2014–15 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team

2014–15 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball

Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
2014–15 record	17–13 (8–8 A-10)
Head coach	Daynia La-Force (1st year)
Assistant coach	Tom Blake^[1] (1st year)
Assistant coach	Timothy Eatman^[1] (1st year)
Assistant coach	Marcus Reilly (3rd year)
Home arena	Ryan Center

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#19 George Washington^†	15	–	1	.938	29	–	4	.879
Dayton	14	–	2	.875	28	–	7	.800
Duquesne	12	–	4	.750	23	–	11	.676
Fordham	11	–	5	.688	21	–	12	.636
Richmond	9	–	7	.563	19	–	14	.576
Rhode Island	8	–	8	.500	17	–	13	.567
Saint Joseph's	8	–	8	.500	13	–	17	.433
VCU	7	–	9	.438	16	–	14	.533
Saint Louis	7	–	9	.438	15	–	16	.484
St. Bonaventure	5	–	11	.313	15	–	15	.500
La Salle	5	–	11	.313	15	–	16	.484
George Mason	5	–	11	.313	13	–	17	.433
UMass	5	–	11	.313	12	–	18	.400
Davidson	1	–	15	.063	5	–	25	.167


† 2015 A10 Tournament winner As of 30 March 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team will represent the University of Rhode Island during the 2014–15 college basketball season. Daynia La-Force assumes the responsibility as head coach for her first season.^[2] The Rams were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference and play their home games at the Ryan Center. They finished the season 17-13, 8-8 in A-10 play in for a tie for a sixth-place finish. They advance to the quarterfinals of the 2015 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Tournament which they lost to Duquense.

2014–15 media

All Rams home games and most conference road games that aren't televised will be shown on the A-10 Digital Network.

Roster

2014–15 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Melendez, TayraTayra Melendez	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	3.0 !Jr	The Rivers School	Mattapan, MA
1.5 !G	3	Wilson, ChariseCharise Wilson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 65 !5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	1.0 !Fr	St. Anthony's	West Babylon, NY
1.5 !G	12	Johnson, MorganMorgan Johnson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	Keystone	Knox, PA
1.5 !G	13	Banker, KallieKallie Banker	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	2.5 !RS So	Grand Island	Grand Island, NY
1.5 !G	14	Whittaker, TenekaTeneka Whittaker	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	4.0 !Sr	Our Lady of Lourdes	Poughkeepsie, NY
3.5 !F	15	Palmer, KiaraKiara Palmer	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	2.0 !So	Our Lady of Lourdes	Miami, FL
1.5 !G	20	Ward, DominiqueDominique Ward	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.0 !Fr	Rancocas Valley	Trenton, NJ
1.5 !G	21	Bullard, SymoneSymone Bullard	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	3.0 !Jr	American heritage Plantation	Pompano Beach, FL
1.5 !G	22	Cooper, DempseyDempsey Cooper	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.0 !So	Germantown Academy	Doylestown, PA
1.5 !G	23	Thomas, BriannaBrianna Thomas	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.0 !Jr	Gettysburg Area	Gettuysburg, PA
1.5 !G	24	Straumann, MeganMegan Straumann	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	4.0 !Sr	Cary-Grove	Cary, IL
3.5 !F	30	Raysor, TylerTyler Raysor	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	1.0 !Fr	Haddon Heights	Lawnside, NJ
3.5 !F	32	Lewis, SydneySydney Lewis	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	4.0 !Sr	Our Lady of Good Counsel	Beltsville, MD
3.5 !F	33	Johnson, TatiTati Johnson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	3.0 !Jr	Morristown-Beard School	Newark, NJ
3.5 !F	34	Tabakman, SamanthaSamantha Tabakman	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	3.0 !Jr	Pequannock Township	Pompton Plains, NJ

Head coach

Daynia La-Force (Georgetown)

Assistant coach(es)

Tom Blake (Connecticut)
Timothy Eatman (Talledega)
Marcus Reilly (Trinity)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2014-07-08

Schedule

^[3]

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/14/2014*	Marshall (URI Tip-Off Tournament)	L 45–61	0–1	Ryan Center (908)
11/15/2014*	East Carolina (URI Tip-Off Tournament)	L 38–66	0–2	Ryan Center (633)
11/19/2014*	at UMass Lowell	W 75–66	1–2	Costello Athletic Center (411)
11/24/2014*	at Columbia	L 69–79 ^OT	1–3	Levien Gymnasium (266)
11/28/2014*	vs. Towson (LIU Tournament)	W 60–49	2–3	Steinberg Wellness Center (345)
11/29/2014*	at LIU Brooklyn (LIU Tournament)	W 66–49	3–3	Steinberg Wellness Center (397)
12/03/2014*	Brown (Ocean State Cup)	W 65–61	4–3	Ryan Center (362)
12/06/2014*	Central Connecticut	W 58–46	5–3	Ryan Center (369)
12/07/2014*	at Providence (Ocean State Cup)	W 63–56	6–3	Alumni Hall (241)
12/09/2014*	Boston University	W 56–48	7–3	Ryan Center (365)
12/21/2014*	at Bryant (Ocean State Cup)	W 60–56	8–3	Chace Athletic Center (182)
12/30/2014*	Dartmouth	L 44–54	8–4	Ryan Center (288)
01/03/2015	Duquesne	W 62–61	9–4 (1–0)	Ryan Center (366)
01/08/2015	at VCU	L 48–64	9–5 (1–1)	Siegel Center (392)
01/11/2015	at Davidson	W 71–62	10–5 (2–1)	John M. Belk Arena (427)
01/15/2015	George Washington	L 49–59	10–6 (2–2)	Ryan Center (319)
01/18/2015	La Salle	W 55–54	11–6 (3–2)	Ryan Center (933)
02/21/2015	at Dayton	L 33–77	11–7 (3–3)	UD Arena (1,875)
01/24/2015	at George Mason	W 57–45	12–7 (4–3)	Patriot Center (863)
01/30/2015	Richmond	L 50–54	12–8 (4–4)	Ryan Center (592)
02/04/2015	Massachusetts	W 70–58	13–8 (5–4)	Ryan Center (407)
02/08/2015	at St. Bonaventure	L 59–73	13–9 (5–5)	Reilly Center (826)
02/11/2015	Saint Joseph's	W 63–61 ^OT	14–9 (6–5)	Ryan Center (403)
02/15/2015	Fordham	W 74–59	15–9 (7–5)	Ryan Center (433)
02/19/2015	La Salle	L 45–47	15–10 (7–6)	Tom Gola Arena (305)
02/22/2015	at Duquesne	L 50–60	15–11 (7–7)	Palumbo Center (750)
02/26/2015	Saint Louis	W 68–53	16–11 (8–7)	Ryan Center (669)
03/01/2015	at Massachusetts	L 70–78	16–12 (8–8)	Mullins Center (612)
Atlantic 10 Tournament
03/05/2015	vs. La Salle (Second Round)	W 65–60	17–12	Richmond Coliseum (849)
03/06/2015	vs. Duquense (Quarterfinals)	L 53–66	17–13	Richmond Coliseum (1,692)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball 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	Week 18	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 "Morrissey returns to URI roots". Independence RI. Retrieved 2014-07-02.
↑ "URI hires new women’s basketball coach, Daynia La-Force". Providence Journal. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
↑ http://gorhody.com/sports/w-baskbl/2014-15/schedule

2014–15 Rhode Island Rams women's basketball team

2014–15 media

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References