2014–15 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team

2014–15 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2014–15 record	22–11 (11–7 The American)
Head coach	Heather Macy (5th year)
Assistant coach	John Marcum (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Dalila Eshe[1] (1st year)
Assistant coach	Crayton Jones[2] (1st year)
Home arena	Williams Arena

2014–15 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#1 Connecticut †	18	–	0		1.000			38	–	1		.974
#25 South Florida	15	–	3		.833			27	–	8		.771
Tulsa	12	–	6		.667			18	–	14		.563
Temple	12	–	6		.667			20	–	17		.541
East Carolina	11	–	7		.611			22	–	11		.667
Tulane	11	–	7		.611			22	–	11		.667
Memphis	7	–	11		.389			14	–	17		.452
UCF	5	–	13		.278			9	–	21		.300
Cincinnati	4	–	14		.222			8	–	23		.258
SMU	3	–	15		.167			7	–	23		.233
Houston	1	–	17		.056			6	–	24		.200
† American Tournament winner winner As of 7 April 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team will represent East Carolina University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marks the first for the Pirates as members of the American Athletic Conference.^[3] The team, coached by 5th year head coach Heather Macy, plays their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. They finished the season 22–11, 11–7 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Women's Tournament where they lost to Connecticut. They were invited to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where defeated Radford in the first round before losing to NC State in the second round.

Media

All Pirates home games will have a video stream on Pirates All Access, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital. Audio broadcasts for most road games can also be found on the opponents website.

Roster

2014–15 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Home town F 1 Nelson, ShaeShae Nelson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Cordova Cordova, Tennessee G 2 Toure, KhadidjaKhadidja Toure 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Kamiakan Kennewick, Washington G 3 Jones, AkiaAkia Jones 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Glencliff Nashville, Tennessee G 4 Gray, DeVaughnDeVaughn Gray 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Booker T. Washington Tulsa, Oklahoma F 5 Keys, ChelsieChelsie Keys 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Muskogee Muskogee, Oklahoma G 11 Ellison, KhadijhaKhadijha Ellison 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Burke Roxbury, Massachusetts F 20 Chapelle, TatianaTatiana Chapelle 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Northland Columbus, Ohio G/F 21 Trice, AbriaAbria Trice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Dutchtown Hampton, Georgia G/F 23 Payne, JadaJada Payne 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Hickory Hickory, North Carolina F 24 Taylor, I'TianaI'Tiana Taylor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Pflugerville Pflugerville, Texas F 25 Stiasna, JenkaJenka Stiasna 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Rock Zvolen, Slovakia G 33 Ebron, JaneshaJanesha Ebron 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr South Central Winterville, North Carolina G/F 40 Holston, GabrielleGabrielle Holston 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Center Point Margaret, Alabama F 40 Shaw, OndreaOndrea Shaw 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Moore Los Angeles, California F 55 Laramie, MarinaMarina Laramie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Ft. Zumwalt West St. Louis, Missouri	Head coach Heather Macy (Greensboro) Assistant coach(es) John Marcum (Oklahoma Baptist) Dalila Eshe (Florida) Crayton Jones (Francis Marion) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2014-07-14

