2013–14 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team

2013–14 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball
Conference Southland Conference
2013–14 record 19–14 (10–8 Southland)
Head coach Brooks Donald-Williams (7th year)
Assistant coach Kacie Cryer (3rd year)
Assistant coach Benjamin Law (1st year)
Assistant coach Tyria Snow[1] (1st year)
Home arena Burton Coliseum
Sudduth Coliseum
2013–14 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Lamar*** 13 – 5   .722     18 – 13   .581
Stephen F. Austin 13 – 5   .722     23 – 13   .639
Central Arkansas 12 – 6   .667     18 – 12   .600
Northwestern State† 11 – 7   .611     21 – 13   .618
Nicholls State 11 – 7   .611     17 – 14   .548
Texas A&M-CC 11 – 7   .611     18 – 12   .600
Abilene Christian* 8 – 6   .571     18 – 12   .600
McNeese State 10 – 8   .556     19 – 14   .576
Oral Roberts 8 – 10   .444     9 – 20   .310
Houston Baptist 8 – 10   .444     12 – 17   .414
Sam Houston State 8 – 10   .444     13 – 16   .448
Southeastern Louisiana 7 – 11   .389     8 – 22   .267
Incarnate Word* 2 – 12   .143     8 – 19   .296
New Orleans** 0 – 18   .000     0 – 29   .000
† 2014 Southland Tournament winner
As of March 22, 2014
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
**ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
***Southland Tournament #1 seed; Rankings from AP Poll[2][3]

The 2013–14 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls were led by seventh year head coach Brooks Donald-Williams, played their home games at Burton Coliseum, with three home games at Sudduth Coliseum. They are members of the Southland Conference. At the conclusion of the 2014 Southland Conference Women's Basketball Tournament the Cowgirls received an invitation to compete in the 2014 Women's Basketball Invitational tournament.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Year Hometown
1 Allison Baggett Guard 5–9 Sophomore Iota, Louisiana
3 Jayln Johnson Guard 5–5 Sophomore Jennings, Louisiana
12 Alaina Verden Guard 5–9 Junior Houma, Louisiana
21 Mercedes Rogers Forward 6–0 Freshman Crowley, Louisiana
22 Hannah Cupit Guard 5–8 Freshman Sulphur, Louisiana
23 Amber Donnes Guard 5–9 Freshman Hammond, Louisiana
24 Hailey Jenkins Guard 5–9 Freshman Ben Wheeler, Texas
25 Diamond Willis Guard/Forward 6–1 Freshman Shreveport, Louisiana
30 Cecilia Okoye Forward 6–1 Senior Mansfield, Texas
32 Arianna James Forward 5–10 Senior Reno, Nevada
33 Victoria Rachal Guard 5–7 Freshman Natchitoches, Louisiana
34 Talisa Boyd Forward 6–0 Junior Natchitoches, Louisiana
45 NeTanya Jones Center 6–4 Junior Oakdale, Louisiana

Schedule

Source[4]

