2014–15 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team

2014–15 WKU Lady Toppers basketball

Conference USA Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
Conference	Conference USA
2014–15 record	30–5 (16–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Michelle Clark-Heard (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Margaret Richards
Assistant coach	Greg Collins
Assistant coach	Candyce Bingham
Home arena	E. A. Diddle Arena

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 represents 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 play 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

2014–15 WKU Lady Toppers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	5	Jones, MicahMicah Jones	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.0 !So	Green County HS	Greensburg, Ky.
3.5 !F	10	Brown, TashiaTashia Brown	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	2.0 !So	Lowndes HS	Lake Park, Ga.
4.5 !F/C	11	Gaines, BriaBria Gaines	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	2.0 !So	Bloom Township HS	Glenwood, Ill.
1.5 !G	12	Noble, KendallKendall Noble	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	2.5 !RS So	Perry County Central HS	Hazard, Ky.
3.5 !F	13	Harris, AleeyaAleeya Harris	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	John Jay HS	San Antonio, Texas
1.5 !G	14	Muhammad, KierraKierra Muhammad	64 !5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	2.0 !So	Paul Laurence Dunbar HS	Lexington, Ky.
5.0 !C	15	Savickaite, RutaRuta Savickaite	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	2.0 !So	Hamilton Heights Christian Academy	Vinius, Lithuania
2.5 !G/F	21	Govan, AlexisAlexis Govan	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	3.0 !Jr	Stevens HS	San Antonio, Texas
3.5 !F	23	Brown, IvyIvy Brown	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	1.0 !Fr	LaRue County HS	Hodgenville. Ky.
1.5 !G	24	Johnson, IleanaIleana Johnson	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	4.0 !Sr	Flagstaff HS	Flagstaff, Ariz.
3.5 !F	30	Gooch, ChastityChastity Gooch	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	4.0 !Sr	Franklin-Simpson HS	Franklin, Ky.
3.5 !F	33	McClain, JalynnJalynn McClain	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	3.0 !Jr	Jefferson	Jeffersonville, Ind.
3.5 !F	34	Norris, JaiveonnaJaiveonna Norris	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	1.0 !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

Injured
Current redshirt

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 #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	#25	at Charlotte	W 76–61	13–2 (2–0)	Dale F. Halton Arena (537) Charlotte, NC
01/10/2015 1:00 PM	#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	#24	at UTEP	W 80–74	17–2 (6–0)	Don Haskins Center (1,404) El Paso, TX
01/24/2015 2:00 PM	#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

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.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	24	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV

References

↑ http://www.wkusports.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/wky-w-baskbl-sched.html

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2014–15 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References