Schedule and results

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Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
11/14/2014* 2:00 PM		vs. Fairfield URI Tip-Off	W 83–68	1–0	Ryan Center (908) Kingston, RI
11/15/2014* 3:00 PM		at Rhode Island URI Tip-Off	W 66–38	2–0	Ryan Center (633) Kingston, RI
11/19/2014* 7:00 PM		College of Charleston	W 68–55	3–0	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1,162) Greenville, NC
11/21/2014* 11:30 AM		Delaware	W 89–60	4–0	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,935) Greenville, NC
11/23/2014* 2:00 PM		Bethune-Cookman	W 71–42	5–0	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1,329) Greenville, NC
11/27/2014* 2:00 PM		vs. #22 Syracuse Junkanoo Jam semifinals	L 58–69	5–1	St. George HS Gymnasium (150) Freeport, BAH
11/28/2014* 5:45 PM		vs. Wisconsin Junkanoo Jam consolation 3rd place game	W 61–43	6–1	St. George HS Gymnasium (150) Freeport, BAH
12/04/2014* 7:00 PM		at Cleveland State	L 57–59	6–2	Wolstein Center (207) Cleveland, OH
12/06/2014* 7:00 PM		at Ohio	W 76–68	7–2	Convocation Center (707) Athens, OH
12/09/2014* 7:00 PM		at Loyola (MD)	W 82–33	8–2	Reitz Arena (211) Baltimore, MD
12/20/2014* 5:00 PM		Norfolk State	W 65–36	9–2	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1,066) Greenville, NC
12/28/2014 12:00 PM, ESPNU		at South Florida	L 62–69	9–3 (0–1)	USF Sun Dome (3,513) Tampa, FL
12/31/2014 2:30 PM, SNY		#2 Connecticut	L 38–89	9–4 (0–2)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (4,706) Greenville, NC
01/04/2015 3:00 PM		at Memphis	L 57–60 ^OT	9–5 (0–3)	Elma Roane Fieldhouse (728) Memphis, TN
01/07/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3		Tulane	L 63–76	9–6 (0–4)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (998) Greenville, NC
01/10/2015 3:00 PM		at Houston	W 87–46	10–6 (1–4)	Hofheinz Pavilion (355) Houston, TX
01/14/2015 8:00 PM, ADN		at Tulsa	W 77–68	11–6 (2–4)	Reynolds Center (787) Tulsa, OK
01/18/2015 2:00 PM		Memphis	W 60–39	12–6 (3–4)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1,277) Greenville, NC
01/21/2015 8:00 PM, ESPN3		at SMU	W 67–49	13–6 (4–4)	Moody Coliseum (725) Dallas, TX
01/24/2015 2:30 PM, ESPN3		Tulsa	L 63–74	13–7 (4–5)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1,417) Greenville, NC
01/28/2015 7:00 PM, SNY		at #2 Connecticut	L 32–87	13–8 (4–6)	XL Center (7,269) Hartford, CT
01/31/2015 3:00 PM, ESPN3		at Tulane	W 67–63	14–8 (5–6)	Devlin Fieldhouse (1,400) New Orleans, LA
02/03/2015 7:00 PM		Houston	W 79–56	15–8 (6–6)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1,147) Greenville, NC
02/10/2015 7:00 PM		at Cincinnati	W 78–53	16–8 (7–6)	Fifth Third Arena (460) Cincinnati, OH
02/15/2015 2:00 PM, ESPNU		#25 South Florida	W 65–64	17–8 (8–6)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1,646) Greenville, NC
02/18/2015 7:00 PM, ESPN3		SMU	W 67–53	18–8 (9–6)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1,196) Greenville, NC
02/21/2015 1:30 PM, ESPN3		Cincinnati	W 53–40	19–8 (10–6)	Williams Arena (1,204) Greenville, NC
02/28/2015 2:00 PM, ESPN3		at Temple	L 69–79	19–9 (10–7)	McGonigle Hall (1,196) Philadelphia, PA
03/02/2015 7:00 PM, ADN		UCF	W 67–57	20–9 (11–7)	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (1,213) Greenville, NC
2015 AAC Tournament
03/07/2015 12:00 PM, ESPN3		vs. Temple Quarterfinals	W 77–71	21–9	Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A) Uncasville, CT
03/08/2015 5:30 PM, ESPNU		vs. #1 Connecticut Semifinals	L 56–106	21–10	Mohegan Sun Arena (6,531) Uncasville, CT
WNIT
03/18/2015* 7:00 PM		Radford First Round	W 74–52	22–10	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (877) Greenville, NC
03/22/2015* 4:00 PM		NC State Second Round	L 65–69	22–11	Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (2,160) Greenville, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

• 2014–15 East Carolina Pirates men's basketball team
• East Carolina Pirates women's basketball

References

1. "Eshe named East Carolina womens assistant". Retrieved 2014-06-13.
2. "Macy Names Crayton Jones Assistant Coach". Retrieved 2014-07-07.
3. "East Carolina officially joins American Athletic Conference". Retrieved 2014-07-03.
4. http://www.ecupirates.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/ecu-w-baskbl-sched.html

External links

• Official website