2013–14 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team

2013–14 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record18–8 (12–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Toriano Towns (5th season)
  • Jill Mahoney (2nd season)
Home arenaCentrum Arena
Seasons
2013–14 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Dakota† 15 – 5   .750 22 – 10   .688
Southern Utah 15 – 5   .750 23 – 10   .697
Montana 14 – 6   .700 23 – 11   .676
Eastern Washington 12 – 8   .600 16 – 14   .533
Idaho State 11 – 9   .550 14 – 17   .452
Montana State 10 – 10   .500 15 – 15   .500
Sacramento State 10 – 10   .500 18 – 12   .600
Northern Colorado 8 – 12   .400 14 – 15   .483
Northern Arizona 6 – 14   .300 9 – 20   .310
Portland State 6 – 14   .300 8 – 21   .276
Weber State 3 – 17   .150 7 – 22   .241
† 2014 Big Sky tournament winner
As of 10:03, 1 April 2014 (UTC)
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

The 2013–14 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team represented Southern Utah University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The T–Birds were led by fifth year head coach JR Payne and played their home games at the Centrum Arena. They were members of the Big Sky Conference.

Roster

2013–14 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Mary Klapperich 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Colony Wasilla, AK
G 3 Desiree Jackson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Vista del Lago Moreno Valley, CA
G 4 Ashleigh Munns 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So SEEVIC College Basildon, Essex, England
G 5 Andrea Jones 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Dobson Mesa, AZ
G 10 DJ Norman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Linn-Mar Marion, IA
F 12 Marissa Robbins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Stansbury Park
Salt Lake CC 		Lake Point, UT
F 15 Carli Moreland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Legacy Broomfield, CO
F 20 Lori Parkinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Cyprus West Valley, UT
G/F 21 Maylinn Smith 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Mesquite
Grand Canyon 		Mesa, AZ
G 23 Hailey Mandelko 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Lexington Lexington, NE
G 24 Madison Wright 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Gonzaga Prep Spokane, WA
F 43 Jessica Richardson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Kaysville Kaysville, UT
G 45 Marquelle Funk 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Lone Peak Highland, UT
C 52 Brenna Gates 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Lindhurst Olivehurst, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2013-10-12

