2013–14 Southern Utah T–Birds basketball team

2013–14 Southern Utah T–Birds basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2013–14 record	18–8 (12–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	JR Payne (5th year)
Assistant coach	Toriano Towns (5th year)
Assistant coach	Jill Mahoney (2nd year)
Home arena	Centrum Arena

2013–14 Big Sky women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North Dakota†	15	–	5		.750			22	–	10		.688
Southern Utah	15	–	5		.750			23	–	10		.697
Montana	14	–	6		.700			23	–	11		.676
Eastern Washington	12	–	8		.600			16	–	14		.533
Idaho State	11	–	9		.550			14	–	17		.452
Montana State	10	–	10		.500			15	–	15		.500
Sacramento State	10	–	10		.500			18	–	12		.600
Northern Colorado	8	–	12		.400			14	–	15		.483
Northern Arizona	6	–	14		.300			9	–	20		.310
Portland State	6	–	14		.300			8	–	21		.276
Weber State	3	–	17		.150			7	–	22		.241
† 2014 Big Sky Tournament winner As of 10:03, 1 April 2014 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll[1][2]

The 2013–14 Southern Utah T–Birds 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.

Roster

2013–14 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Klapperich, MaryMary Klapperich 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Colony Wasilla, AK G 3 Jackson, DesireeDesiree Jackson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Vista del Lago Moreno Valley, CA G 4 Munns, AshleighAshleigh Munns 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So SEEVIC College Basildon, Essex, England G 5 Jones, AndreaAndrea Jones 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Dobson Mesa, AZ G 10 Norman, DJDJ Norman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Linn-Mar Marion, IA F 12 Robbins, MarissaMarissa Robbins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Stansbury Park Salt Lake CC Lake Point, UT F 15 Moreland, CarliCarli Moreland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Legacy Broomfield, CO F 20 Parkinson, LoriLori Parkinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Cyprus West Valley, UT G/F 21 Smith, MaylinnMaylinn Smith 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Mesquite Grand Canyon Mesa, AZ G 23 Mandelko, HaileyHailey Mandelko 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Lexington Lexington, NE G 24 Wright, MadisonMadison Wright 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Gonzaga Prep Spokane, WA F 43 Richardson, JessicaJessica Richardson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Kaysville Kaysville, UT G 45 Funk, MarquelleMarquelle Funk 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Lone Peak Highland, UT C 52 Gates, BrennaBrenna Gates 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Lindhurst Olivehurst, CA	Head coach JR Payne (Saint Mary's) Assistant coach(es) Toriano Towns (Saint Mary's) Jill Mahoney (Grand Canyon) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2013-10-12

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	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 #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			Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT
03/06/2014 5:00 PM, Watch Big Sky	North Dakota			Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT
03/08/2014 7:30 PM, Watch Big Sky	Northern Colorado			Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

2013–14 Southern Utah Thunderbirds basketball team

References

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