2014–15 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team

2014–15 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record15–18 (6–12 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Chase (2nd season)
  • Lauren Tippert (2nd season)
  • Becca Allison (1st season)
Home arenaSharp Gymnasium
(Capacity: 1,500)
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 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team represented Houston Baptist University in the 2014–15 college basketball season. This was head coach Donna Finnie's second season as head coach at HBU.[1] The Huskies played their home games at the Sharp Gymnasium and were members of the Southland Conference.[2]

Media

All Houston Baptist games will be broadcast online live by Legacy Sports Network (LSN) with audio for all road games and video for all home games.

Roster

2014–15 Houston Baptist Huskies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Heidi Sihvola 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Makelanrinne Helsinki, Finland
G 5 Lisa Zderadicka 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr HAK Korneuburg Vienna, Austria
G 11 Tayler Jefferson 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr North Shore Houston, TX
F 12 Caro Lloyd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr The Kings Hospital Dublin, Ireland
G 13 Emely Lopez 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Westbury Houston, TX
F 14 Erin McGarrachan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr St. Maurice's
UTEP 		Cumbernauld, Scotland
F 20 Shanice Steenholdt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Roswell Roswell, NM
G 21 Rachel Arthur 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Atascocita Humble, TX
F 23 Anna Strickland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr The Woodlands
Harding 		The Woodlands, TX
G 24 Meghan Shank 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Ventura Ventura, CA
F 25 Monet Neal 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr William Howard Taft San Antonio, TX
F 30 Carissa Diaz 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Tomball Tomball, TX
G 33 Maisie Elston 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Barking Abbey Rochford, England
G 35 Ekemini Essien 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Dallas Lutheran Carrollton, TX
F 42 Ashleigh Nwanguma 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Cinco Ranch Katy, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-10-02

Schedule and results

[3]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Out of Conference Schedule
11/14/2014*
2:00 pm 		at TCU L 67–84  0–1
 Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (1,344)
Fort Worth, TX
11/16/2014*
3:00 pm 		at Texas–Arlington L 73–83  0–2
 College Park Center (1,263)
Arlington, TX
11/22/2014*
2:00 pm 		at Texas State W 61–56  1–2
 Strahan Coliseum (1,166)
San Marcos, TX
11/25/2014*
6:30 pm 		Southwestern Assemblies of God W 85–57  2–2
 Sharp Gymnasium (620)
Houston, TX
11/29/2014*
2:00 pm 		at Texas–Pan American L 72–75  2–3
 UTPA Fieldhouse (342)
Edinburg, TX
12/06/2014*
3:00 pm 		at UTEP W 88–77  3–3
 Don Haskins Center (1,309)
El Paso, TX
12/13/2014*
4:00 pm 		Arlington Baptist College W 92–62  4–3
 Sharp Gymnasium (407)
Houston, TX
12/17/2014*
6:00 pm 		Texas Southern L 80–92  4–4
 Sharp Gymnasium (483)
Houston, TX
12/19/2014*
6:00 pm 		McMurry W 69–49  5–4
 Sharp Gymnasium (149)
Houston, TX
12/28/2014*
2:00 pm 		Huston–Tillotson W 86–36  6–4
 Sharp Gymnasium (150)
Houston, TX
12/30/2014*
7:00 pm, FSN/FCS 		at Texas Tech L 59–60  6–5
 United Spirit Arena (2,249)
Lubbock, TX
Southland Conference Schedule
01/02/2015
3:00 pm 		Northwestern State L 68–78  6–6
(0–1) 		Sharp Gymnasium (305)
Houston, TX
01/05/2015
5:30 pm 		at McNeese State L 57–60  6–7
(0–2) 		Burton Coliseum (977)
Lake Charles, LA
01/08/2015
6:00 pm 		at Nicholls State L 58–70  6–8
(0–3) 		Stopher Gym (334)
Thibodaux, LA
01/10/2015
4:30 pm 		at Southeastern Louisiana L 59–67  6–9
(0–4) 		Southeastern Louisiana (315)
Hammond, LA
01/15/2015
7:00 pm 		Central Arkansas W 58–37  7–9
(1–4) 		Sharp Gymnasium (670)
Houston, TX
01/17/205
4:00 pm 		New Orleans W 63–45  8–9
(2–4) 		Sharp Gymnasium (768)
Houston, TX
01/24/2015
4:00 pm 		Lamar L 64–80  8–10
(2–5) 		Sharp Gymnasium (722)
Houston, TX
01/29/2015
7:00 pm 		Abilene Christian L 50–53  8–11
(2–6) 		Sharp Gymnasium (489)
Houston, TX
01/31/2015
1:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Sam Houston State L 67–74  8–12
(2–7) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (807)
Huntsville, TX
02/05/2015
7:00 pm 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 59–54  9–12
(3–7) 		Sharp Gymnasium (590)
Houston, TX
02/07/2015
4:00 pm 		at Stephen F. Austin L 67–72  9–13
(3–8) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,481)
Nacogdoches, TX
02/12/2015
7:00 pm 		at Lamar L 62–79  9–14
(3–9) 		Montagne Center (765)
Beaumont, TX
02/14/2015
4:00 pm 		Sam Houston State
Play for Kay 		W 66–61  10–14
(4–9) 		Sharp Gymnasium (680)
Houston, TX
02/19/2015
7:00 pm 		Incarnate Word W 67–64  11–14
(5–9) 		Sharp Gymnasium (223)
Houston, TX
02/25/2015
7:00 pm 		at Abilene Christian L 53–68  11–15
(5–10) 		Moody Coliseum (1,025)
Abilene, TX
02/28/2015
4:00 pm 		Stephen F. Austin L 57–69  11–16
(5–11) 		Sharp Gymnasium (820)
Houston, TX
03/05/2015
5:00 pm 		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 48–73  11–17
(5–12) 		American Bank Center (N/A)
Corpus Christi, TX
03/07/2015
2:00 pm 		at Incarnate Word W 81–71  12–17
(6–12) 		McDermott Convocation Center (216)
San Antonio, TX
Southland Conference Tournament
03/12/2015
11:00 am 		(8) vs. (5) McNeese State
First round 		W 70–68  13–17
 Merrell Center (N/A)
Katy, TX
03/13/2015
11:00 am 		(8) vs. (4) Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Quarterfinals 		W 49–48  14–17
 Merrell Center (N/A)
Katy, TX
03/14/2015
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		(8) vs. (1) Stephen F. Austin
Semifinals 		W 88–81  15–17
 Merrell Center (N/A)
Katy, TX
03/15/2015
12:00 pm, CBSSN 		(8) vs. (6) Northwestern State
Championship 		L 50–58  15–18
 Merrell Center (968)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also

2014–15 Houston Baptist Huskies men's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "FINNIE BLAZES BRIT TRAIL IN HOUSTON". MVP Basketball. Retrieved April 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "Houston Baptist to join Southland Conference". Chron. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
  3. ^ "Houston Baptist University Huskies Athletics - 2014-15 Women's Basketball Schedule". hbuhuskies.com. Retrieved October 2, 2014.