2014–15 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team

2014–15 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball
WBI, Quarterfinals
Conference Big East Conference
2014–15 record 18–15 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach Brian Neal (4th year)
Assistant coach Carla D. Morrow
Assistant coach Bryce McKey
Assistant coach Garry Horton
Home arena Cintas Center
2014–15 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Seton Hall * 15 – 3   .833     28 – 6   .824
DePaul † 15 – 3   .833     27 – 8   .771
Villanova 12 – 6   .667     22 – 14   .611
St. John's 11 – 7   .611     23 – 11   .676
Creighton 10 – 8   .556     17 – 14   .548
Butler 10 – 8   .556     14 – 16   .467
Xavier 8 – 10   .444     18 – 14   .563
Marquette 4 – 14   .222     9 – 22   .290
Providence 3 – 15   .167     6 – 24   .200
Georgetown 2 – 16   .111     4 – 27   .129
† 2015 Big East Basketball Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of March 29, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Musketeers, led by fourth year head coach Brian Neal, they played their games at the Cintas Center and were second year members of the newly reorganized Big East Conference. They finish the season 18-15, 8-10 for a seventh-place finish. They lost quarterfinals of the 2015 Big East Women's Basketball Tournament to DePaul. They were invited to the 2015 Women's Basketball Invitational which they lost to Siena in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2014–15 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 0 Turner, MarquiaMarquia Turner style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Hoover HS North Canton, Ohio
G 1 Fincher, KindellKindell Fincher style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Canterbury HS Fort Wayne, Ind.
G 2 Kynard, MaleekaMaleeka Kynard  style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Start/Ohio State Toledo, Ohio
G 5 Davis, KaylaKayla Davis style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So St. Marguerite d'Youville Brampton, Ontario
G 12 Byrd, JadaJada Byrd style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Redan HS Lithonia Ga.
F 14 Glover, BrianaBriana Glover style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Mason Mason, Ohio
G 15 Zantt, AliyahAliyah Zantt style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Reynoldsburg HS Reynoldsburg, Ohio
F 21 Blackwell, MaddisonMaddison Blackwell style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Lincoln HS Gahanna, Ohio
G 22 Dawson, EricaErica Dawson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Marietta HS Marietta, Ohio
F 23 Schaefer, LeahLeah Schaefer style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Highlands HS Alexandria, Ky.
G 24 Thompson, MarthaMartha Thompson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Solon HS Solon, Ohio
F 25 Äijänen, AnniinaAnniina Äijänen style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Sammon Keskuslukio Tampere, Finland
G 30 Gaffney, RaeshaunRaeshaun Gaffney style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Fairfield HS/Virginia Fairfield, Ohio
F 31 Ohlinger, ChristinaChristina Ohlinger style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Notre Dame Academy Toledo, Ohio
G 34 Gladney, BriannaBrianna Gladney style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Ronald Reagan HS San Antonio, Texas
G 35 Crittendon, JennaJenna Crittendon style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Ryle HS Union, Ky.
Head coach

Brian Neal

Assistant coach(es)

Carla D. Morrow
Bryce McKey
Garry Horton

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/15/2014* Wofford W 75–51  1–0 Cintas Center (1,589)
11/15/2014* Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 89–52  2–0 Cintas Center (543)
11/20/2014* Virginia L 62–71  2–1 Cintas Center (714)
11/22/2014* at Binghamton W 89–71  3–1 Binghamton University Events Center (1,378)
11/26/2014* Presbyterian W 45–43  4–1 Cintas Center (743)
11/30/2014* Robert Morris W 70–65 OT 5–1 Cintas Center (761)
12/03/2014 at St. John's L 42–65  5–2 (0–1) Carnesecca Arena (691)
12/07/2014* at Middle Tennessee L 68–90  5–3 Murphy Center (3,398)
12/10/2014* Monmouth W 61–45  6–3 Cintas Center (1,732)
12/14/2014* at Cincinnati
(Crosstown Classic)		 W 72–71  7–3 Fifth Third Arena (1,115)
12/20/2014* Lipscomb W 62–38  8–3 Cintas Center (1,031)
12/22/2014* at Kennesaw State L 60–61  8–4 KSU Convocation Center (367)
12/30/2014 at Marquette W 74–71  9–4 (1–1) Al McGuire Center (824)
01/02/2015 Creighton W 66–65  10–4 (2–1) Cintas Center (1,074)
01/04/2015 Providence W 71–49  11–4 (3–1) Cintas Center (991)
01/09/2015 at Seton Hall L 54–78  11–5 (3–2) Walsh Gymnasium (564)
01/11/2015 at DePaul L 61–84  11–6 (3–3) McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,535)
01/16/2015 Georgetown W 63–55  12–6 (4–3) Cintas Center (N/A)
01/18/2015 Villanova L 34–54  12–7 (4–4) Cintas Center (1,472)
01/25/2015 Butler L 54–58  12–8 (4–5) Cintas Center (1,863)
01/30/2015 at Creighton L 65–74  12–9 (4–6) D. J. Sokol Arena (1,002)
02/01/2015 at Providence W 68–57  13–9 (5–6) Alumni Hall (177)
02/06/2015 Marquette W 91–72  14–9 (6–6) Cintas Center (1,027)
02/08/2015 DePaul L 63–87  14–10 (6–7) Cintas Center (2,025)
02/13/2015 at Georgetown W 60–55  15–10 (7–7) McDonough Gymnasium (609)
02/15/2015 at Villanova L 48–64  15–11 (7–8) The Pavilion (1,035)
02/22/2015 at Butler L 53–71  15–12 (7–9) Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,086)
02/27/2015 Seton Hall L 60–77  15–13 (7–10) Cintas Center (884)
03/01/2015 St. John's W 74–61  16–13 (8–10) Cintas Center (1,286)
Big East Women's Tournament
03/07/2015 vs. Georgetown
(First Round)		 W 70–67  17–13 Allstate Arena (2,115)
03/08/2015 vs. DePaul
(Quarterfinals)		 L 53–87  17–14 Allstate Arena (N/A)
WBI
03/19/2015* William & Mary
(First Round)		 W 57–56  18–14 Cintas Center (624)
03/22/2015* Siena
(Quarterfinals)		 L 49–69  18–15 Cintas Center (581)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2014–15 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

References

  1. ↑ "Xavier University Official Athletic Site". goxavier.com. Retrieved 2014-12-05.