2014–15 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team

2014–15 WKU Lady Toppers basketball

Conference USA Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference	Conference USA
2014–15 record	30–5 (16–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Michelle Clark-Heard (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Margaret Richards
Assistant coach	Greg Collins
Assistant coach	Candyce Bingham
Home arena	E. A. Diddle Arena

	Conf				Overall
2014–15 Conference USA women's basketball standings
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 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers were led by second year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard. They play their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were first year members of Conference USA. They finish the season 30-5, 16-2 in C-USA to win the Conference USA regular season and also won the Conference USA Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament which they were defeated by Texas in the first round.

Roster

2014–15 WKU Lady Toppers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	High School/Junior College	Home town
1.5 !G	5	Jones, MicahMicah Jones	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.0 !So	Green County HS	Greensburg, Ky.
3.5 !F	10	Brown, TashiaTashia Brown	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	2.0 !So	Lowndes HS	Lake Park, Ga.
4.5 !F/C	11	Gaines, BriaBria Gaines	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	2.0 !So	Bloom Township HS	Glenwood, Ill.
1.5 !G	12	Noble, KendallKendall Noble	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	2.5 !RS So	Perry County Central HS	Hazard, Ky.
3.5 !F	13	Harris, AleeyaAleeya Harris	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	John Jay HS	San Antonio, Texas
1.5 !G	14	Muhammad, KierraKierra Muhammad	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 64 !5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	2.0 !So	Paul Laurence Dunbar HS	Lexington, Ky.
5.0 !C	15	Savickaite, RutaRuta Savickaite	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	2.0 !So	Hamilton Heights Christian Academy	Vinius, Lithuania
2.5 !G/F	21	Govan, AlexisAlexis Govan	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	3.0 !Jr	Stevens HS	San Antonio, Texas
3.5 !F	23	Brown, IvyIvy Brown	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	1.0 !Fr	LaRue County HS	Hodgenville. Ky.
1.5 !G	24	Johnson, IleanaIleana Johnson	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	4.0 !Sr	Flagstaff HS	Flagstaff, Ariz.
3.5 !F	30	Gooch, ChastityChastity Gooch	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	4.0 !Sr	Franklin-Simpson HS	Franklin, Ky.
3.5 !F	33	McClain, JalynnJalynn McClain	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	3.0 !Jr	Jefferson	Jeffersonville, Ind.
3.5 !F	34	Norris, JaiveonnaJaiveonna Norris	style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; \| 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	1.0 !Fr	Homewood-Flossmoor HS	Chicago Heights, Ill.

Head coach

Michelle Clark-Heard

Assistant coach(es)

Margaret Richards
Greg Collins
Candyce Bingham

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2013-10-05

Schedule

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Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/10/2014		Bellarmine	W 102–55	–	E. A. Diddle Arena (N/A)
Regular season
11/15/2014*		Central Arkansas (Preseason WNIT First Round)	W 93–57	1–0	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,341)
11/17/2014*		at Colorado (Preseason WNIT Second Round)	W 79–78	2–0	Coors Events Center (1,550)
11/20/2014*		Albany (Preseason WNIT Semifinals)	W 63–54	3–0	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,296)
11/23/2014*		at Mississippi State (Preseason WNIT Championship Game)	L 77–88	3–1	Humphrey Coliseum (3,773)
11/25/2014*		at #12 Louisville	L 67–89	3–2	KFC Yum! Center (8,463)
11/28/2014*		vs. Tulane (Hofstra Tournament semifinals)	W 69–64	4–2	Hofstra Arena (N/A)
11/29/2014*		at Hofstra (Hofstra Tournament championship)	W 70–65 ^OT	5–2	Hofstra Arena (204)
12/01/2014*		Alabama A&M (BB&T Classic)	W 96–44	6–2	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,064)
12/04/2014*		Ole Miss	W 98–69	7–2	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,396)
12/06/2014*		Alabama State	W 93–54	8–2	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,023)
12/16/2014*		at Austin Peay	W 91–68	9–2	Dunn Center (433)
12/21/2014*		Ball State	W 84–59	10–2	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,114)
12/29/2014*		at Belmont	W 66–50	11–2	Curb Event Center (459)
01/04/2015		at Marshall	W 67–53	12–2 (1–0)	Cam Henderson Center (681)
01/08/2015	#25	at Charlotte	W 76–61	13–2 (2–0)	Dale F. Halton Arena (537)
01/10/2015	#25	at Old Dominion	W 76–60	14–2 (3–0)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,188)
01/15/2015		Florida Atlantic	W 80–43	15–2 (4–0)	E. A. Diddle Arena (4,733)
01/17/2015		FIU	W 81–42	16–2 (5–0)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,472)
01/22/2015	#24	at UTEP	W 80–74	17–2 (6–0)	Don Haskins Center (1,404)
01/24/2015	#24	at UTSA	L 63–64	17–3 (6–1)	Convocation Center (672)
01/29/2015		Louisiana Tech	W 82–66	18–3 (7–1)	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,144)
01/31/2015		Southern Miss	L 61–63	18–4 (7–2)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,766)
02/05/2015		at North Texas	W 77–49	19–4 (8–2)	The Super Pit (437)
02/07/2015		at Rice	W 83–76	20–4 (9–2)	Tudor Fieldhouse (547)
02/14/2015		Marshall	W 74–60	21–4 (10–2)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,419)
02/19/2015		UAB	W 59–51	22–4 (11–2)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,208)
02/21/2015		Middle Tennessee	W 63–60	23–4 (12–2)	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,023)
02/26/2015		at Florida Atlantic	W 85–74	24–4 (13–2)	FAU Arena (603)
02/28/2015		at FIU	W 88–47	25–4 (14–2)	FIU Arena (356)
03/05/2015		Charlotte	W 80–72	26–4 (15–2)	E. A. Diddle Arena (1,873)
03/07/2015		Old Dominion	W 71–62	27–4 (16–2)	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,102)
C-USA Tournament
03/12/2015		vs. Charlotte (Quarterfinals)	W 70–67	28–4	Bartow Arena (357)
03/13/2015		vs. Old Dominion (Semifinals)	W 61–59	29–4	Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (N/A)
03/14/2015		vs. Southern Miss (Championship Game)	W 60–57	30–4	Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (N/A)
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/20/2015*		vs. Texas (First Round)	L 64–66	30–5	Haas Pavilion (N/A)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	24	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV

References

↑ http://www.wkusports.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/wky-w-baskbl-sched.html

2014–15 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References