2014–15 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team

2014–15 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball
WBI, Quarterfinals
Conference Big East Conference
2014–15 record 18–15 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach Brian Neal (4th year)
Assistant coach Carla D. Morrow
Assistant coach Bryce McKey
Assistant coach Garry Horton
Home arena Cintas Center
2014–15 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Seton Hall * 15 3   .833     28 6   .824
DePaul 15 3   .833     27 8   .771
Villanova 12 6   .667     22 14   .611
St. John's 11 7   .611     23 11   .676
Creighton 10 8   .556     17 14   .548
Butler 10 8   .556     14 16   .467
Xavier 8 10   .444     18 14   .563
Marquette 4 14   .222     9 22   .290
Providence 3 15   .167     6 24   .200
Georgetown 2 16   .111     4 27   .129
2015 Big East Basketball Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of March 29, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Musketeers, led by fourth-year head coach Brian Neal, they played their games at the Cintas Center and were second year members of the newly reorganized Big East Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 8–10 to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East Women's Tournament where they to DePaul. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they defeated to William & Mary in the first before losing to Siena in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2014–15 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Turner, MarquiaMarquia Turner 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Hoover HS North Canton, Ohio
G 1 Fincher, KindellKindell Fincher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Canterbury HS Fort Wayne, Ind.
G 2 Kynard, MaleekaMaleeka Kynard  5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Start/Ohio State Toledo, Ohio
G 5 Davis, KaylaKayla Davis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So St. Marguerite d'Youville Brampton, Ontario
G 12 Byrd, JadaJada Byrd 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Redan HS Lithonia Ga.
F 14 Glover, BrianaBriana Glover 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Mason Mason, Ohio
G 15 Zantt, AliyahAliyah Zantt 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Reynoldsburg HS Reynoldsburg, Ohio
F 21 Blackwell, MaddisonMaddison Blackwell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Lincoln HS Gahanna, Ohio
G 22 Dawson, EricaErica Dawson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Marietta HS Marietta, Ohio
F 23 Schaefer, LeahLeah Schaefer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Highlands HS Alexandria, Ky.
G 24 Thompson, MarthaMartha Thompson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Solon HS Solon, Ohio
F 25 Äijänen, AnniinaAnniina Äijänen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Sammon Keskuslukio Tampere, Finland
G 30 Gaffney, RaeshaunRaeshaun Gaffney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Fairfield HS/Virginia Fairfield, Ohio
F 31 Ohlinger, ChristinaChristina Ohlinger 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Notre Dame Academy Toledo, Ohio
G 34 Gladney, BriannaBrianna Gladney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Ronald Reagan HS San Antonio, Texas
G 35 Crittendon, JennaJenna Crittendon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Ryle HS Union, Ky.
Head coach

Brian Neal

Assistant coach(es)

Carla D. Morrow
Bryce McKey
Garry Horton


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
Regular Season
11/15/2014*
2:00 PM
Wofford W 75–51  1–0
Cintas Center (1,589)
Cincinnati, OH
11/17/2014*
7:00 PM
Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 89–52  2–0
Cintas Center (543)
Cincinnati, OH
11/20/2014*
7:00 PM, BEDN
Virginia L 62–71  2–1
Cintas Center (714)
Cincinnati, OH
11/22/2014*
2:00 PM
at Binghamton W 89–71  3–1
Binghamton University Events Center (1,378)
Vestal, NY
11/26/2014*
7:00 PM
Presbyterian W 45–43  4–1
Cintas Center (743)
Cincinnati, OH
11/30/2014*
2:00 PM
Robert Morris W 70–65 OT 5–1
Cintas Center (761)
Cincinnati, OH
12/03/2014
7:00 PM, BEDN
at St. John's L 42–65  5–2 (0–1)
Carnesecca Arena (691)
Queens, NY
12/07/2014*
3:00 PM
at Middle Tennessee L 68–90  5–3
Murphy Center (3,398)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/10/2014*
11:30 AM
Monmouth W 61–45  6–3
Cintas Center (1,732)
Cincinnati, OH
12/14/2014*
2:00 PM
at Cincinnati
Crosstown Classic
W 72–71  7–3
Fifth Third Arena (1,115)
Cincinnati, OH
12/20/2014*
2:00 PM
Lipscomb W 62–38  8–3
Cintas Center (1,031)
Cincinnati, OH
12/22/2014*
12:00 PM
at Kennesaw State L 60–61  8–4
KSU Convocation Center (367)
Kennesaw, GA
12/30/2014
8:00 PM
at Marquette W 74–71  9–4 (1–1)
Al McGuire Center (824)
Milwaukee, WI
01/02/2015
7:00 PM
Creighton W 66–65  10–4 (2–1)
Cintas Center (1,074)
Cincinnati, OH
01/04/2015
2:00 PM
Providence W 71–49  11–4 (3–1)
Cintas Center (991)
Cincinnati, OH
01/09/2015
7:00 PM
at Seton Hall L 54–78  11–5 (3–2)
Walsh Gymnasium (564)
South Orange, NJ
01/11/2015
3:00 PM
at DePaul L 61–84  11–6 (3–3)
McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,535)
Chicago, IL
01/16/2015
7:00 PM
Georgetown W 63–55  12–6 (4–3)
Cintas Center (N/A)
Cincinnati, OH
01/18/2015
12:00 PM, FS1
Villanova L 34–54  12–7 (4–4)
Cintas Center (1,472)
Cincinnati, OH
01/25/2015
2:30 PM, FS1
Butler L 54–58  12–8 (4–5)
Cintas Center (1,863)
Cincinnati, OH
01/30/2015
8:00 PM
at Creighton L 65–74  12–9 (4–6)
D. J. Sokol Arena (1,002)
Omaha, NE
02/01/2015
1:00 PM
at Providence W 68–57  13–9 (5–6)
Alumni Hall (177)
Providence, RI
02/06/2015
7:00 PM
Marquette W 91–72  14–9 (6–6)
Cintas Center (1,027)
Cincinnati, OH
02/08/2015
2:00 PM
DePaul L 63–87  14–10 (6–7)
Cintas Center (2,025)
Cincinnati, OH
02/13/2015
8:00 PM, BEDN
at Georgetown W 60–55  15–10 (7–7)
McDonough Gymnasium (609)
Washington, D.C.
02/15/2015
1:00 PM, BEDN
at Villanova L 48–64  15–11 (7–8)
The Pavilion (1,035)
Villanova, PA
02/22/2015
1:00 PM
at Butler L 53–71  15–12 (7–9)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,086)
Indianapolis, IN
02/27/2015
2:00 PM
Seton Hall L 60–77  15–13 (7–10)
Cintas Center (884)
Cincinnati, OH
03/01/2015
2:00 PM
St. John's W 74–61  16–13 (8–10)
Cintas Center (1,286)
Cincinnati, OH
Big East Women's Tournament
03/07/2015
5:30 PM, BEDN
vs. Georgetown
First Round
W 70–67  17–13
Allstate Arena (2,115)
Rosemont, IL
03/08/2015
7:00 PM, FS2
vs. DePaul
Quarterfinals
L 53–87  17–14
Allstate Arena (N/A)
Rosemont, IL
WBI
03/19/2015*
7:00 PM
William & Mary
First Round
W 57–56  18–14
Cintas Center (624)
Cincinnati, OH
03/22/2015*
2:00 PM
Siena
Quarterfinals
L 49–69  18–15
Cintas Center (581)
Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2014–15 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

References

  1. "Xavier University Official Athletic Site". goxavier.com. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
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