2014–15 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team

2014–15 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball
WBI, Quarterfinals
Conference Conference USA
2014–15 record 17–15 (8–10 C-USA)
Head coach Matt Daniel (2nd year)
Assistant coach Tony Kemper
Assistant coach Caronica Randle
Assistant coach Devrinn Paul
Home arena Cam Henderson Center
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 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team represents the Marshall University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by third year head coach Matt Daniel, play their home games at the Cam Henderson Center and were members of Conference USA. They finish the season 17-15, 8-10 for in C-USA play for a ninth-place finish. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2015 Conference USA Women's Basketball Tournament to Charlotte. They were invited to 2015 Women's Basketball Invitational where they lost in the quarterfinals to Mercer.

Roster

2014–15 Marshall Thundering Herd women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
F 0 Hamilton, TalequiaTalequia Hamilton style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Cincinnati Huntington, WV
G/F 1 Scott, LeahLeah Scott style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Iowa Western CC Detroit, MI
G 3 Johnson, AJAJ Johnson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Northeast CC Silver Spring, MD
G 4 Porter, TaylorTaylor Porter style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Murray State Fort Gay, WV
G 5 Akers, McKenzieMcKenzie Akers style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Princeton Senior HS Princeton, WV
G 11 Sorrells, AjaAja Sorrells style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Hutchinson CC Athens, GA
G 20 Victrum, NorrishaNorrisha Victrum style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Columbia HS Columbia, SC
F 21 Romero, ChelseyChelsey Romero style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Kecoughtan HS Hampton, VA
G 22 Evans, KianaKiana Evans style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Huntington HS Huntington, WV
G 23 Chambers, EnjonaeEnjonae Chambers style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Conway HS Conaway, AR
G 24 Lambert, AshleyAshley Lambert style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr UMBC Woodbridge, VA
C 33 Ezeigbo, ChukwukaChukwuka Ezeigbo style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Notre Dame HS Trenton, NJ
Head coach

Matt Daniel

Assistant coach(es)

Tony Kemper
Caronica Randle
Devrinn Paul

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

Roster

Rankings

 Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
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19 		Final
AP
Coaches
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes

Schedule

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Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/14/2014* at Rhode Island
(URI Tip-Off)		 W 61–45  1–0 Ryan Center (908)
11/15/2014* vs. Fairfield
(URI Tip-Off)		 W 68–55  2–0 Ryan Center (N/A)
11/22/2014* Maryland Eastern Shore W 74–57  3–0 Cam Henderson Center (447)
11/26/2014* at Cornell L 49–58  3–1 Newman Arena (458)
11/29/2014* at Coastal Carolina W 77–65  4–1 HTC Center (316)
12/06/2014* at Eastern Kentucky L 58–63  4–2 Alumni Coliseum (175)
12/10/2014* Salem International W 84–41  5–2 Cam Henderson Center (472)
12/16/2014* at Norfolk State W 73–71  6–2 Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (165)
12/20/2014* vs. #22 West Virginia
(Chesapeake Energy Capital Classic)		 L 56–69  6–3 Charleston Civic Center (2,421)
12/22/2014* Brescia W 127–56  7–3 Cam Henderson Center (312)
12/29/2014* Robert Morris W 62–46  8–3 Cam Henderson Center (541)
01/04/2015 WKU L 53–67  8–4 (0–1) Cam Henderson Center (681)
01/08/2015 at Old Dominion W 69–37  9–4 (1–1) Ted Constant Convocation Center (1,808)
01/10/2015 at Charlotte L 56–74  9–5 (1–2) Dale F. Halton Arena (746)
01/15/2015 FIU W 67–61  10–5 (2–2) Cam Henderson Center (445)
01/17/2015 Florida Atlantic W 66–59  11–5 (3–2) Cam Henderson Center (467)
01/22/2015 at UTSA L 48–60  11–6 (3–3) Convocation Center (546)
01/24/2015 at UTEP W 76–71  12–6 (4–3) Don Haskins Center (1,744)
01/29/2015 Southern Miss W 67–65  13–6 (5–3) Cam Henderson Center (454)
01/31/2015 Louisiana Tech L 67–68  13–7 (5–4) Cam Henderson Center (643)
02/05/2015 at Rice W 72–69  14–7 (6–4) Tudor Fieldhouse (218)
02/07/2015 at North Texas L 42–45  14–8 (6–5) The Super Pit (277)
02/14/2015 at WKU L 60–74  14–9 (6–6) E. A. Diddle Arena (1,419)
02/19/2015 Middle Tennessee L 48–74  14–10 (6–7) Cam Henderson Center (531)
02/21/2015 UAB W 71–52  15–10 (7–7) Cam Henderson Center (638)
02/26/2015 at FIU W 74–50  16–10 (8–7) FIU Arena (296)
02/28/2015 at Florida Atlantic L 73–83  16–11 (8–8) FAU Arena (592)
03/05/2015 Old Dominion L 55–67  16–12 (8–9) Cam Henderson Center (575)
03/07/2015 Charlotte L 58–66  16–13 (8–10) Cam Henderson Center (805)
Conference USA Women's Tournament
03/11/2015 vs. Charlotte
(Quarterfinals)		 L 52–67  16–14 Bartow Arena (212)
WBI
03/19/2015* at Northern Kentucky
(First Round)		 W 81–79  17–14 The Bank of Kentucky Center (486)
03/22/2015* at Mercer
(Quarterfinals)		 L 71–73  17–15 Hawkins Arena (1,227)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2014–15 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

References

  1. ↑ http://www.herdzone.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/mars-w-baskbl-sched.html