2014–15 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team

The 2014–15 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by eighth year head coach Brooks Donald-Williams, played all their home games at Burton Coliseum. They are members of the Southland Conference. The team completed the 2014–15 season with an 18–14 overall record and an 11–7 Southland Conference record. The Cowgirls, seeded fifth in the 2015 Southland Conference Tournament, fell to eighth seed Houston Baptist 68–70 in the first round of the Southland Conference tournament. They received an invitation to the 2015 Women's Basketball Invitational tournament. In first round play, the Cowgirls defeated the Furman Paladins. The 2014–15 season ended when the team fell to the Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns in the second round of the tournament.

2014–15 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record18–14 (11–7 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kacie Cryer (4th season)
  • Benjamin Law (2nd season)
  • Tyria Snow[1] (2nd season)
Home arenaBurton Coliseum
(Capacity: 8,000)
2014–15 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Stephen F. Austin***162 .889238  .742
Lamar144 .7781713  .567
Nicholls State135 .7221713  .567
Texas A&M-CC126 .6671614  .533
McNeese State117 .6111814  .563
Northwestern State108 .5561915  .559
Central Arkansas108 .5561714  .548
Abilene Christian*99 .5001712  .586
Houston Baptist612 .3331518  .455
New Orleans**612 .333819  .296
Sam Houston State513 .278622  .214
SE Louisiana315 .167722  .241
Incarnate Word*216 .111524  .172
2015 Southland tournament winner
As of March 21, 2015
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
**Facing level 2 sanctions due to APR penalties
***Southland Tournament #1 seed
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2014–15 McNeese State Cowgirls women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 00 Keara Hudnall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrPearland HS Pearland, TX
G 1 Allison Baggett 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrIota HS Iota, LA
F 3 Jayin Johnson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrJennings HS Jennings, LA
G 4 Dede Sheppard 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrNorth Caddo HS Vivian, LA
F 5 Jasmyn Carswell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrAirline HS Bossier, LA
G 12 Alaina Verdin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrTerrebonne HS Houma, LA
F 14 Jerica Bolin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrOzen HS Beaumont, TX
G 15 Gabby Guidry 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrLake Arthur HS Lake Arthur, LA
F 21 Mercedes Rogers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrCrowley HS Crowley, LA
G 22 Hannah Cupit 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoSulphur HS Sulphur, LA
G 23 Amber Donnes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoSt. Thomas Aquinas HS Hammond, LA
G 24 Haily Jenkins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoMartins Mill HS Ben Wheeler, TX
F 25 Frederica Haywood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrJFK HS Mound Bayou, MS
G 33 Victoria Rachal 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoNatchitoches Central HS Natchitoches, LA
F 34 Talisa Boyd 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrNatchitoches Central HS
NE Mississippi
Natchitoches, LA
F 44 Ann Nwosah 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrLamar Consolidated HS Houston, TX
Head coach

Brooks Donald-Williams

Assistant coach(es)

