2014–15 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
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 an 18–14 overall record and an 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
Keara Hudnall
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
Pearland HS
Pearland, TX
G
1
Allison Baggett
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Jr
Iota HS
Iota, LA
F
3
Jayin Johnson
5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Jr
Jennings HS
Jennings, LA
G
4
Dede Sheppard
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr
North Caddo HS
Vivian, LA
F
5
Jasmyn Carswell
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
Airline HS
Bossier, LA
G
12
Alaina Verdin
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr
Terrebonne HS
Houma, LA
F
14
Jerica Bolin
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr
Ozen HS
Beaumont, TX
G
15
Gabby Guidry
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Fr
Lake Arthur HS
Lake Arthur, LA
F
21
Mercedes Rogers
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
Crowley HS
Crowley, LA
G
22
Hannah Cupit
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
Sulphur HS
Sulphur, LA
G
23
Amber Donnes
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
St. Thomas Aquinas HS
Hammond, LA
G
24
Haily Jenkins
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
Martins Mill HS
Ben Wheeler, TX
F
25
Frederica Haywood
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr
JFK HS
Mound Bayou, MS
G
33
Victoria Rachal
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
So
Natchitoches Central HS
Natchitoches, LA
F
34
Talisa Boyd
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
Natchitoches Central HS NE Mississippi
Natchitoches, LA
F
44
Ann 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
Rank#
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
(5)
vs. (8) Houston Baptist First round
L 68–70
17–13
Leonard E. Merrell Center (N/A)Katy, TX
2015 Women's Basketball Invitational
03/19/2015 7:00 pm
(6W)
(3W) Furman First Round
W 87–70
18–13
Lake Charles Civic Center (630)Lake Charles, LA
03/21/2015 7:00 pm
(6W)
(2W) Louisiana–Lafayette Quarterfinals
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
References