2014–15 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team

2014–15 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball
Conference Southland Conference
2014–15 record 15–18 (6–12 Southland)
Head coach Donna Finnie (2nd year)
Assistant coach Ben Chase (2nd year)
Assistant coach Lauren Tippert (2nd year)
Assistant coach Becca Allison (1st year)
Home arena Sharp Gymnasium
(Capacity: 1,500)
2014–15 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin*** 16 – 2   .889     23 – 8   .742
Lamar 14 – 4   .778     17 – 13   .567
Nicholls State 13 – 5   .722     17 – 13   .567
Texas A&M-CC 12 – 6   .667     16 – 14   .533
McNeese State 11 – 7   .611     18 – 14   .563
Northwestern State† 10 – 8   .556     19 – 15   .559
Central Arkansas 10 – 8   .556     17 – 14   .548
Abilene Christian* 9 – 9   .500     17 – 12   .586
Houston Baptist 6 – 12   .333     15 – 18   .455
New Orleans** 6 – 12   .333     8 – 19   .296
Sam Houston State 5 – 13   .278     6 – 22   .214
SE Louisiana 3 – 15   .167     7 – 22   .241
Incarnate Word* 2 – 16   .111     5 – 24   .172
† 2015 Southland Tournament winner
As of March 21, 2015
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
**Facing level 2 sanctions due to APR penalties
***Southland Tournament #1 seed; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team represents Houston Baptist University in the 2014–15 college basketball season. This is head coach Donna Finnie's second season as head coach at HBU.[1] The Huskies play their home games at the Sharp Gymnasium and are members of the Southland Conference.[2]

Media

All Houston Baptist games will be broadcast online live by Legacy Sports Network (LSN) with audio for all road games and video for all home games.

Roster

2014–15 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 3 Sihvola, HeidiHeidi Sihvola style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Makelanrinne Helsinki, Finland
G 5 Zderadicka, LisaLisa Zderadicka style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr HAK Korneuburg Vienna, Austria
G 11 Jefferson, TaylerTayler Jefferson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr North Shore Houston, TX
F 12 Lloyd, CaroCaro Lloyd style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr The Kings Hospital Dublin, Ireland
G 13 Lopez, EmelyEmely Lopez style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Westbury Houston, TX
F 14 McGarrachan, ErinErin McGarrachan style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr St. Maurice's
UTEP		 Cumbernauld, Scotland
F 20 Steenholdt, ShaniceShanice Steenholdt style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Roswell Roswell, NM
G 21 Arthur, RachelRachel Arthur style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Atascocita Humble, TX
F 23 Strickland, AnnaAnna Strickland style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr The Woodlands
Harding		 The Woodlands, TX
G 24 Shank, MeghanMeghan Shank style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Ventura Ventura, CA
F 25 Neal, MonetMonet Neal style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr William Howard Taft San Antonio, TX
F 30 Diaz, CarissaCarissa Diaz style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Tomball Tomball, TX
G 33 Elston, MaisieMaisie Elston style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Barking Abbey Rochford, England
G 35 Essien, EkeminiEkemini Essien style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Dallas Lutheran Carrollton, TX
F 42 Nwanguma, AshleighAshleigh Nwanguma style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Cinco Ranch Katy, TX
Head coach
  • Donna Finnie (Heriot Watt)
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-10-02

Schedule and results

[3]

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Out of Conference Schedule
11/14/2014* at TCU L 67–84  0–1 Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (1,344)
11/16/2014* at Texas–Arlington L 73–83  0–2 College Park Center (1,263)
11/22/2014* at Texas State W 61–56  1–2 Strahan Coliseum (1,166)
11/25/2014* Southwestern Assemblies of God W 85–57  2–2 Sharp Gymnasium (620)
11/29/2014* at Texas–Pan American L 72–75  2–3 UTPA Fieldhouse (342)
12/06/2014* at UTEP W 88–77  3–3 Don Haskins Center (1,309)
12/13/2014* Arlington Baptist College W 92–62  4–3 Sharp Gymnasium (407)
12/17/2014* Texas Southern L 80–92  4–4 Sharp Gymnasium (483)
12/19/2014* McMurry W 69–49  5–4 Sharp Gymnasium (149)
12/28/2014* Huston–Tillotson W 86–36  6–4 Sharp Gymnasium (150)
12/30/2014* at Texas Tech L 59–60  6–5 United Spirit Arena (2,249)
Southland Conference Schedule
01/02/2015 Northwestern State L 68–78  6–6 (0–1) Sharp Gymnasium (305)
01/05/2015 at McNeese State L 57–60  6–7 (0–2) Burton Coliseum (977)
01/08/2015 at Nicholls State L 58–70  6–8 (0–3) Stopher Gym (334)
01/10/2015 at Southeastern Louisiana L 59–67  6–9 (0–4) Southeastern Louisiana (315)
01/15/2015 Central Arkansas W 58–37  7–9 (1–4) Sharp Gymnasium (670)
01/17/205 New Orleans W 63–45  8–9 (2–4) Sharp Gymnasium (768)
01/24/2015 Lamar L 64–80  8–10 (2–5) Sharp Gymnasium (722)
01/29/2015 Abilene Christian L 50–53  8–11 (2–6) Sharp Gymnasium (489)
01/31/2015 at Sam Houston State L 67–74  8–12 (2–7) Bernard Johnson Coliseum (807)
02/05/2015 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 59–54  9–12 (3–7) Sharp Gymnasium (590)
02/07/2015 at Stephen F. Austin L 67–72  9–13 (3–8) William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,481)
02/12/2015 at Lamar L 62–79  9–14 (3–9) Montagne Center (765)
02/14/2015 Sam Houston State
(Play for Kay)		 W 66–61  10–14 (4–9) Sharp Gymnasium (680)
02/19/2015 Incarnate Word W 67–64  11–14 (5–9) Sharp Gymnasium (223)
02/25/2015 at Abilene Christian L 53–68  11–15 (5–10) Moody Coliseum (1,025)
02/28/2015 Stephen F. Austin L 57–69  11–16 (5–11) Sharp Gymnasium (820)
03/05/2015 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 48–73  11–17 (5–12) American Bank Center (N/A)
03/07/2015 at Incarnate Word W 81–71  12–17 (6–12) McDermott Convocation Center (216)
Southland Conference Tournament
03/12/2015 vs. McNeese State W 70–68  13–17 Merrell Center (N/A)
03/13/2015 vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 49–48  14–17 Merrell Center (N/A)
03/14/2015 vs. Stephen F. Austin W 88–81  15–17 Merrell Center (N/A)
03/15/2015 vs. Northwestern State L 50–58  15–18 Merrell Center (968)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also

2014–15 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team

References

  1. ↑ "FINNIE BLAZES BRIT TRAIL IN HOUSTON". MVP Basketball. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
  2. ↑ "Houston Baptist to join Southland Conference". Chron. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
  3. ↑ "Houston Baptist University Huskies Athletics - 2014-15 Women's Basketball Schedule". hbuhuskies.com. Retrieved 2014-10-02.