Kacie Cryer
Benjamin Law
Tyria Snow


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

Roster
Last update: 2014-10-08

Schedule

Source[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Out of Conference Schedule
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm
Louisiana College W 83–61  1–0
Burton Coliseum (476)
Lake Charles, LA
11/16/2014*
2:00 pm
Tulane L 55–75  1–1
Burton Coliseum (384)
Lake Charles, LA
11/20/2014*
7:00 pm
LSU–Alexandria W 79–70  2–1
Burton Coliseum (537)
Lake Charles, LA
11/23/2014*
2:00 pm
Southern Miss W 57–55  3–1
Burton Coliseum (589)
Lake Charles, LA
11/26/2014*
7:00 pm, SECN+
at Texas A&M L 27–93  3–2
Reed Arena (4,073)
College Station, TX
12/03/2014*
6:00 pm
Wiley College W 67–66  4–2
Burton Coliseum (324)
Lake Charles, LA
12/10/2014*
7:00 pm
Centenary W 86–35  5–2
Burton Coliseum (334)
Lake Charles, LA
12/13/2014*
2:00 pm
at Louisiana–Monroe L 63–66  5–3
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (783)
Monroe, LA
12/17/2014*
7:00 pm, LHN
at Texas L 59–76  5–4
Frank Erwin Center (2,408)
Austin, TX
12/19/2014*
6:00 pm
at Rice L 55–57 OT 5–5
Tudor Fieldhouse (220)
Houston, TX
12/29/2014*
7:00 pm
Texas Southern W 74–70  6–5
Burton Coliseum (433)
Lake Charles, LA
Southland Conference Schedule
01/03/2015
1:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin W 73–67  7–5
(1–0)
Burton Coliseum (1,046)
Lake Charles, LA
01/05/2015
5:30 pm
Houston Baptist W 60–57  8–5
(2–0)
Burton Coliseum (977)
Lake Charles, LA
01/10/2015
4:30 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 65–76  8–6
(2–1)
Dugan Wellness Center (839)
Corpus Christi, TX
01/14/2015
7:00 pm
Abilene Christian L 59–75  8–7
(2–2)
Burton Coliseum (1,032)
Lake Charles, LA
01/17/2015
2:00 pm
at Sam Houston State W 79–74  9–7
(3–2)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (477)
Huntsville, TX
01/22/2015
6:00 pm
at Incarnate Word W 104–101 2OT 10–7
(4–2)
McDermott Center (286)
San Antonio, TX
01/24/2015
1:00 pm
at Northwestern State L 54–75  10–8
(4–3)
Prather Coliseum (1,912)
Natchitoches, LA
01/29/2015
7:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana W 78–57  11–8
(5–3)
University Center (527)
Hammond, LA
01/31/2015
7:00 pm
New Orleans W 82–58  12–8
(6–3)
Burton Coliseum (1,823)
Lake Charles, LA
02/05/2015
7:00 pm
at New Orleans L 86–90 3OT 12–9
(6–4)
Lakefront Arena (302)
New Orleans, LA
02/07/2015
1:00 pm
at Nicholls State L 59–70  12–10
(6–5)
Stopher Gym (623)
Thibodaux, LA
02/12/2015
7:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 66–62  13–10
(7–5)
Burton Coliseum (951)
Lake Charles, LA
02/14/2015
1:00 pm
Northwestern State W 68–57  14–10
(8–5)
Burton Coliseum (1,079)
Lake Charles, LA
02/18/2015
7:00 pm
at Central Arkansas W 65–53  15–10
(9–5)
Farris Center (687)
Conway, AR
02/21/2015
4:00 pm
at Lamar L 67–75  15–11
(9–6)
Montagne Center (997)
Beaumont, TX
02/26/2015
7:00 pm
Lamar W 98–77  16–11
(10–6)
Burton Coliseum (1,002)
Lake Charles, LA
02/28/2015
12:15 pm, ESPN3
Nicholls State L 68–73  16–12
(10–7)
Burton Coliseum (1,418)
Lake Charles, LA
03/07/2015
11:00 am
Central Arkansas W 72–68  17–12
(11–7)
Burton Coliseum (1,005)
Lake Charles, LA
Southland Conference Tournament
03/12/2015
11:00 am
(5) vs. (8) Houston Baptist
First round
L 68–70  17–13
Leonard E. Merrell Center (N/A)
Katy, TX
2015 Women's Basketball Invitational
03/19/2015
7:00 pm
(6W) (3W) Furman
First Round
W 87–70  18–13
Lake Charles Civic Center (630)
Lake Charles, LA
03/21/2015
7:00 pm
(6W) (2W) Louisiana–Lafayette
Quarterfinals
L 58–63  18–14
CajunDome (1,169)
Lafayette, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. "Snow joins McNeese State's women's program". NewsOK. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
  2. "2014-15 Women's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved October 8, 2014.
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