2014–15 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team

2014–15 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball
Conference USA Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, first round
ConferenceConference USA
Record30–5 (16–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Margaret Richards
  • Greg Collins
  • Candyce Bingham
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
Seasons
2014–15 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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 represented 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 played their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were first year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 30–5, 16–2 in C-USA play to win the Conference USA regular season and also won the Conference USA Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament, where they were defeated by Texas in the first round.

Roster

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2014–15 WKU Lady Toppers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 5 Micah Jones 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Green County HS Greensburg, Ky.
F 10 Tashia Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Lowndes HS Lake Park, Ga.
F/C 11 Bria Gaines 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Bloom Township HS Glenwood, Ill.
G 12 Kendall Noble 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Perry County Central HS Hazard, Ky.
F 13 Aleeya Harris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr John Jay HS San Antonio, Texas
G 14 Kierra Muhammad 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Paul Laurence Dunbar HS Lexington, Ky.
C 15 Ruta Savickaite 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Hamilton Heights Christian Academy Vinius, Lithuania
G/F 21 Alexis Govan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Stevens HS San Antonio, Texas
F 23 Ivy Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr LaRue County HS Hodgenville. Ky.
G 24 Ileana Johnson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Flagstaff HS Flagstaff, Ariz.
F 30 Chastity Gooch 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Franklin-Simpson HS Franklin, Ky.
F 33 Jalynn McClain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Jefferson Jeffersonville, Ind.
F 34 Jaiveonna Norris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 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

Roster
Last update: 2013-10-05

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/10/2014*
7:00 pm 		Bellarmine W 102–55  –
 E. A. Diddle Arena (N/A)
Bowling Green, KY
Regular season
11/15/2014*
7:00 pm 		Central Arkansas
Preseason WNIT First Round 		W 93–57  1–0
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,341)
Bowling Green, KY
11/17/2014*
8:00 pm 		at Colorado
Preseason WNIT Second Round 		W 79–78  2–0
 Coors Events Center (1,550)
Boulder, CO
11/20/2014*
7:00 pm 		Albany
Preseason WNIT Semifinals 		W 63–54  3–0
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,296)
Bowling Green, KY
11/23/2014*
2:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Mississippi State
Preseason WNIT Championship Game 		L 77–88  3–1
 Humphrey Coliseum (3,773)
Starkville, MS
11/25/2014*
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at No. 12 Louisville L 67–89  3–2
 KFC Yum! Center (8,463)
Louisville, KY
11/28/2014*
11:00 am 		vs. Tulane
Hofstra Tournament semifinals 		W 69–64  4–2
 Hofstra Arena (N/A)
Hempstead, NY
11/29/2014*
3:00 pm 		at Hofstra
Hofstra Tournament championship 		W 70–65 OT 5–2
 Hofstra Arena (204)
Hempstead, NY
12/01/2014*
7:00 pm 		Alabama A&M
BB&T Classic 		W 96–44  6–2
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,064)
Bowling Green, KY
12/04/2014*
7:00 pm, ASN 		Ole Miss W 98–69  7–2
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,396)
Bowling Green, KY
12/06/2014*
2:00 pm 		Alabama State W 93–54  8–2
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,023)
Bowling Green, KY
12/16/2014*
6:00 pm 		at Austin Peay W 91–68  9–2
 Dunn Center (433)
Clarksville, TN
12/21/2014*
2:00 pm, FCS/WKYU 		Ball State W 84–59  10–2
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,114)
Bowling Green, KY
12/29/2014*
6:00 pm 		at Belmont W 66–50  11–2
 Curb Event Center (459)
Nashville, TN
01/04/2015
12:00 pm 		at Marshall W 67–53  12–2 (1–0)
 Cam Henderson Center (681)
Huntington, WV
01/08/2015
6:00 pm 		No. 25 at Charlotte W 76–61  13–2 (2–0)
 Dale F. Halton Arena (537)
Charlotte, NC
01/10/2015
1:00 pm 		No. 25 at Old Dominion W 76–60  14–2 (3–0)
 Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,188)
Norfolk, VA
01/15/2015
11:00 am, FCS/WKYU 		Florida Atlantic W 80–43  15–2 (4–0)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (4,733)
Bowling Green, KY
01/17/2015
2:00 pm, FCS/WKYU 		FIU W 81–42  16–2 (5–0)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,472)
Bowling Green, KY
01/22/2015
8:00 pm 		No. 24 at UTEP W 80–74  17–2 (6–0)
 Don Haskins Center (1,404)
El Paso, TX
01/24/2015
2:00 pm 		No. 24 at UTSA L 63–64  17–3 (6–1)
 Convocation Center (672)
San Antonio, TX
01/29/2015
7:00 pm, FCS/WKYU 		Louisiana Tech W 82–66  18–3 (7–1)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (3,144)
Bowling Green, KY
01/31/2015
2:00 pm 		Southern Miss L 61–63  18–4 (7–2)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,766)
Bowling Green, KY
02/05/2015
7:00 pm 		at North Texas W 77–49  19–4 (8–2)
 The Super Pit (437)
Denton, TX
02/07/2015
2:00 pm 		at Rice W 83–76  20–4 (9–2)
 Tudor Fieldhouse (547)
Houston, TX
02/14/2015
1:00 pm, FSN 		Marshall W 74–60  21–4 (10–2)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,419)
Bowling Green, KY
02/19/2015
7:00 pm 		UAB W 59–51  22–4 (11–2)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,208)
Bowling Green, KY
02/21/2015
2:00 pm, FCS/WKYU 		Middle Tennessee W 63–60  23–4 (12–2)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (3,023)
Bowling Green, KY
02/26/2015
6:00 pm 		at Florida Atlantic W 85–74  24–4 (13–2)
 FAU Arena (603)
Boca Raton, FL
02/28/2015
5:00 pm 		at FIU W 88–47  25–4 (14–2)
 FIU Arena (356)
Miami, FL
03/05/2015
7:00 pm 		Charlotte W 80–72  26–4 (15–2)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,873)
Bowling Green, KY
03/07/2015
2:00 pm 		Old Dominion W 71–62  27–4 (16–2)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (3,102)
Bowling Green, KY
C-USA Tournament
03/12/2015
5:00 pm, ASN 		vs. Charlotte
Quarterfinals 		W 70–67  28–4
 Bartow Arena (357)
Birmingham, AL
03/13/2015
12:30 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Old Dominion
Semifinals 		W 61–59  29–4
 Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (N/A)
Birmingham, AL
03/14/2015
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Southern Miss
Championship Game 		W 60–57  30–4
 Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (N/A)
Birmingham, AL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/20/2015*
4:20 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Texas
First Round 		L 64–66  30–5
 Haas Pavilion (N/A)
Berkeley, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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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.
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See also

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2014–15 WKU Hilltoppers basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "Women's Basketball - Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers Official Athletic SiteWestern Kentucky University Hilltoppers Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
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