2013–14 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team

The 2013–14 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team represents Southern Utah University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The T–Birds are led by fifth year head coach JR Payne and play their home games at the Centrum Arena. They are members of the Big Sky Conference.

2013–14 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record18–8 (12–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Toriano Towns (5th season)
  • Jill Mahoney (2nd season)
Home arenaCentrum Arena
2013–14 Big Sky women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Dakota†15–5 .75022–10  .688
Southern Utah15–5 .75023–10  .697
Montana14–6 .70023–11  .676
Eastern Washington12–8 .60016–14  .533
Idaho State11–9 .55014–17  .452
Montana State10–10 .50015–15  .500
Sacramento State10–10 .50018–12  .600
Northern Colorado8–12 .40014–15  .483
Northern Arizona6–14 .3009–20  .310
Portland State6–14 .3008–21  .276
Weber State3–17 .1507–22  .241
† 2014 Big Sky tournament winner
As of 10:03, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

Roster
2013–14 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Mary Klapperich 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrColony Wasilla, AK
G 3 Desiree Jackson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrVista del Lago Moreno Valley, CA
G 4 Ashleigh Munns 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoSEEVIC College Basildon, Essex, England
G 5 Andrea Jones 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrDobson Mesa, AZ
G 10 DJ Norman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrLinn-Mar Marion, IA
F 12 Marissa Robbins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrStansbury Park
Salt Lake CC		 Lake Point, UT
F 15 Carli Moreland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrLegacy Broomfield, CO
F 20 Lori Parkinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoCyprus West Valley, UT
G/F 21 Maylinn Smith 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrMesquite
Grand Canyon		 Mesa, AZ
G 23 Hailey Mandelko 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrLexington Lexington, NE
G 24 Madison Wright 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrGonzaga Prep Spokane, WA
F 43 Jessica Richardson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrKaysville Kaysville, UT
G 45 Marquelle Funk 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoLone Peak Highland, UT
C 52 Brenna Gates 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrLindhurst Olivehurst, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2013-10-12

Schedule

[3]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2013*
7:30 pm, Watch Big Sky		 Dixie State W 90-69  –
 Centrum Arena (N/A)
Cedar City, UT
11/02/2013*
7:30 pm, Watch Big Sky		 Western State W 92-49  –
 Centrum Arena (N/A)
Cedar City, UT
Regular Season
11/08/2013*
7:00 pm		 at Boise State W 90-86  1-0
 Taco Bell Arena (5,663)
Boise, ID
11/14/2013*
6:00 pm		 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 74–67  2–0
 Dugan Wellness Center (480)
Corpus Christi, TX
11/16/2013*
5:30 pm, LSN		 at Houston Baptist L 77–88  2–1
 Sharp Gymnasium (347)
Houston, TX
11/21/2013*
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 at Utah Valley W 74–63  3–1
 Centrum Arena (664[4])
Cedar City, UT
11/23/2013*
5:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 Westminster W 68–65  4–1
 Centrum Arena (567[5])
Cedar City, UT
11/29/2013*
2:30 pm		 vs. Georgia Tech
LIU Tournament[6]		 L 60–85  4–2
 Steinberg Wellness Center (204)
Brooklyn, NY
11/30/2013*
12:00, Watch Big Sky		 at LIU Brooklyn
LIU Tournament		 W 57–44  5–2
 Steinberg Wellness Center (175)
Brooklyn, NY
12/16/2013*
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 Arizona Christian W 101–44  6–2
 Centrum Arena (404)
Cedar City, UT
12/19/2013
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 at Northern Colorado W 75–63  7–2
(1–0)		 Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (357)
Greeley, CO
12/29/2013*
2:00 pm		 at No. 12 Colorado[7] L 59–75  7–3
 Coors Events Center (2,094)
Boulder, CO
01/02/2014
5:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 at North Dakota L 68–71  7–4
(1–1)		 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,480)
Grand Forks, ND
01/11/2014
3:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 at Sacramento State W 97–79  8–4
(2–1)		 Colberg Court (708)
Sacramento, CA
01/13/2014
6:30 pm, FSAZ		 at Northern Arizona L 77–82  8–5
(2–2)		 Walkup Skydome (449)
Flagstaff, AZ
01/16/2014
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 Weber State W 76–64  9–5
(3–2)		 Centrum Arena (864)
Cedar City, UT
01/18/2014
2:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 Idaho State L 65–69  9–6
(3–3)		 Centrum Arena (464)
Cedar City, UT
01/23/2014
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 Portland State W 69–60  10–6
(4–3)		 Centrum Arena (598)
Cedar City, UT
01/25/2014
2:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 Eastern Washington W 62–61  11–6
(5–3)		 Centrum Arena (445)
Cedar City, UT
01/30/2014
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 at Montana State W 87–81  12–6
(6–3)		 Worthington Arena (1,232)
Bozeman, MT
02/01/2014
2:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 at Montana L 73–81  12–7
(6–4)		 Dahlberg Arena (2,966)
Missoula, MT
02/08/2014
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 Sacramento State W 93–74  13–7
(7–4)		 Centrum Arena (462)
Cedar City, UT
02/10/2014
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 Northern Arizona W 93–59  14–7
(8–4)		 Centrum Arena (501)
Cedar City, UT
02/13/2014
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 at Idaho State W 70–66  15–7
(9–4)		 Reed Gym (975)
Pocatello, ID
02/15/2014
2:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 at Weber State W 80–64  16–7
(10–4)		 Dee Events Center (720)
Ogden, UT
02/20/2014
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 at Eastern Washington L 54–59  16–8
(10–5)		 Reese Court (463)
Cheney, WA
02/22/2014
3:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 at Portland State W 86–79  17–8
(11–5)		 Stott Center (1,500)
Portland, OR
02/26/2014
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 Montana W 69–49  18–8
(12–5)		 Centrum Arena (1,292)
Cedar City, UT
03/01/2014
2:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 Montana State W 70–60  19–8
(13–5)		 Centrum Arena (711)
Cedar City, UT
03/06/2014
5:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 North Dakota W 73–53  20–8
(14–5)		 Centrum Arena (711)
Cedar City, UT
03/08/2014
7:30 pm, Watch Big Sky		 Northern Colorado W 63–48  21–8
(15–5)		 Centrum Arena (1,045)
Cedar City, UT
Big Sky tournament
03/13/2014
1:30 pm, Watch Big Sky		 (2) vs. (7) Sacramento State
Quarterfinals		 W 86–78  22–8
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (921)
Grand Forks, ND
03/14/2014
6:30 pm, Watch Big Sky		 (2) vs. (3) Montana
Semifinals		 L 69–73  22–9
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,409)
Grand Forks, ND
2014 WNIT
03/20/2014*
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 at Colorado State
First Round		 W 71–56  23–9
 Moby Arena (1,550)
Fort Collins, CO
03/22/2014*
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		 at Colorado
Second Round		 L 68–79  23–10
 Coors Events Center (854)
Boulder, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

References
  1. "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  2. "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  3. "2013–14 Southern Utah T–Birds basketball Schedule". SUUTbirds.com. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  4. "Utah Valley at Southern Utah (November 21, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  5. "Westminster College at Southern Utah (November 23, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  6. "Women's Basketball announces 2013-14 schedule". LIU athletics. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  7. "Women's Basketball announces 2013-14 schedule". CUBuffs. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
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