2014–15 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team

2014–15 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
Conference American Athletic Conference
2014–15 record 22–11 (11–7 AAC)
Head coach Heather Macy (5th year)
Assistant coach John Marcum (2nd year)
Assistant coach Dalila Eshe[1] (1st year)
Assistant coach Crayton Jones[2] (1st year)
Home arena Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum
2014–15 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Connecticut † 18 – 0   1.000     38 – 1   .974
#25 South Florida 15 – 3   .833     27 – 8   .771
Tulsa 12 – 6   .667     18 – 14   .563
Temple 12 – 6   .667     20 – 17   .541
East Carolina 11 – 7   .611     22 – 11   .667
Tulane 11 – 7   .611     22 – 11   .667
Memphis 7 – 11   .389     14 – 17   .452
UCF 5 – 13   .278     9 – 21   .300
Cincinnati 4 – 14   .222     8 – 23   .258
SMU 3 – 15   .167     7 – 23   .233
Houston 1 – 17   .056     6 – 24   .200
† American Tournament winner winner
As of 7 April 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team will represent East Carolina University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marks the first for the Pirates as members of the American Athletic Conference.[3] The team, coached by 5th year head coach Heather Macy, plays their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. They finish the season 22-11, 11-7 in AAC play in for a tie for a fifth-place finish. They advance to the quarterfinals of the 2015 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament to Connecticut. They were invited to the 2015 Women's National Invitation Tournament which they lost to NC State in the second round.

Media

All Pirates home games will have a video stream on Pirates All Access, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital. Audio broadcasts for most road games can also be found on the opponents website.

Roster

2014–15 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
F 1 Nelson, ShaeShae Nelson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Cordova Cordova, Tennessee
G 2 Toure, KhadidjaKhadidja Toure style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Kamiakan Kennewick, Washington
G 3 Jones, AkiaAkia Jones style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Glencliff Nashville, Tennessee
G 4 Gray, DeVaughnDeVaughn Gray style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Booker T. Washington Tulsa, Oklahoma
F 5 Keys, ChelsieChelsie Keys style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Muskogee Muskogee, Oklahoma
G 11 Ellison, KhadijhaKhadijha Ellison style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Burke Roxbury, Massachusetts
F 20 Chapelle, TatianaTatiana Chapelle style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Northland Columbus, Ohio
G/F 21 Trice, AbriaAbria Trice style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Dutchtown Hampton, Georgia
G/F 23 Payne, JadaJada Payne style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Hickory Hickory, North Carolina
F 24 Taylor, I'TianaI'Tiana Taylor style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Pflugerville Pflugerville, Texas
F 25 Stiasna, JenkaJenka Stiasna style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Rock Zvolen, Slovakia
G 33 Ebron, JaneshaJanesha Ebron style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr South Central Winterville, North Carolina
G/F 40 Holston, GabrielleGabrielle Holston style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Center Point Margaret, Alabama
F 40 Shaw, OndreaOndrea Shaw style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Moore Los Angeles, California
F 55 Laramie, MarinaMarina Laramie style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Ft. Zumwalt West St. Louis, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-07-14

Schedule and results

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Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/14/2014* vs. Fairfield
(URI Tip-Off)		 W 83–68  1–0 Ryan Center (908)
11/15/2014* at Rhode Island
(URI Tip-Off)		 W 66–38  2–0 Ryan Center (633)
11/19/2014* College of Charleston W 68–55  3–0 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1,162)
11/21/2014* Delaware W 89–60  4–0 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,935)
11/23/2014* Bethune-Cookman W 71–42  5–0 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1,329)
11/27/2014* vs. #22 Syracuse
(Junkanoo Jam semifinals)		 L 58–69  5–1 St. George HS Gymnasium (150)
11/28/2014* vs. Wisconsin
(Junkanoo Jam consolation 3rd place game)		 W 61–43  6–1 St. George HS Gymnasium (150)
12/04/2014* at Cleveland State L 57–59  6–2 Wolstein Center (207)
12/06/2014* at Ohio W 76–68  7–2 Convocation Center (707)
12/09/2014* at Loyola (MD) W 82–33  8–2 Reitz Arena (211)
12/20/2014* Norfolk State W 65–36  9–2 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1,066)
12/28/2014 at South Florida L 62–69  9–3 (0–1) USF Sun Dome (3,513)
12/31/2014 #2 Connecticut L 38–89  9–4 (0–2) Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,706)
01/04/2015 at Memphis L 57–60 OT 9–5 (0–3) Elma Roane Fieldhouse (728)
01/07/2015 Tulane L 63–76  9–6 (0–4) Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (998)
01/10/2015 at Houston W 87–46  10–6 (1–4) Hofheinz Pavilion (355)
01/14/2015 at Tulsa W 77–68  11–6 (2–4) Reynolds Center (787)
01/18/2015 Memphis W 60–39  12–6 (3–4) Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1,277)
01/21/2015 at SMU W 67–49  13–6 (4–4) Moody Coliseum (725)
01/24/2015 Tulsa L 63–74  13–7 (4–5) Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1,417)
01/28/2015 at #2 Connecticut L 32–87  13–8 (4–6) XL Center (7,269)
01/31/2015 at Tulane W 67–63  14–8 (5–6) Devlin Fieldhouse (1,400)
02/03/2015 Houston W 79–56  15–8 (6–6) Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1,147)
02/10/2015 at Cincinnati W 78–53  16–8 (7–6) Fifth Third Arena (460)
02/15/2015 #25 South Florida W 65–64  17–8 (8–6) Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1,646)
02/18/2015 SMU W 67–53  18–8 (9–6) Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1,196)
02/21/2015 Cincinnati W 53–40  19–8 (10–6) Williams Arena (1,204)
02/28/2015 at Temple L 69–79  19–9 (10–7) McGonigle Hall (1,196)
03/02/2015 UCF W 67–57  20–9 (11–7) Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1,213)
2015 AAC Tournament
03/07/2015 vs. Temple
(Quarterfinals)		 W 77–71  21–9 Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A)
03/08/2015 vs. #1 Connecticut
(Semifinals)		 L 56–106  21–10 Mohegan Sun Arena (6,531)
WNIT
03/18/2015* Radford
(First Round)		 W 74–52  22–10 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (877)
03/22/2015* NC State
(Second Round)		 L 65–69  22–11 Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (2,160)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Eshe named East Carolina womens assistant". Retrieved 2014-06-13.
  2. ↑ "Macy Names Crayton Jones Assistant Coach". Retrieved 2014-07-07.
  3. ↑ "East Carolina officially joins American Athletic Conference". Retrieved 2014-07-03.
  4. ↑ http://www.ecupirates.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/ecu-w-baskbl-sched.html

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