2014–15 Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball team

2014–15 Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball
NCAA Central Regional Champions
MIAA Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
Conference Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association
Ranking
Coaches #9
2014–15 record 29–5 (15–4 MIAA)
Head coach Jory Collins (5th year)
Assistant coach Brian McIntosh
Assistant coach Laura Patrick (GA)
Home arena William L. White Auditorium

The 2014–15 Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball team represents Emporia State University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division II women's basketball season, which is the Lady Hornets' 41st basketball season. The Lady Hornets are led by head coach Jory Collins, who is in his fifth season at the helm of the Lady Hornets.[1] The team plays its home games on Slaymaker Court at White Auditorium in Emporia, Kansas, its home court since 1974.[2] Emporia State is a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.

Preseason outlook

On October 22, the MIAA released its Preseason Coaches Poll.[3] On November 6, the Lady Hornets were ranked 7th in the nation.[4] The Lady Hornets have finished in the top three of the MIAA or have advanced to the MIAA Tournament Championship game in each of the last 12 years and 16 of the last 17 years. On November 18, the Lady Hornets were picked No. 1 in the Central Region in the inaugural NCAA Division II Women's Basketball DII SIDA Regional Poll.[5]

2014–15 Roster

2014–15 Emporia State Hornets women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Home town
G 2 Moten, KellyKelly Moten style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Roosevelt Gary, Ind.
G 3 Costley, BrookeBrooke Costley  style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS So Mexico Mexico, Mo.
G 4 Barnwell, KelseyKelsey Barnwell style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Kansas HS/UMKC Kansas, Ok.
F 5 Gordan, WhitneyWhitney Gordan style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Marion/Wyoming Marion, Ks.
G 14 Holloway, MeganMegan Holloway style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Salina Salina, Ks.
F 20 Bruner, AshtonAshton Bruner style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr McPherson/Barton CC McPherson, Ks.
G 22 Kramer, JaceeJacee Kramer style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Jefferson County North Winchester, Ks.
G 24 Lackey, AddieAddie Lackey style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Hillsboro Hillsboro, Ks.
F 30 Flott, KathrynKathryn Flott style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Olpe Olpe, Ks.
G/F 33 Miller, KyrstieKyrstie Miller style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Holton Holton, Ks.
F 35 Quick, MerissaMerissa Quick style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Cheney Cheney, Ks.
F 45 Vandiver, AmberAmber Vandiver  style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Capital HS/Boise St. Westminister, Col.
Head coach

Jory Collins

Assistant coach(es)

Brian McIntosh
Laura Patrick (GA)

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-11-03

Media

The Lady Hornets basketball games are broadcast on KFFX-FM, Mix 104.9.[6]

Schedule

Source: [7]

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
Exhibition
11/03/2014* #7 at Kansas State L 50–54  0–1 Bramlage Coliseum
11/06/2014* #7 Evangel W 73–41  1–1 White Auditorium
Regular Season
11/14/2014* #7 Texas Woman's W 76–61  1–0 D.L. Ligon Coliseum
11/15/2014* #7 at Midwestern State W 62–51  2–0 D.L. Ligon Coliseum
11/22/2014* #7 Southwestern College (KS) W 91–40  3–0 White Auditorium
11/25/2014* #2 Henderson State W 93–53  4–0 White Auditorium
11/29/2014* #2 Southwestern Oklahoma State W 63–56  5–0 White Auditorium
12/03/2014 #1 Northwest Missouri State W 80–44  6–0 (1–0) White Auditorium
12/06/2014* #1 Newman (Kansas) W 85–49  7–0 (1–0) White Auditorium
12/13/2014 #1 at Southwest Baptist W 74–63  8–0 (2–0) Meyer Sports Center
12/17/2014* #1 at Southern Arkansas W 85–42  9–0 (2–0) W.T. Watson Athletic Center
12/20/2014 #1 at #22 Missouri Southern W 75–53  10–0 (3–0) Leggett & Platt Athletic Center
01/03/2015 #1 Lincoln (MO) W 99–57  11–0 (4–0) White Auditorium
01/05/2015 #1 Lindenwood W 97–52  12–0 (5–0) White Auditorium
01/08/2015 #1 at Missouri Western W 57–56  13–0 (6–0) MWSU Fieldhouse
01/10/2015 #1 at Central Missouri L 61–62  13–1 (6–1) UCM Multipurpose Building
01/14/2015 #3 at #2 Pittsburg State W 65–61 OT 14–1 (7–1) John Lance Arena
01/21/2015 #2 at Northeastern State W 69–36  15–1 (8–1) NSU Event Center
01/24/2015 #2 at Central Oklahoma W 63–53  16–1 (9–1) Hamilton Field House
01/28/2015 #2 #6 Fort Hays State L 55–65  16–2 (9–2) White Auditorium
02/01/2015 #2 Nebraska–Kearney W 80–49  17–2 (10–2) White Auditorium
02/04/2015 #6 Washburn
(Turnpike Tussle)		 W 62–55  18–2 (11–2) White Auditorium
02/07/2015 #6 at #3 Fort Hays State L 62–72  18–3 (11–3) Gross Memorial Coliseum
02/12/2015 #9 Northeastern State L 56–58 OT 18–4 (11–4) White Auditorium
02/14/2015 #9 Central Oklahoma W 80–67  19–4 (12–4) White Auditorium
02/19/2015 #13 at Nebraska–Kearney W 73–57  20–4 (13–4) Health and Sports Center
02/21/2015 #13 at Washburn
(Turnpike Tussle)		 W 73–54  21–4 (14–4) Lee Arena
02/25/2015 #12 #11 Pittsburg State W 62–58  22–4 (15–4) White Auditorium
2015 MIAA Tournament
03/06/2015 #10 vs. Missouri Western W 77–60  23–4 Municipal Auditorium
03/07/2015 #10 #13 Pittsburg State W 67–53  24–4 Municipal Auditorium
03/08/2015 #10 #4 Fort Hays State W 49–46  25–4 Municipal Auditorium
2015 NCAA Tournament
03/13/2015* #9 Arkansas Tech
(NCAA Division II Central Regional First Round)		 W 68–51  26–4 Gross Memorial Coliseum
03/14/2015* #9 #16 Pittsburg State
(NCAA Central Regional Semifinals)		 W 65–54 OT 27–4 Gross Memorial Coliseum
03/16/2015* #9 #6 Fort Hays State
(NCAA Division II Regional Final)		 W 66–61  28–4 Gross Memorial Coliseum
03/24/2015* #9 #5 West Texas A&M
(NCAA Division II Elite 8)		 W 62–50  29–4 Sanford Pentagon
03/25/2015* #9 #14 California (Pa.)
(NCAA Division II Final Four)		 L 46–51  29–5 Sanford Pentagon
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from WBCA/USA Today Coaches Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in CST.

Rankings

 Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season 		Week
2 		Week
3 		Week
4 		Week
5 		Week
6 		Week
7 		Week
8 		Week
9 		Week
10 		Week
11 		Week
12 		Week
13 		Week
14 		Week
15 		Week
16 		Week
17 		Final
Coaches 7 7 7 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 6 9 13 12 10 9
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

References

  1. ↑ Collins enters 5th season as Head Coach
  2. ↑ "History". Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  3. ↑ ESU Ranked First in MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll
  4. ↑ 7th in the Nation
  5. ↑ No. 1 in central region
  6. ↑ Media Coverage
  7. ↑ 2014–15 Schedule

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