2013–14 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2013–14 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2013–14 college basketball season. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the "Zags"), members of the West Coast Conference , were led by head coach Kelly Graves , in his 14th, and final season at the school. The Zags played most of their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the university campus in Spokane, Washington . The Zags would win both the regular and tournament season titles and finish ranked 18th in the AP Poll with a 29–5 record. The Zags were upset in the 1st Round of the NCAA Tournament to end their season. After the season, Kelly Graves would be hired as the new head coach at Oregon, and Lisa Fortier would be named the new Zags head coach.
Before the Season
Gonzaga was picked to win the WCC Championship.
Roster
2013–14 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G/F
1
Chelsea Waters
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So
Lewiston
Lewiston, ID
G
3
Haiden Palmer
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr
Vista Del Largo / Oregon State
Moreno Valley, CA
G
5
Maiki Viela
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Jr
Lahainaluna
Lahaina, HI
G
10
Danielle Walter
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
Pasco
Pasco, WA
G
11
Laura Sullivan
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
Jr
Holy Names Academy
Seattle, WA
C
12
Emma Wolfram
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr
South Kamloops
Kamloops, BC
F
14
Sunny Greinacher
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
Grashof Gymnasium
Essen , Germany
F
22
Shaniqua Nilles
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
RS So
West Valley
Spokane, WA
F
23
Kiara Kudron
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
Huron
New Boston, MI
G
24
Keani Albanez
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr
Buena
Santa Barbara, CA
C
30
Stephanie Golden
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
Miramonte
Clayton, CA
G
31
Elle Tinkle
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
Big Sky
Missoula, MT
G
33
Lindsay Sherbert
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
Great Oak / California
Temecula, CA
G
34
Jazmine Redmon
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr
Mead
Spokane, WA
C
44
Shelby Cheslek
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
RS So
Pullman
Pullman, WA
Head coach
Kelly Graves
Assistant coach(es)
Jodie Kaczor Berry Lisa Mispley Fortier Nicole Powell
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2013-10-02
Schedule
Source:[ 4]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/08/2013 *6:00 pm
No. 25
Idaho Preseason WNIT First Round
W 64–56
1–0
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,607)Spokane, WA
11/10/2013 *2:00 pm
No. 25
UT Martin Preseason WNIT Second Round
W 91–54
2–0
McCarthey Athletic Center (4,848)Spokane, WA
11/14/2013 *5:00 pm, FSSW+ /FCS Central
No. 25
at No. 11 Oklahoma Preseason WNIT Semifinals
L 78–82
2–1
Lloyd Noble Center (4,736)Norman, OK
11/20/2013 *6:00 pm, SWX
No. 24
Eastern Washington
W 78–58
3–1
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,375)Spokane, WA
11/30/2013 *2:00 pm
No. 24
Colgate
W 81–31
4–1
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,220)Spokane, WA
12/02/2013 *6:00 pm, SWX
No. 24
Fairfield
W 82–42
5–1
McCarthey Athletic Center (4,823)Spokane, WA
12/06/2013 *6:00 pm
No. 24
Portland State
W 96–47
6–1
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,316)Spokane, WA
12/08/2013 *9:00 am
No. 24
at Ohio State
W 59–58
7–1
Value City Arena (6,409)Columbus, OH
12/10/2013 *5:00 pm
No. 23
at Wisconsin
W 70–55
8–1
Kohl Center (3,043)Madison, WI
12/14/2013 *1:00 pm, P12N
No. 23
at No. 6 Stanford
L 45–73
8–2
Maples Pavilion (N/A)Palo Alto, CA
12/16/2013 *6:00 pm
No. 25
UC Riverside
W 87–43
9–2
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,124)Spokane, WA
12/21/2013 *11:30 am, P12N
No. 25
at Washington State
W 69–62
10–2
Beasley Coliseum (1,280)Pullman, WA
12/28/2013 *1:00 pm
No. 24
at Saint Mary's
L 78–79
10–3 (0–1)
McKeon Pavilion (616)Moraga, CA
12/30/2014 5:30 pm
at Pacific
W 83–68
11–3 (1–1)
Alex G. Spanos Center (4,015)Stockton, CA
01/03/2014 7:00 pm
at Portland
W 56–24
12–3 (2–1)
Chiles Center (670)Portland, OR
01/09/2014 6:00 pm, SWX
BYU
W 68–42
13–3 (3–1)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,424)Spokane, WA
01/11/2014 2:00 pm
No. 24 San Diego
W 79–50
14–3 (4–1)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,536)Spokane, WA
01/17/2014 7:00 pm
at San Francisco
W 68–40
15–3 (5–1)
War Memorial Gymnasium (363)San Francisco, CA
01/19/2014 2:00 pm, TheW.tv
at Santa Clara
W 67–61
16–3 (6–1)
Leavey Center (368)Santa Clara, CA
01/23/2014 7:00 pm
No. 25
at Loyola Marymount
W 91–82 OT
17–3 (7–1)
Gersten Pavilion (304)Los Angeles , CA
01/25/2014 2:00 pm, TV-32
No. 25
at Pepperdine
W 69–39
18–3 (8–1)
Firestone Fieldhouse (409)Malibu, California
01/30/2014 6:00 pm
No. 22
Santa Clara
W 89–37
19–3 (9–1)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)Spokane, WA
02/01/2014 2:00 pm
No. 22
San Francisco
W 101–66
20–3 (10–1)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,476)Spokane, WA
02/06/2014 6:00 pm
No. 20
Pepperdine
W 86–51
21–3 (11–1)
McCarthey Athletic Center (4,951)Spokane, WA
02/08/2014 2:00 pm, SWX
No. 20
Loyola Marymount
W 88–51
22–3 (12–1)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,739)Spokane, WA
02/13/2014 6:00 pm, TheW.tv
No. 20
at San Diego
W 66–48
23–3 (13–1)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,408)San Diego, CA
02/15/2014 1:00 pm, BYUtv
No. 20
at BYU
L 52–62
23–4 (13–2)
Marriott Center (978)Provo, UT
02/22/2014 2:00 pm
No. 24
Portland
W 72–61
24–4 (14–2)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)Spokane, WA
02/27/2014 6:00 pm, SWX
No. 22
Saint Mary's
W 75–65
25–4 (15–2)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,496)Spokane, WA
03/01/2014 2:00 pm
No. 22
Pacific
W 81–77
26–4 (16–2)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,882)Spokane, WA
2014 WCC Tournament
03/07/2014 6:00 pm, BYUtv
No. 19
vs. San Francisco Quarterfinals
W 81–68
27–4
Orleans Arena (N/A)Las Vegas , NV
03/10/2014 12:00 pm, BYUtv
No. 19
vs. Saint Mary's Semifinals
W 71–57
28–4
Orleans Arena (N/A)Las Vegas, NV
03/11/2014 1:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 18
vs. BYU Championship
W 71–57
29–4
Orleans Arena (7,898)Las Vegas, NV
2014 NCAA Tournament
03/23/2014 2:30 pm, ESPN
No. 18
vs. James Madison First Round
L 63–72
29–5
Reed Arena (N/A)College Station, TX
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
Rankings
2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Regular Season Polls
Poll
Pre- Season
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Week 18
Week 19
Final
AP
25
25
24
24
24
23
25
24
RV
RV
RV
25
22
20
20
24
22
21
18
Coaches
RV
RV
25
24
24
22
22
21
RV
RV
23
22
17
15
15
20
20
19
16
22
Legend
Increase in ranking
Decrease in ranking
No Change
(RV)
Received Votes
(NR)
Not Ranked
See also
2013–14 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
References
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