2014–15 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team

2014–15 WKU Lady Toppers basketball
Conference USA Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference Conference USA
2014–15 record 30–5 (16–2 C-USA)
Head coach Michelle Clark-Heard (2nd year)
Assistant coach Margaret Richards
Assistant coach Greg Collins
Assistant coach Candyce Bingham
Home arena E. A. Diddle Arena
2014–15 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
WKU † 16 – 2   .889     30 – 5   .857
Middle Tennessee 14 – 4   .778     24 – 10   .706
Southern Miss 13 – 5   .722     25 – 11   .694
Old Dominion 11 – 7   .611     21 – 13   .618
UAB 11 – 7   .611     18 – 13   .581
UTSA 11 – 7   .611     16 – 15   .516
Louisiana Tech 10 – 8   .556     16 – 15   .516
Charlotte 10 – 8   .556     15 – 17   .469
Marshall 8 – 10   .444     17 – 15   .531
Florida Atlantic 7 – 11   .389     13 – 17   .433
UTEP 7 – 11   .389     12 – 16   .429
Rice 4 – 14   .222     9 – 21   .300
North Texas 4 – 14   .222     5 – 24   .172
FIU 0 – 18   .000     3 – 26   .103
† 2015 C-USA Tournament winner
As of 29 March 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers were led by second year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard. They play their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were first year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 30–5, 16–2 in C-USA play to win the Conference USA regular season and also won the Conference USA Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they were defeated by Texas in the first round.

Roster

2014–15 WKU Lady Toppers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town
G 5 Jones, MicahMicah Jones 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Green County HS Greensburg, Ky.
F 10 Brown, TashiaTashia Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Lowndes HS Lake Park, Ga.
F/C 11 Gaines, BriaBria Gaines 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Bloom Township HS Glenwood, Ill.
G 12 Noble, KendallKendall Noble 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Perry County Central HS Hazard, Ky.
F 13 Harris, AleeyaAleeya Harris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr John Jay HS San Antonio, Texas
G 14 Muhammad, KierraKierra Muhammad 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Paul Laurence Dunbar HS Lexington, Ky.
C 15 Savickaite, RutaRuta Savickaite 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Hamilton Heights Christian Academy Vinius, Lithuania
G/F 21 Govan, AlexisAlexis Govan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Stevens HS San Antonio, Texas
F 23 Brown, IvyIvy Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr LaRue County HS Hodgenville. Ky.
G 24 Johnson, IleanaIleana Johnson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Flagstaff HS Flagstaff, Ariz.
F 30 Gooch, ChastityChastity Gooch 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Franklin-Simpson HS Franklin, Ky.
F 33 McClain, JalynnJalynn McClain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Jefferson Jeffersonville, Ind.
F 34 Norris, JaiveonnaJaiveonna Norris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Homewood-Flossmoor HS Chicago Heights, Ill.
Head coach

Michelle Clark-Heard

Assistant coach(es)

Margaret Richards
Greg Collins
Candyce Bingham

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2013-10-05

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/10/2014*
7:00 PM		 Bellarmine W 102–55  –
 E. A. Diddle Arena (N/A)
Bowling Green, KY
Regular season

11/15/2014*
7:00 PM		 Central Arkansas
Preseason WNIT First Round		 W 93–57  1–0
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,341)
Bowling Green, KY

11/17/2014*
8:00 PM		 at Colorado
Preseason WNIT Second Round		 W 79–78  2–0
 Coors Events Center (1,550)
Boulder, CO

11/20/2014*
7:00 PM		 Albany
Preseason WNIT Semifinals		 W 63–54  3–0
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,296)
Bowling Green, KY

11/23/2014*
2:00 PM, CBSSN		 at Mississippi State
Preseason WNIT Championship Game		 L 77–88  3–1
 Humphrey Coliseum (3,773)
Starkville, MS

11/25/2014*
6:00 PM, ESPN3		 at No. 12 Louisville L 67–89  3–2
 KFC Yum! Center (8,463)
Louisville, KY

11/28/2014*
11:00 AM		 vs. Tulane
Hofstra Tournament semifinals		 W 69–64  4–2
 Hofstra Arena (N/A)
Hempstead, NY

11/29/2014*
3:00 PM		 at Hofstra
Hofstra Tournament championship		 W 70–65 OT 5–2
 Hofstra Arena (204)
Hempstead, NY

