2014–15 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team

2014–15 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball
Conference Southland Conference
2014–15 record 18–14 (11–7 Southland)
Head coach Brooks Donald-Williams (8th year)
Assistant coach Kacie Cryer (4th year)
Assistant coach Benjamin Law (2nd year)
Assistant coach Tyria Snow[1] (2nd year)
Home arena Burton Coliseum
(Capacity: 8,000)
2014–15 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin*** 16 2   .889     23 8   .742
Lamar 14 4   .778     17 13   .567
Nicholls State 13 5   .722     17 13   .567
Texas A&M-CC 12 6   .667     16 14   .533
McNeese State 11 7   .611     18 14   .563
Northwestern State 10 8   .556     19 15   .559
Central Arkansas 10 8   .556     17 14   .548
Abilene Christian* 9 9   .500     17 12   .586
Houston Baptist 6 12   .333     15 18   .455
New Orleans** 6 12   .333     8 19   .296
Sam Houston State 5 13   .278     6 22   .214
SE Louisiana 3 15   .167     7 22   .241
Incarnate Word* 2 16   .111     5 24   .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

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 a 18–14 overall record and a 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.

Roster

2014–15 McNeese State Cowgirls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Hudnall, KearaKeara Hudnall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Pearland HS Pearland, TX
G 1 Baggett, AllisonAllison Baggett 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Iota HS Iota, LA
F 3 Johnson, JayinJayin Johnson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Jennings HS Jennings, LA
G 4 Sheppard, DedeDede Sheppard 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr North Caddo HS Vivian, LA
F 5 Carswell, JasmynJasmyn Carswell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Airline HS Bossier, LA
G 12 Verdin, AlainaAlaina Verdin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Terrebonne HS Houma, LA
F 14 Bolin, JericaJerica Bolin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Ozen HS Beaumont, TX
G 15 Guidry, GabbyGabby Guidry 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Lake Arthur HS Lake Arthur, LA
F 21 Rogers, MercedesMercedes Rogers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Crowley HS Crowley, LA
G 22 Cupit, HannahHannah Cupit 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Sulphur HS Sulphur, LA
G 23 Donnes, AmberAmber Donnes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So St. Thomas Aquinas HS Hammond, LA
G 24 Jenkins, HailyHaily Jenkins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Martins Mill HS Ben Wheeler, TX
F 25 Haywood, FredericaFrederica Haywood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr JFK HS Mound Bayou, MS
G 33 Rachal, VictoriaVictoria Rachal 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Natchitoches Central HS Natchitoches, LA
F 34 Boyd, TalisaTalisa Boyd 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Natchitoches Central HS
NE Mississippi
Natchitoches, LA
F 44 Nwosah, AnnAnn Nwosah 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Lamar 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
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

 

vs. Houston Baptist L 68–70  17–13
Leonard E. Merrell Center (N/A)
Katy, TX
2015 Women's Basketball Invitational

03/19/2015
7:00 pm

 

Furman
First Round
W 87–70  18–13
Lake Charles Civic Center (630)
Lake Charles, LA

03/21/2015
7:00 pm

 

Louisiana–Lafayette
Second Round
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

2014–15 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team

References

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