2014–15 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team

2014–15 SMU Mustangs women's basketball
Conference American Athletic Conference
2014–15 record 7–23 (3–15 AAC)
Head coach Rhonda Rompola (24th year)
Assistant coach Lisa Dark
Assistant coach Deneen Parker
Assistant coach Danny Hughes
Home arena Moody Coliseum
2014–15 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#1 Connecticut † 18 – 0   1.000     38 – 1   .974
#25 South Florida 15 – 3   .833     27 – 8   .771
Tulsa 12 – 6   .667     18 – 14   .563
Temple 12 – 6   .667     20 – 17   .541
East Carolina 11 – 7   .611     22 – 11   .667
Tulane 11 – 7   .611     22 – 11   .667
Memphis 7 – 11   .389     14 – 17   .452
UCF 5 – 13   .278     9 – 21   .300
Cincinnati 4 – 14   .222     8 – 23   .258
SMU 3 – 15   .167     7 – 23   .233
Houston 1 – 17   .056     6 – 24   .200
† American Tournament winner winner
As of 7 April 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team will represent Southern Methodist University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mustangs will play their home games at Moody Coliseum. The 2014–15 season will be the second season the Mustangs will participate in the American Athletic Conference.[1] The Mustangs were coached by 24th year head coach Rhonda Rompola. They finished the season 7-23, 3-15 in AAC play for a tenth-place finish. They lost in the first round in the 2015 American Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament to Memphis.

Media

All Pony Express games will air on KAAM. Before conference season home games will be streamed on Pony Up TV. Conference home games will rotate between ESPN3, AAC Digital, and Pony Up TV. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

2014–15 Roster

2014–15 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 12 Bolton, MorganMorgan Bolton style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS So Ark.-Little Rock Duncanville, Texas
F 25 Brame, TaylorTaylor Brame style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Whitney Young Chicago, Ill.
G 5 DeGar, AurmaniAurmani DeGar style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Mansfield Timberview Arlington, Texas
F 10 Froling, AliciaAlicia Froling style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Australia Institute of Sport Queensland, Australia
F 11 Froling, KeelyKeely Froling style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Australia Institute of Sport Queensland, Australia
F 31 Hives-McCray, DestyneeDestynee Hives-McCray style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Jr Martin Arlington, Texas
G 0 Perry, KiaraKiara Perry style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Duncanville Duncanville, Texas
G 4 Reese, MikaylaMikayla Reese style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Sand Creek Colorado Springs, Colo.
G 32 Short, RavenRaven Short style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Marcus Flower Mound, Texas
G 3 Wilkins, GabrielleGabrielle Wilkins style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Garland Garland, Texas
Head coach

Rhonda Rampola (Southern Methodist)

Assistant coach(es)

Lisa Dark (Southern Methodist)
Deneen Parker (Stephen F. Austin)
Danny Hughes (Texas Christian)

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-14

Schedule and results

[2]

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/14/2014* Northern Colorado L 44–57  0–1 Moody Coliseum (7,000)
11/16/2014* UTEP W 63–59  1–1 Moody Coliseum (347)
11/19/2014* at TCU L 62–72  1–2 Student Recreation Center (1,379)
11/22/2014* Eastern Washington W 69–53  2–2 Moody Coliseum (N/A)
11/28/2014* Florida A&M
(SMU Thanksgiving Classic semifinals)		 W 77–46  3–2 Moody Coliseum (738)
11/29/2014* USC
(SMU Thanksgiving Classic championship)		 L 57–64  3–3 Moody Coliseum (641)
12/03/2014* North Texas W 62–55  4–3 Moody Coliseum (937)
12/06/2014* at Arizona State L 42–77  4–4 Wells Fargo Arena (1,634)
12/09/2014* #4 Texas A&M L 62–70  4–5 Moody Coliseum (1,155)
12/20/2014* vs. Indiana State
(St. John's Invitational semifinals)		 L 55–64  4–6 Carnesecca Arena (967)
12/21/2014* vs. Auburn
(St. John's Invitational Consolation Game)		 L 43–56  4–7 Carnesecca Arena (N/A)
12/27/2014 at #2 Connecticut L 45–96  4–8 (0–1) XL Center (9,972)
12/30/2014 at Temple L 64–77  4–9 (0–2) McGonigle Hall (903)
01/03/2015 Houston L 45–63  4–10 (0–3) Moody Coliseum (907)
01/11/2015 #2 Connecticut L 28–87  4–11 (0–4) Moody Coliseum (2,606)
01/14/2015 at South Florida L 59–82  4–12 (0–5) USF Sun Dome (1,673)
01/17/2015 at Tulane L 58–60  4–13 (0–6) Devlin Fieldhouse (868)
01/21/2015 East Carolina L 49–67  4–14 (0–7) Moody Coliseum (725)
01/25/2015 UCF L 57–61  4–15 (0–8) Moody Coliseum (876)
01/28/2015 at Tulsa L 58–74  4–16 (0–9) Reynolds Center (784)
02/03/2015 Tulane L 60–84  4–17 (0–10) Moody Coliseum (641)
02/07/2015 at UCF W 70–60  5–17 (1–10) CFE Arena (2,693)
02/10/2015 #25 South Florida L 51–72  5–18 (1–11) Moody Coliseum (494)
02/14/2015 Tulsa L 59–72  5–19 (1–12) Moody Coliseum (685)
02/18/2015 at East Carolina L 53–67  5–20 (1–13) Williams Arena (1,196)
02/21/2015 at Houston W 68–51  6–20 (2–13) Hofheinz Pavilion (915)
02/25/2015 Temple L 39–55  6–21 (2–14) Moody Coliseum (534)
02/28/2015 Cincinnati L 46–56  6–22 (2–15) Moody Coliseum (640)
03/02/2015 at Memphis W 60–53  7–22 (3–15) Elma Roane Fieldhouse (912)
2015 AAC Tournament
03/06/2015 vs. Memphis
(First Round)		 L 59–71  7–23 Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Nichols: Despite slightly watered-down roster, new American Athletic Conference offers SMU vastly improved TV exposure". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 2013-06-30.
  2. ↑ http://www.smumustangs.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/smu-w-baskbl-sched.html

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