2014–15 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team

2014–15 Memphis Tigers women's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record14–17 (7–11 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • David Midlick[1] (1st season)
  • Erin Grant (3rd season)
  • Jessica Bogia (2nd season)
Home arenaElma Roane Fieldhouse
FedEx Forum
Seasons
2014–15 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UConn † 18 – 0   1.000 38 – 1   .974
No. 25 South Florida 15 – 3   .833 27 – 8   .771
Tulsa 12 – 6   .667 18 – 14   .563
Temple 12 – 6   .667 20 – 17   .541
East Carolina 11 – 7   .611 22 – 11   .667
Tulane 11 – 7   .611 22 – 11   .667
Memphis 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452
UCF 5 – 13   .278 9 – 21   .300
Cincinnati 4 – 14   .222 8 – 23   .258
SMU 3 – 15   .167 7 – 23   .233
Houston 1 – 17   .056 6 – 24   .200
† American Tournament winner winner
As of 7 April 2015
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team represented the University of Memphis during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marked the second for the Tigers as members of the American Athletic Conference. The team, coached by head coach Melissa McFerrin, played their home games at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse with one game at the FedEx Forum. They finished the season 14–17, 7–11 in AAC play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the American Athletic women's tournament, where they lost to South Florida.

Media

All Tigers home games will have a radio broadcast live on WUMR. Video streaming for all home games will be available on the Memphis Tiger Network, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital.

Roster

2014–15 Memphis Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
C 0 Angelina Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Searcy Searcy, Arkansas
G 1 Breigha Wilder-Cochran 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Hoover Hoover, Alabama
G 3 Taylor Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Bishop Ward Kansas City, Kansas
G 4 Ariel Hearn 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Arlington Memphis, Tennessee
G 5 Brea Elmore 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Redan Stone Mountain, Georgia
F 10 Cheyenne Creighton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Blessed Pope John Paul II Pickering, Ontario
G 11 Amber Holmes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Overton Memphis, Tennessee
F 21 Asianna Fuqua-Bey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Marist Chicago, Illinois
F 22 Brianna Wright 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Chipola JC
South Alabama 		Greenville, Mississippi
G 24 Mooriah Rowser 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So St. John's College HS Rockville, Maryland
F 32 Courtney Powell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Ursuline Youngstown, Ohio
F 33 Brandi Goodman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Obion County Central Troy, Tennessee
G 40 Damonique Miller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Joe T. Robinson Little Rock, Arkansas
F 44 Alisha Celestine 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Warren Easton Kenner, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-07-15

Schedule and results

[2]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2014*
2:00 pm 		Rhodes College W 79–26  –
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (753)
Memphis, TN
Regular Season
11/14/2014*
4:00 pm 		Missouri State W 79–63  1–0
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (582)
Memphis, TN
11/16/2014*
4:00 pm 		Samford W 64–48  2–0
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (867)
Memphis, TN
11/20/2014*
7:00 pm 		at Illinois L 58–60  2–1
 State Farm Center (1,250)
Champaign, IL
11/23/2014*
2:00 pm 		Minnesota L 62–68  2–2
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (892)
Memphis, TN
11/26/2014*
6:05 pm 		at Southern Illinois L 75–82  2–3
 SIU Arena (527)
Carbondale, IL
11/29/2014*
2:00 pm 		Arkansas–Little Rock L 59–66  2–4
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (528)
Memphis, TN
12/02/2014*
8:00 pm 		Austin Peay W 65–60  3–4
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (673)
Memphis, TN
12/06/2014*
2:00 pm 		Central Michigan W 62–61  4–4
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (523)
Memphis, TN
12/13/2014*
11:00 am 		at Georgetown W 63–46  5–4
 McDonough Gymnasium (255)
Washington, D.C.
12/15/2014*
6:00 pm 		at George Washington L 44–63  5–5
 Charles E. Smith Center (421)
Washington, D.C.
12/19/2014*
7:00 pm 		Mississippi Valley State W 62–39  6–5
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (517)
Memphis, TN
12/28/2014
7:30 pm, ESPNU 		Temple L 57–58  6–6 (0–1)
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,278)
Memphis, TN
12/31/2014
2:00 pm 		at South Florida L 39–72  6–7 (0–2)
 USF Sun Dome (1,350)
Tampa, FL
01/04/2015
2:00 pm 		East Carolina W 60–57 OT 7–7 (1–2)
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (728)
Memphis, TN
01/07/2015
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at UCF W 70–66  8–7 (2–2)
 CFE Arena (1,040)
Orlando, FL
01/10/2015
2:00 pm, ADN 		at Tulsa L 69–79  8–8 (2–3)
 Reynolds Center (908)
Tulsa, OK
01/14/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Cincinnati W 41–38  9–8 (3–3)
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (549)
Memphis, TN
01/18/2015
1:00 pm 		at East Carolina L 39–60  9–9 (3–4)
 Williams Arena (1,277)
Greenville, NC
01/24/2015
2:00 pm, ADN 		Houston W 84–49  10–9 (4–4)
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,327)
Memphis, TN
01/28/2015
6:00 pm, ADN 		at Cincinnati W 56–44  11–9 (5–4)
 Fifth Third Arena (414)
Cincinnati, OH
01/31/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		South Florida L 53–57  11–10 (5–5)
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,930)
Memphis, TN
02/04/2015
11:00 am, ADN 		at Temple L 61–84  11–11 (5–6)
 Liacouras Center (2,814)
Philadelphia, PA
02/07/2015
2:30 pm, SNY 		No. 2 Connecticut L 34–80  11–12 (5–7)
 FedEx Forum (2,267)
Memphis, TN
02/11/2015
7:00 pm 		at Houston W 64–58  12–12 (6–7)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (463)
Houston, TX
02/18/2015
7:00 pm 		UCF
Postponed from 2/17 		W 65–49  13–12 (7–7)
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (511)
Memphis, TN
02/21/2015
2:00 pm, ADN 		at Tulane L 65–75  13–13 (7–8)
 Devlin Fieldhouse (2,213)
New Orleans, LA
02/24/2015
7:00 pm, ADN 		Tulsa L 62–65  13–14 (7–9)
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (1,121)
Memphis, TN
02/28/2015
1:00 pm, CBSSN 		at No. 1 Connecticut L 24–87  13–15 (7–10)
 Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
03/02/2015
7:00 pm 		SMU L 53–60  13–16 (7–11)
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (912)
Memphis, TN
2015 AAC Tournament
03/06/2015
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. SMU
First Round 		W 71–59  14–16
 Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A)
Uncasville, CT
03/07/2015
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. South Florida
Quarterfinals 		L 51–79  14–17
 Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A)
Uncasville, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "David Midlick Named Women's Basketball Associate Head Coach". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  2. ^ "GOTIGERSGO.COM - The Official Website of the University of Memphis Tigers - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2014.