2014–15 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team

2014–15 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball
Conference Southland Conference
2014–15 record 18–14 (11–7 Southland)
Head coach Brooks Donald-Williams (8th year)
Assistant coach Kacie Cryer (4th year)
Assistant coach Benjamin Law (2nd year)
Assistant coach Tyria Snow[1] (2nd year)
Home arena Burton Coliseum
(Capacity: 8,000)
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 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by eighth year head coach Brooks Donald-Williams, played all their home games at Burton Coliseum. They are members of the Southland Conference. The team completed the 2014–15 season with a 18–14 overall record and a 11–7 Southland Conference record. The Cowgirls, seeded fifth in the 2015 Southland Conference Tournament, fell to eighth seed Houston Baptist 68–70 in the first round of the Southland Conference tournament. They received an invitation to the 2015 Women's Basketball Invitational tournament. In first round play, the Cowgirls defeated the Furman Paladins. The 2014–15 season ended when the team fell to the Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns in the second round of the tournament.

Roster

2014–15 McNeese State Cowgirls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 00 Hudnall, KearaKeara Hudnall style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Pearland HS Pearland, TX
G 1 Baggett, AllisonAllison Baggett style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Iota HS Iota, LA
F 3 Johnson, JayinJayin Johnson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Jennings HS Jennings, LA
G 4 Sheppard, DedeDede Sheppard style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr North Caddo HS Vivian, LA
F 5 Carswell, JasmynJasmyn Carswell style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Airline HS Bossier, LA
G 12 Verdin, AlainaAlaina Verdin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Terrebonne HS Houma, LA
F 14 Bolin, JericaJerica Bolin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Ozen HS Beaumont, TX
G 15 Guidry, GabbyGabby Guidry style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Lake Arthur HS Lake Arthur, LA
F 21 Rogers, MercedesMercedes Rogers style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Crowley HS Crowley, LA
G 22 Cupit, HannahHannah Cupit style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Sulphur HS Sulphur, LA
G 23 Donnes, AmberAmber Donnes style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So St. Thomas Aquinas HS Hammond, LA
G 24 Jenkins, HailyHaily Jenkins style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Martins Mill HS Ben Wheeler, TX
F 25 Haywood, FredericaFrederica Haywood style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr JFK HS Mound Bayou, MS
G 33 Rachal, VictoriaVictoria Rachal style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Natchitoches Central HS Natchitoches, LA
F 34 Boyd, TalisaTalisa Boyd style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Natchitoches Central HS
NE Mississippi		 Natchitoches, LA
F 44 Nwosah, AnnAnn Nwosah style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Lamar Consolidated HS Houston, TX
Head coach

Brooks Donald-Williams

Assistant coach(es)

Kacie Cryer
Benjamin Law
Tyria Snow

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-10-08

Schedule

Source[2]

Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Out of Conference Schedule
11/14/2014* Louisiana College W 83–61  1–0 Burton Coliseum (476)
11/16/2014* Tulane L 55–75  1–1 Burton Coliseum (384)
11/20/2014* LSU–Alexandria W 79–70  2–1 Burton Coliseum (537)
11/23/2014* Southern Miss W 57–55  3–1 Burton Coliseum (589)
11/26/2014* at Texas A&M L 27–93  3–2 Reed Arena (4,073)
12/03/2014* Wiley College W 67–66  4–2 Burton Coliseum (324)
12/10/2014* Centenary W 86–35  5–2 Burton Coliseum (334)
12/13/2014* at Louisiana–Monroe L 63–66  5–3 Fant–Ewing Coliseum (783)
12/17/2014* at Texas L 59–76  5–4 Frank Erwin Center (2,408)
12/19/2014* at Rice L 55–57 OT 5–5 Tudor Fieldhouse (220)
12/29/2014* Texas Southern W 74–70  6–5 Burton Coliseum (433)
Southland Conference Schedule
01/03/2015 Stephen F. Austin W 73–67  7–5 (1–0) Burton Coliseum (1,046)
01/05/2015 Houston Baptist W 60–57  8–5 (2–0) Burton Coliseum (977)
01/10/2015 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 65–76  8–6 (2–1) Dugan Wellness Center (839)
01/14/2015 Abilene Christian L 59–75  8–7 (2–2) Burton Coliseum (1,032)
01/17/2015 at Sam Houston State W 79–74  9–7 (3–2) Bernard Johnson Coliseum (477)
01/22/2015 at Incarnate Word W 104–101 2OT 10–7 (4–2) McDermott Center (286)
01/24/2015 at Northwestern State L 54–75  10–8 (4–3) Prather Coliseum (1,912)
01/29/2015 at Southeastern Louisiana W 78–57  11–8 (5–3) University Center (527)
01/31/2015 New Orleans W 82–58  12–8 (6–3) Burton Coliseum (1,823)
02/05/2015 at New Orleans L 86–90 3OT 12–9 (6–4) Lakefront Arena (302)
02/07/2015 at Nicholls State L 59–70  12–10 (6–5) Stopher Gym (623)
02/12/2015 Southeastern Louisiana W 66–62  13–10 (7–5) Burton Coliseum (951)
02/14/2015 Northwestern State W 68–57  14–10 (8–5) Burton Coliseum (1,079)
02/18/2015 at Central Arkansas W 65–53  15–10 (9–5) Farris Center (687)
02/21/2015 at Lamar L 67–75  15–11 (9–6) Montagne Center (997)
02/26/2015 Lamar W 98–77  16–11 (10–6) Burton Coliseum (1,002)
02/28/2015 Nicholls State L 68–73  16–12 (10–7) Burton Coliseum (1,418)
03/07/2015 Central Arkansas W 72–68  17–12 (11–7) Burton Coliseum (1,005)
Southland Conference Tournament
03/12/2015 vs. Houston Baptist L 68–70  17–13 Leonard E. Merrell Center (N/A)
2015 Women's Basketball Invitational
03/19/2015 Furman
(First Round)		 W 87–70  18–13 Lake Charles Civic Center (630)
03/21/2015 Louisiana–Lafayette
(Second Round)		 L 58–63  18–14 CajunDome (1,169)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2014–15 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

References

  1. ↑ "Snow joins McNeese State's women's program". NewsOK. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
  2. ↑ "2014-15 Women's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved 2014-10-08.