2014–15 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team

2014–15 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference Missouri Valley Conference
2014–15 record 18–15 (13–5 The Valley)
Head coach Kellie Harper (2nd year)
Assistant coach Jon Harper
Assistant coach Jennifer Sullivan
Assistant coach Jackie Stiles
Home arena JQH Arena
2014–15 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Wichita State 17 1   .944     28 4   .875
Drake 15 3   .833     20 10   .667
Missouri State 13 5   .722     17 13   .567
Northern Iowa 12 6   .667     17 14   .548
Southern Illinois 10 8   .556     17 13   .567
Indiana State 7 11   .389     17 13   .567
Evansville 6 12   .333     13 18   .419
Bradley 5 13   .278     6 24   .200
Loyola-Chicago 3 15   .167     6 25   .194
Illinois State 2 16   .111     2 28   .067
2015 MVC Tournament winner
As of 14 March 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bears, led by second year head coach Kellie Harper, played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 13–5 in MVC play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Wichita State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Tulsa in the first round.

Roster

2014–15 Missouri State Bears women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Hughes, LexiLexi Hughes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Bishop Miege High Kansas City, KS
G 3 Polowy, Lee AnnLee Ann Polowy 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Blair Oaks High Jefferson City, MO
G 4 Williams, KenzieKenzie Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Mount Vernon High Mount Vernon, MO
G 5 Fruendt, LizaLiza Fruendt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Batavia High Batavia, IL
G 11 Israel, RileyRiley Israel 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Crane High Crane, MO
F/C 12 Chvatal, HillaryHillary Chvatal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Rawlins County High Atwood, KS
F 13 Holt, AudreyAudrey Holt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Rock Bridge High Columbia, MO
G/F 15 Gaines, NiJayNiJay Gaines 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr East High Des Moines, IA
F 21 Buckley, AubreyAubrey Buckley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Parkview High Springfield, MO
G 22 Snow, TyonnaTyonna Snow 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Blue Springs High Blue Springs, MO
G 30 Farmer, KoriKori Farmer 4 ft 8 in (1.42 m) Fr Seckman High Imperial, MO
F 34 Swartz, RachelRachel Swartz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Stanwood High Stanwood, WA
F 40 Osemenam, OnyeOnye Osemenam 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Maranatha Christian Academy Brooklyn Park, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/04/2014*
7:05 PM
Central Methodist W 83–32 
JQH Arena (2,305)
Springfield, MO
11/09/2014*
2:05 PM
Southwest Baptist W 89–74 
JQH Arena (2,573)
Springfield, MO
Regular season
11/14/2014*
4:00 PM
at Memphis L 63–79  0–1
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (582)
Memphis, TN
11/18/2014*
7:00 PM, KOZL
at Arkansas–Little Rock L 48–61  0–2
Jack Stephens Center (506)
Little Rock, AR
11/22/2014*
2:00 PM
at #21 Oklahoma State L 36–77  0–3
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,080)
Stillwater, OK
11/24/2014*
7:00 PM
at Oral Roberts L 57–70  0–4
Mcbee Center (707)
Tulsa, OK
11/28/2014*
8:30 PM
at Colorado
Omni Classic semifinals
L 57–89  0–5
Coors Events Center (2,190)
Boulder, CO
11/29/2014*
6:00 PM
vs. TCU
Omni Classic third place game
L 68–82  0–6
Coors Events Center (N/A)
Boulder, CO
12/10/2014*
7:05 PM
Arkansas L 50–59  1–7
JQH Arena (2,503)
Springfield, MO
12/14/2014*
2:05 PM
IUPUI W 68–58  2–7
JQH Arena (2,612)
Springfield, MO
12/19/2014*
7:05 PM
Arkansas State W 62–78  2–8
JQH Arena (2,315)
Springfield, MO
12/30/2014*
4:00 PM, KOZL
vs. Missouri W 57–52  3–8
Sprint Center (4,052)
Kansas City, MO
01/02/2015
7:05 PM, MC22
Evansville L 56–65  3–9 (0–1)
JQH Arena (2,594)
Springfield, MO
03/07/2015
2:00 PM
at Evansville W 86–71  16–13 (13–5)
Ford Center (627)
Evansville, IN
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament

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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2014–15 Missouri State Bears basketball team

References

  1. "Missouri State University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Missouristatebears.com. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
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