Date
Time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular Season
11/08/2013*
7:00 PM		 Wiley College W 88–69  1–0
 Burton Coliseum (631)
Lake Charles, LA
11/11/2013*
7:00 PM		 at Tulane L 49–74  1–1
 Devlin Fieldhouse (812)
New Orleans, LA
11/14/2013*
7:00 PM		 Rice W 65–54  2–1
 Burton Coliseum (719)
Lake Charles, LA
11/19/2013*
7:00 PM		 at Texas Southern L 55–71  2–2
 Health and Physical Education Arena (521)
Houston, TX
11/27/2013*
1:00 PM		 at Fairleigh Dickinson W 69–62  3–2
 Rothman Center (135)
Teaneck, NJ
11/29/2013*
1:00 PM		 at LIU Brooklyn
LIU Brooklyn Turkey Classic		 W 71–57  4–2
 Steinberg Wellness Center (203)
Brooklyn, NY
11/30/2013*
3:30 PM		 vs. Georgia Tech
LIU Brooklyn Turkey Classic		 L 60–69  4–3
 Steinberg Wellness Center (175)
Brooklyn, NY
12/11/2013*
7:00 PM		 Louisiana–Monroe W 78–63  5–3
 Burton Coliseum (457)
Lake Charles, LA
12/17/2013*
7:00 PM		 Louisiana Tech W 63–51  6–3
 Burton Coliseum (394)
Lake Charles, LA
12/19/2013*
7:00 PM		 SUNO W 77–67  7–3
 Burton Coliseum (332)
Lake Charles, LA
12/28/2013*
7:00 PM		 at Baylor L 57–82  7–4
 Ferrell Center (6,927)
Waco, Texas
01/02/2014
5:30 PM		 Southeastern Louisiana L 65–82  7–5
(0–1)		 Burton Coliseum (1,063)
Lake Charles, LA
01/04/2014
1:00 PM		 New Orleans W 82–59  8–5
(1–1)		 Burton Coliseum (573)
Lake Charles, LA
01/09/2014
5:30 PM		 at Sam Houston State W 59–55  9–5
(2–1)		 Bernard Johnson Coliseum (345)
Huntsville, TX
01/11/2014
4:00 PM		 at Lamar L 58–72  9–6
(2–2)		 Montagne Center (872)
Beaumont, TX
01/16/2014
5:30 PM		 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 79–51  10–6
(3–2)		 Burton Coliseum (537)
Lake Charles, LA
01/18/2014
1:00 PM, ESPN3		 Houston Baptist W 66–62  11–6
(4–2)		 Burton Coliseum (1,161)
Lake Charles, LA
01/21/2014
5:30 PM		 Nicholls State L 63–71  11–7
(4–3)		 Sudduth Coliseum (723)
Lake Charles, LA
01/30/2014
5:30 PM		 Central Arkansas L 50–65  11–8
(4–4)		 Sudduth Coliseum (1,003)
Lake Charles, LA
02/01/2014
1:00 PM		 Oral Roberts W 73–57  12–8
(5–4)		 Sudduth Coliseum (1,101)
Lake Charles, LA
02/06/2014
5:30 PM, ESPN3		 Northwestern State W 59–57  13–8
(6–4)		 Prather Coliseum (1,531)
Natchitoches, LA
02/08/2014
4:00 PM		 at Stephen F. Austin L 49–69  13–9
(6–5)		 William R. Johnson Coliseum (2,028)
Nacogdoches, TX
02/13/2014
5:00 PM		 at Southeastern Louisiana W 75–61  14–9
(7–5)		 University Center (542)
Hammond, LA
02/16/2014
2:00 PM		 at New Orleans W 84–54  15–9
(8–5)		 Lakefront Arena (691)
New Orleans, LA
02/22/2014
1:00 PM		 at Nicholls State L 66–76  15–10
(8–6)		 Stopher Gym (421)
Thibodaux, LA
02/27/2014
5:30 PM		 Incarnate Word W 92–37  16–10
(9–6)		 Burton Coliseum (523)
Lake Charles, LA
03/01/2014
1:00 PM		 Abilene Christian W 71–64  17–10
(10–6)		 Burton Coliseum (571)
Lake Charles, LA
03/06/2014
5:00 PM		 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 69–74  17–11
(10–7)		 American Bank Center (819)
Corpus Christi, TX
03/08/2014
3:00 PM		 at Houston Baptist L 67–77  17–12
(10–8)		 Sharp Gymnasium (416)
Houston, TX
2014 Southland Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
03/13/2014
1:30 PM		 vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
2014 Southland Conference Women's Basketball Tournament		 W 78–73  18–12
 Leonard E. Merrill Center (416)
Katy, TX
03/14/2014
1:30 PM		 vs. Central Arkansas
2014 Southland Conference Women's Basketball Tournament		 W 66–62  19–12
 Leonard E. Merrill Center (709)
Katy, TX
03/15/2014
2:30 PM		 vs. Stephen F. Austin
2014 Southland Conference Women's Basketball Tournament		 L 54–80  19–13
 Leonard E. Merrill Center (1,183)
Katy, TX
2014 Women's Basketball Invitational
03/20/2014
6:00 PM		 vs. Northern Kentucky
2014 Women's Basketball Invitational		 L 72–84  19–14
 The Bank of Kentucky Center (612)
Highland Heights, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2013–14 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

References

  1. ↑ "Snow joins McNeese State's women's program". NewsOK. Retrieved 2013-07-27.
  2. ↑ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
  3. ↑ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved 11 Apr 2014.
  4. ↑ "Women's basketball preview: McNeese State" (PDF). Southland Sports. Retrieved 2013-10-23.
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