12/01/2014*
7:00 PM		 Alabama A&M
BB&T Classic		 W 96–44  6–2
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,064)
Bowling Green, KY

12/04/2014*
7:00 PM, ASN		 Ole Miss W 98–69  7–2
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,396)
Bowling Green, KY

12/06/2014*
2:00 PM		 Alabama State W 93–54  8–2
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,023)
Bowling Green, KY

12/16/2014*
6:00 PM		 at Austin Peay W 91–68  9–2
 Dunn Center (433)
Clarksville, TN

12/21/2014*
2:00 PM, FCS/WKYU		 Ball State W 84–59  10–2
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,114)
Bowling Green, KY

12/29/2014*
6:00 PM		 at Belmont W 66–50  11–2
 Curb Event Center (459)
Nashville, TN

01/04/2015
12:00 PM		 at Marshall W 67–53  12–2 (1–0)
 Cam Henderson Center (681)
Huntington, WV

01/08/2015
6:00 PM		 No. 25 at Charlotte W 76–61  13–2 (2–0)
 Dale F. Halton Arena (537)
Charlotte, NC

01/10/2015
1:00 PM		 No. 25 at Old Dominion W 76–60  14–2 (3–0)
 Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,188)
Norfolk, VA

01/15/2015
11:00 AM, FCS/WKYU		 Florida Atlantic W 80–43  15–2 (4–0)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (4,733)
Bowling Green, KY

01/17/2015
2:00 PM, FCS/WKYU		 FIU W 81–42  16–2 (5–0)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,472)
Bowling Green, KY

01/22/2015
8:00 PM		 No. 24 at UTEP W 80–74  17–2 (6–0)
 Don Haskins Center (1,404)
El Paso, TX

01/24/2015
2:00 PM		 No. 24 at UTSA L 63–64  17–3 (6–1)
 Convocation Center (672)
San Antonio, TX

01/29/2015
7:00 PM, FCS/WKYU		 Louisiana Tech W 82–66  18–3 (7–1)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (3,144)
Bowling Green, KY

01/31/2015
2:00 PM		 Southern Miss L 61–63  18–4 (7–2)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,766)
Bowling Green, KY

02/05/2015
7:00 PM		 at North Texas W 77–49  19–4 (8–2)
 The Super Pit (437)
Denton, TX

02/07/2015
2:00 PM		 at Rice W 83–76  20–4 (9–2)
 Tudor Fieldhouse (547)
Houston, TX

02/14/2015
1:00 PM, FSN		 Marshall W 74–60  21–4 (10–2)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,419)
Bowling Green, KY

02/19/2015
7:00 PM		 UAB W 59–51  22–4 (11–2)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,208)
Bowling Green, KY

02/21/2015
2:00 PM, FCS/WKYU		 Middle Tennessee W 63–60  23–4 (12–2)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (3,023)
Bowling Green, KY

02/26/2015
6:00 PM		 at Florida Atlantic W 85–74  24–4 (13–2)
 FAU Arena (603)
Boca Raton, FL

02/28/2015
5:00 PM		 at FIU W 88–47  25–4 (14–2)
 FIU Arena (356)
Miami, FL

03/05/2015
7:00 PM		 Charlotte W 80–72  26–4 (15–2)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,873)
Bowling Green, KY

03/07/2015
2:00 PM		 Old Dominion W 71–62  27–4 (16–2)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (3,102)
Bowling Green, KY
C-USA Tournament

03/12/2015
5:00 PM, ASN		 vs. Charlotte
Quarterfinals		 W 70–67  28–4
 Bartow Arena (357)
Birmingham, AL

03/13/2015
12:30 PM, CBSSN		 vs. Old Dominion
Semifinals		 W 61–59  29–4
 Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (N/A)
Birmingham, AL

03/14/2015
7:00 PM, CBSSN		 vs. Southern Miss
Championship Game		 W 60–57  30–4
 Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (N/A)
Birmingham, AL
NCAA Women's Tournament

03/20/2015*
4:20 PM, ESPN2		 vs. Texas
First Round		 L 64–66  30–5
 Haas Pavilion (N/A)
Berkeley, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
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AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV 24 RV NR NR RV RV RV RV RV
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV

See also

2014–15 WKU Hilltoppers basketball team

References

  1. ↑ http://www.wkusports.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/wky-w-baskbl-sched.html
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