Schedule

[3]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/30/2013*
7:30 pm, Watch Big Sky 		Dixie State W 90-69  –
 Centrum Arena (N/A)
Cedar City, UT
11/02/2013*
7:30 pm, Watch Big Sky 		Western State W 92-49  –
 Centrum Arena (N/A)
Cedar City, UT
Regular Season
11/08/2013*
7:00 pm 		at Boise State W 90-86  1-0
 Taco Bell Arena (5,663)
Boise, ID
11/14/2013*
6:00 pm 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 74–67  2–0
 Dugan Wellness Center (480)
Corpus Christi, TX
11/16/2013*
5:30 pm, LSN 		at Houston Baptist L 77–88  2–1
 Sharp Gymnasium (347)
Houston, TX
11/21/2013*
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky 		at Utah Valley W 74–63  3–1
 Centrum Arena (664[4])
Cedar City, UT
11/23/2013*
5:00 pm, Watch Big Sky 		Westminster W 68–65  4–1
 Centrum Arena (567[5])
Cedar City, UT
11/29/2013*
2:30 pm 		vs. Georgia Tech
LIU Tournament[6] 		L 60–85  4–2
 Steinberg Wellness Center (204)
Brooklyn, NY
11/30/2013*
12:00, Watch Big Sky 		at LIU Brooklyn
LIU Tournament 		W 57–44  5–2
 Steinberg Wellness Center (175)
Brooklyn, NY
12/16/2013*
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky 		Arizona Christian W 101–44  6–2
 Centrum Arena (404)
Cedar City, UT
12/19/2013
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky 		at Northern Colorado W 75–63  7–2
(1–0) 		Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (357)
Greeley, CO
12/29/2013*
2:00 pm 		at No. 12 Colorado[7] L 59–75  7–3
 Coors Events Center (2,094)
Boulder, CO
01/02/2014
5:00 pm, Watch Big Sky 		at North Dakota L 68–71  7–4
(1–1) 		Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,480)
Grand Forks, ND
01/11/2014
3:00 pm, Watch Big Sky 		at Sacramento State W 97–79  8–4
(2–1) 		Colberg Court (708)
Sacramento, CA
01/13/2014
6:30 pm, FSAZ 		at Northern Arizona L 77–82  8–5
(2–2) 		Walkup Skydome (449)
Flagstaff, AZ
01/16/2014
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky 		Weber State W 76–64  9–5
(3–2) 		Centrum Arena (864)
Cedar City, UT
01/18/2014
2:00 pm, Watch Big Sky 		Idaho State L 65–69  9–6
(3–3) 		Centrum Arena (464)
Cedar City, UT
01/23/2014
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky 		Portland State W 69–60  10–6
(4–3) 		Centrum Arena (598)
Cedar City, UT
01/25/2014
2:00 pm, Watch Big Sky 		Eastern Washington W 62–61  11–6
(5–3) 		Centrum Arena (445)
Cedar City, UT
01/30/2014
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky 		at Montana State W 87–81  12–6
(6–3) 		Worthington Arena (1,232)
Bozeman, MT
02/01/2014
2:00 pm, Watch Big Sky 		at Montana L 73–81  12–7
(6–4) 		Dahlberg Arena (2,966)
Missoula, MT
02/08/2014
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky 		Sacramento State W 93–74  13–7
(7–4) 		Centrum Arena (462)
Cedar City, UT
02/10/2014
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky 		Northern Arizona W 93–59  14–7
(8–4) 		Centrum Arena (501)
Cedar City, UT
02/13/2014
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky 		at Idaho State W 70–66  15–7
(9–4) 		Reed Gym (975)
Pocatello, ID
02/15/2014
2:00 pm, Watch Big Sky 		at Weber State W 80–64  16–7
(10–4) 		Dee Events Center (720)
Ogden, UT
02/20/2014
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky 		at Eastern Washington L 54–59  16–8
(10–5) 		Reese Court (463)
Cheney, WA
02/22/2014
3:00 pm, Watch Big Sky 		at Portland State W 86–79  17–8
(11–5) 		Stott Center (1,500)
Portland, OR
02/26/2014
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky 		Montana W 69–49  18–8
(12–5) 		Centrum Arena (1,292)
Cedar City, UT
03/01/2014
2:00 pm, Watch Big Sky 		Montana State W 70–60  19–8
(13–5) 		Centrum Arena (711)
Cedar City, UT
03/06/2014
5:00 pm, Watch Big Sky 		North Dakota W 73–53  20–8
(14–5) 		Centrum Arena (711)
Cedar City, UT
03/08/2014
7:30 pm, Watch Big Sky 		Northern Colorado W 63–48  21–8
(15–5) 		Centrum Arena (1,045)
Cedar City, UT
Big Sky tournament
03/13/2014
1:30 pm, Watch Big Sky 		(2) vs. (7) Sacramento State
Quarterfinals 		W 86–78  22–8
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (921)
Grand Forks, ND
03/14/2014
6:30 pm, Watch Big Sky 		(2) vs. (3) Montana
Semifinals 		L 69–73  22–9
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,409)
Grand Forks, ND
2014 WNIT
03/20/2014*
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky 		at Colorado State
First Round 		W 71–56  23–9
 Moby Arena (1,550)
Fort Collins, CO
03/22/2014*
7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky 		at Colorado
Second Round 		L 68–79  23–10
 Coors Events Center (854)
Boulder, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2013-14". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "2014 NCAA Women's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Postseason (Mar. 17)". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  3. ^ "2013–14 Southern Utah T–Birds basketball Schedule". SUUTbirds.com. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  4. ^ "Utah Valley at Southern Utah (November 21, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  5. ^ "Westminster College at Southern Utah (November 23, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  6. ^ "Women's Basketball announces 2013-14 schedule". LIU athletics. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  7. ^ "Women's Basketball announces 2013-14 schedule". CUBuffs. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2013.