Points Prevention Elo Points Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's scoring rate. More → | -5.48 (#3915) | Pts For -2.28 | Prevent -5.48 | Net -7.76 | Min 302 |
| Points Net Elo Points Net Elo Net point-differential event Elo from points created plus points prevented. More → | -7.76 (#3694) | Pts For -2.28 | Prevent -5.48 | Net -7.76 | Min 302 |
| Offensive Rebounding Offensive Rebounding Online player rating for the team's offensive rebound rate (OREB%) on offense. More → | -2.24 (#3444) | OReb% -2.24 | DReb% -1.10 | Min 302 |
| Defensive Rebounding Defensive Rebounding Online player rating for the team's defensive rebound rate (DREB%) on defense. More → | -1.10 (#3275) | OReb% -2.24 | DReb% -1.10 | Min 302 |
| Assists For Elo Assists For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team assist rate. More → | -0.51 (#2778) | Ast For -0.51 | Prevent -0.36 | Net -0.87 | Min 302 |
| Assist Prevention Elo Assist Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's assist rate. More → | -0.36 (#2969) | Ast For -0.51 | Prevent -0.36 | Net -0.87 | Min 302 |
| Assists Net Elo Assists Net Elo Net assist event Elo from assisted creation plus assisted-shot prevention. More → | -0.87 (#2985) | Ast For -0.51 | Prevent -0.36 | Net -0.87 | Min 302 |
| Threes For Elo Threes For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team made-threes rate. More → | +0.56 (#1486) | 3PM For +0.56 | Prevent -1.03 | Net -0.48 | Min 302 |
| Three Prevention Elo Three Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing the opponent's made-threes rate. More → | -1.03 (#3816) | 3PM For +0.56 | Prevent -1.03 | Net -0.48 | Min 302 |
| Threes Net Elo Threes Net Elo Net made-three event Elo from threes created plus threes prevented. More → | -0.48 (#2915) | 3PM For +0.56 | Prevent -1.03 | Net -0.48 | Min 302 |
| Stocks For Elo Stocks For Elo Online player rating for contribution to team steals-plus-blocks rate. More → | -0.86 (#3220) | Stocks For -0.86 | Prevent +0.12 | Net -0.74 | Min 302 |
| Stocks Prevention Elo Stocks Prevention Elo Online player rating for suppressing opponent stocks. More → | +0.12 (#2394) | Stocks For -0.86 | Prevent +0.12 | Net -0.74 | Min 302 |
| Stocks Net Elo Stocks Net Elo Net stocks event Elo from stocks created plus stocks denied. More → | -0.74 (#3012) | Stocks For -0.86 | Prevent +0.12 | Net -0.74 | Min 302 |
| Ball Security Elo Ball Security Elo Online player rating for keeping own-team turnovers down. More → | +0.55 (#1950) | TOV For +0.55 | Prevent -0.17 | Net +0.38 | Min 302 |
| Turnover Force Elo Turnover Force Elo Online player rating for forcing opponent turnovers. More → | -0.17 (#2390) | TOV For +0.55 | Prevent -0.17 | Net +0.38 | Min 302 |
| Turnover Margin Elo Turnover Margin Elo Net turnover event Elo from ball security plus turnover force. More → | +0.38 (#2176) | TOV For +0.55 | Prevent -0.17 | Net +0.38 | Min 302 |
Shot Chart — 2025-2026
17/37 FG (45.9%), 36 points from the field · ESPN shot locations · compared with the 2025-2026 league average
| Zone | FGM | FGA | FG% | League FG% | +/- | % of FGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 58.6 | -8.6 | 16.2 |
| Paint (non-RA) | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 40.9 | +16.2 | 18.9 |
| Mid-range left | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 32.4 | +17.6 | 27.0 |
| Mid-range center | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 35.8 | -35.8 | 2.7 |
| Mid-range right | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 31.8 | +28.2 | 13.5 |
| Left corner 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 33.0 | -33.0 | 5.4 |
| Right corner 3 | 0 | 0 | - | 32.6 | - | 0.0 |
| Above-break 3 left | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | 30.7 | +2.6 | 8.1 |
| Above-break 3 center | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 30.4 | +19.6 | 5.4 |
| Above-break 3 right | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 30.9 | -30.9 | 2.7 |
Career Stats
ESPN · NCAAW · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 49 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals. Other career leagues are available through the league links above.
| Season | League | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGA | Numbers | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | eFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | NCAAW | Denver Pioneers | 23 | 13.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 45.9% | 25.0% | 66.7% | 49.6 | 48.6 |
| 2024-2025 | NCAAW | Denver Pioneers | 26 | 15.7 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 47.3% | 50.0% | 78.6% | 54.0 | 50.0 |
Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG
Game Log — 2025-2026
ESPN · NCAAW · completed source game rows, all recorded phases (including special games). Coverage reflects stored source games. Source phase breakdown: 49 unknown phase. These are not regular-season totals.
The latest season's 23 of 49 career games; each season's games are under its link above.
| Date | Vs/At | Opponent | Result | Score | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-28 | @ | Omaha Mavericks | W | 71-50 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
| 2026-02-14 | @ | Oral Roberts Golden | L | 55-76 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1.0 | - |
| 2026-01-31 | @ | North Dakota Fightin | L | 72-73 | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 | - |
| 2026-01-29 | @ | North Dakota State B | L | 55-95 | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | - |
| 2026-01-21 | vs | Kansas City Roos | W | 64-54 | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | - |
| 2026-01-17 | @ | South Dakota Coyotes | L | 55-75 | 9 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | - |
| 2026-01-15 | @ | South Dakota State J | L | 44-90 | 16 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | - |
| 2026-01-08 | @ | St. Thomas Tommies | L | 65-74 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.0 | - |
| 2026-01-03 | vs | North Dakota State B | L | 44-81 | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | - |
| 2026-01-01 | vs | North Dakota Fightin | W | 64-57 | 10 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.0 | - |
| 2025-12-19 | vs | California Baptist L | W | 76-71 | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | - |
| 2025-12-17 | vs | Colorado Christian C | W | 80-53 | 21 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | - |
| 2025-12-14 | @ | Kansas Jayhawks | L | 38-77 | 27 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.0 | - |
| 2025-12-09 | vs | MSU Denver Roadrunne | W | 92-68 | 20 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9.0 | - |
| 2025-12-06 | vs | Idaho Vandals | L | 54-84 | 13 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | - |
| 2025-12-03 | @ | Eastern Washington E | L | 65-66 | 24 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7.0 | - |
| 2025-11-29 | @ | UTEP Miners | L | 52-69 | 19 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | - |
| 2025-11-21 | vs | Regis University REG | W | 67-40 | 11 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7.0 | - |
| 2025-11-16 | vs | Cal State Fullerton | W | 60-55 | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -3.0 | - |
| 2025-11-14 | @ | Northern Colorado Be | W | 56-53 | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | - |
| 2025-11-09 | @ | Loyola Marymount Lio | L | 57-64 | 18 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.0 | - |
| 2025-11-07 | @ | UC San Diego Tritons | L | 54-72 | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.0 | - |
| 2025-11-03 | vs | Air Force Falcons | L | 50-59 | 19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -1.0 | - |