2014–15 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team

2014–15 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record17–14 (10–8 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kaci Bailey (2nd season)
  • Destinee Rogers (2nd season)
  • Chris Sartorius (1st season)
Home arenaFarris Center
(Capacity: 6,000)
Seasons
2014–15 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin*** 16 – 2   .889 23 – 8   .742
Lamar 14 – 4   .778 17 – 13   .567
Nicholls State 13 – 5   .722 17 – 13   .567
Texas A&M-CC 12 – 6   .667 16 – 14   .533
McNeese State 11 – 7   .611 18 – 14   .563
Northwestern State† 10 – 8   .556 19 – 15   .559
Central Arkansas 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548
Abilene Christian* 9 – 9   .500 17 – 12   .586
Houston Baptist 6 – 12   .333 15 – 18   .455
New Orleans** 6 – 12   .333 8 – 19   .296
Sam Houston State 5 – 13   .278 6 – 22   .214
SE Louisiana 3 – 15   .167 7 – 22   .241
Incarnate Word* 2 – 16   .111 5 – 24   .172
† 2015 Southland tournament winner
As of March 21, 2015
*Ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
**Facing level 2 sanctions due to APR penalties
***Southland tournament #1 seed
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears basketball team represented the University of Central Arkansas during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears were led by third year head coach Sandra Rushing[1] and play their home games at the Farris Center. They are members of the Southland Conference. The Sugar Bears entered the 2015 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament as the seventh seed and were paired against the sixth seeded Northwestern State Lady Demon's. The team's season ended with a 49–63 tournament game loss to the Lady Demons. The Sugar Bears final 2014–15 overall record was 17–14 while the conference record was 10–8.

Roster

2014–15 Central Arkansas Sugar Bears women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kelsey McClure 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Muskogee HS Muskogee, OK
F 4 Raquel Logan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So West Memphis HS West Memphis, AR
G 5 Jameka Watkins 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr England HS England, AR
G 11 Brianna Mullins 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Nevada HS Rosston, AR
G 11 Kendara Watts 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Fairfield HS
Shelton State CC 		Fairfield, Alabama
F 13 Terai Sadler 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr New Plymouth HS New Plymouth NZ
G 21 Angel Williams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Bellaire HS Bellaire, TX
G 22 Maggie Proffitt 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Starkville Academy Columbus, MS
F 23 Brittany Agee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Bessemer HS
Shelton State CC 		Bessemer, AL
C 24 Peyton Herrell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Jessieville HS Jessieville, AR
G 25 Olivia McWilliams 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr eStem HS Little Rock, AR
F 32 Alexis Hardaway 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr HW Byers HS
Austin Peay 		Byhalia, MS
F 50 Taisiya Novokreschevnova 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Frank Phillips College Moscow Russia
Head coach
  • Sandra Rushing
Assistant coach(es)
  • Kaci Bailey
  • Destinee Rogers
  • Chris Sartorius
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-10-01

Schedule

Source: [2]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Out of Conference Schedule
11/14/2014*
TBA 		at WKU
Preseason WNIT 		L 57–93  0–1
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,341)
Bowling Green, KY
11/21/2014*
4:00 pm 		vs. Eastern Kentucky
Preseason WNIT 		L 55–56  0–2
 Hawkins Arena (972)
Macon, GA
11/22/2014*
4:00 pm 		vs. Jackson State
Preseason WNIT 		W 56–45  1–2
 Hawkins Arena (1,012)
Macon, GA
11/25/2014*
7:00 pm 		Lyon College W 59–43  2–2
 Farris Center (721)
Conway, AR
11/29/2014*
2:00 pm 		Jacksonville State L 54–63  2–3
 Farris Center (523)
Conway, AR
12/02/2014*
6:00 pm 		at Alcorn State W 62–36  3–3
 Davey Whitney Complex (219)
Lorman, MS
12/04/2014*
7:00 pm 		Central Baptist College W 72–39  4–3
 Farris Center (375)
Conway, AR
12/06/2014*
2:00 pm 		Southeast Missouri State L 46–48  4–4
 Farris Center (653)
Conway, AR
12/13/2014*
1:00 pm 		at Georgia Tech L 50–88  4–5
 Hank McCamish Pavilion (N/A)
Atlanta, GA
12/16/2014*
4:00 pm 		Williams Baptist College W 73–57  5–5
 Farris Center (243)
Conway, AR
12/19/2014*
2:00 pm 		Blue Mountain College W 71–30  6–5
 Farris Center (203)
Conway, AR
12/30/2014*
2:00 pm 		Austin Peay W 63–54  7–5
 Farris Center (395)
Conway, AR
Southland Conference Schedule
01/04/2015
1:00 pm 		at Abilene Christian W 66–60  8–5
(1–0) 		Moody Coliseum (604)
Abilene, TX
01/06/2015
6:00 pm 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 63–59  9–5
(2–0) 		Farris Center (752)
Conway, AR
01/08/2015
7:00 pm 		Stephen F. Austin L 46–73  9–6
(2–1) 		Farris Center (512)
Conway, AR
01/13/2015
7:00 pm 		at Lamar L 46–82  9–7
(2–2) 		Montagne Center (708)
Beaumont, TX
01/15/2015
7:00 pm 		at Houston Baptist L 37–58  9–8
(2–3) 		Sharp Gymnasium (670)
Houston, TX
01/21/2015
7:00 pm 		at New Orleans W 53–46  10–8
(3–3) 		Lakefront Arena (393)
New Orleans, LA
01/24/2015
2:00 pm 		Nicholls State L 72–75 OT 10–9
(3–4) 		Farris Center (1,178)
Conway, AR
01/28/2015
7:00 pm 		Northwestern State W 63–46  11–9
(4–4) 		Farris Center (522)
Conway, AR
02/04/2015
7:00 pm 		at Southeastern Louisiana W 63–46  12–9
(5–4) 		University Center (522)
Hammond, LA
02/07/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		New Orleans L 44–50  13–9
(6–4) 		Farris Center (795)
Conway, AR
02/12/2015
6:30 pm 		at Northwestern State L 52–54  13–10
(6–5) 		Prather Coliseum (695)
Natchitoches, LA
02/15/2015
1:00 pm 		Incarnate Word W 58–48  14–10
(7–5) 		Farris Center (752)
Conway, AR
02/18/2015
7:00 pm 		McNeese State L 63–65  14–11
(7–6) 		Farris Center (687)
Conway, AR
02/21/2015
2:00 pm 		Sam Houston State W 66–63  15–11
(8–6) 		Farris Center (1,085)
Conway, AR
02/26/2015
6:30 pm 		at Sam Houston State W 64–56  16–11
(9–6) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (842)
Huntsville, TX
02/28/2015
2:00 pm 		Southeastern Louisiana W 73–57  17–11
(10–6) 		Farris Center (912)
Conway, AR
03/05/2015
5:00 pm 		at Nicholls State L 43–53  17–12
(10–7) 		Stopher Gym (345)
Thibodaux, LA
03/07/2015
11:00 am 		at McNeese State L 68–72  17–13
(10–8) 		Burton Coliseum (1,005)
Lake Charles, LA
Southland Conference tournament
03/12/2015
1:30 pm 		(7) vs. (6) Northwestern State
First round 		L 49–63  17–14
 Merrell Center (862)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "UCA Sugar Bears turn to Veteran Sandra Rushing As Coach". Arkansas Business. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  2. ^ "2014-15 Women's Basketball Schedule". Central Arkansas Athletics. Retrieved November 23, 2014.