2014–15 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team

2014–15 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record17–13 (13–5 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Justin Payne (4th season)
  • Kris Goff (1st season)
Home arenaStopher Gym
(Capacity: 3,800)
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 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team represented Nicholls State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Colonels, led by seventh year head coach DoBee Plaisance, played their home games at Stopher Gym and are members of the Southland Conference. The team's overall record was 17–13 including one game as the #3 seed in the 2015 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament. In conference play, the Colonels had a 13–5 record third place.

Roster

2014–15 Nicholls State Colonels women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Emani White 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Archbishop Chapelle HS New Orleans, LA
C 1 Jovana Mandic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr The Rock School
North Carolina-Wilmington 		Knin, Croatiana
C 2 Shay Amick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Carter HS
Northeast Oklahoma A&M 		Dallas, TX
F 3 Elexus Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So John Paul Stevens HS San Antonio, TX
G 5 Hope Pawlowski 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Orlando Christian Preparatory Orlando, FL
G 12 Jenny Nash 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Cypress Woods HS Houston, TX
G 15 Tia Charles 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr John Curtis HS New Orleans, LA
F 21 Syleida Davis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr C.E. Bird HS Shreveport, LA
F 22 Ekiya Gray 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Klein Forest HS Houston, TX
G 23 Veronica Ryan 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Westpoint HS
Palm Beach State 		Clearwater, FL
G 24 Taylor Morrison 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So St. Michael HS Baton Roughe, LA
F 32 LiAnn McCarthy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Ursuline Academy HS New Orleans, LA
C 40 Marina Lilly 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Skyline HS Dallas, TX
C 55 JonMarie Guillory 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr St. Louis Catholic HS Lake Charles, LA
Head coach

DoBee Plaisance

Assistant coach(es)

Justin Payne
Kris Goff

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-10-10

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Out of Conference Schedule
11/14/2014*
11:00 am 		at Arkansas L 52–63  0–1
 Bud Walton Arena (4,541)
Fayetteville, AR
11/17/2014*
6:00 pm 		SUNO W 87–84  1–1
 Stopher Gym (501)
Thibodaux, LA
11/21/2014*
5:00 pm 		LSU–Alexandria Stopher Gym (-)
Thibodaux, LA
11/29/2014*
1:00 pm 		at vs. Youngstown State
Teresa Phillips Thanksgiving Classic 		L 50–51  1–2
 Gentry Complex (321)
Nashville, TN
11/30/2014*
12:00 pm 		at vs. Norfolk State
Teresa Phillips Thanksgiving Classic 		W 69–64  2–2
 Gentry Complex (273)
Nashville, TN
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm 		at Tulane L 44–77  2–3
 Devlin Fieldhouse (843)
New Orleans, LA
12/06/2014*
1:00 pm 		South Alabama W 66–62  3–3
 Stopher Gym (602)
Thibodaux, LA
12/15/2014*
TBA 		at Louisiana Tech L 62–80  3–4
 Thomas Assembly Center (2,215)
Ruston, LA
12/19/2014*
5:30 pm 		at Texas Tech
Athletes in Action Tournament 		L 49–76  3–5
 United Spirit Arena (3,958)
Lubbock, TX
12/20/2014*
12:00 pm 		vs. Houston
Athletes in Action Tournament 		L 47–65  3–6
 United Spirit Arena 
Lubbock, TX
12/21/2014*
11:00 am 		vs. UTSA
Athletes in Action Tournament 		W 57–49  4–6
 United Spirit Arena 
Lubbock, TX
12/29/2014*
6:00 pm 		Southern Miss L 57–89  4–7
 Stopher Gym (501)
Thibodaux, LA
Southland Conference Schedule
01/03/2015
4:00 pm 		at Lamar L 62–69  4–8
(0–1) 		Montagne Center (744)
Beaumont, TX
01/08/2015
6:00 pm 		Houston Baptist W 70–58  5–8
(1–1) 		Stopher Gym (334)
Thibodaux, LA
01/11/2015
2:00 pm 		at Abilene Christian W 63–39  6–8
(2–1) 		Moody Coliseum (540)
Abilene, TX
01/15/2015
6:00 pm 		Sam Houston State W 67–64  7–8
(3–1) 		Stopher Gym (407)
Thibodaux, LA
01/17/2015
1:00 pm 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 59–75  7–9
(3–2) 		Stopher Gym (317)
Thibodaux, LA
01/21/2015
6:30 pm 		at Northwestern State L 71–74  7–10
(3–3) 		Prather Coliseum (738)
Natchitoches, LA
01/24/2015
2:00 pm 		at Central Arkansas W 75–72 OT 8–10
(4–3) 		Farris Center (1,178)
Conway, AR
01/29/2015
6:00 pm 		New Orleans W 56–40  9–10
(5–3) 		Stopher Gym (505)
Thibodaux, LA
01/31/2015
1:00 pm 		Incarnate Word W 67–34  10–10
(6–3) 		Stopher Gym (404)
Thibodaux, LA
02/04/2015
6:00 pm 		at Incarnate Word W 69–58  11–10
(7–3) 		McDermott Center (566)
San Antonio, TX
02/07/2015
1:00 pm 		McNeese State W 70–59  12–10
(8–3) 		Stopher Gym (623)
Thibodaux, LA
02/14/2015
1:00 pm 		Southeastern Louisiana W 90–83  13–10
(9–3) 		Stopher Gym (417)
Thibodaux, LA
02/18/2015
6:00 pm 		Northwestern State W 59–40  14–10
(10–3) 		Stopher Gym (617)
Thibodaux, LA
02/21/2015
4:00 pm 		at Stephen F. Austin L 59–68  14–11
(10–4) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (648)
Nacogdoches, TX
02/26/2015
7:00 pm 		at New Orleans L 63–68  14–12
(10–5) 		Lakefront Arena (482)
New Orleans, LA
02/28/2015
12:15 pm, ESPN3 		at McNeese State W 73–68  15–12
(11–5) 		Burton Coliseum (1,418)
Lake Charles, LA
03/05/2015
5:00 pm 		Central Arkansas W 53–43  16–12
(12–5) 		Stopher Gym (345)
Thibodaux, LA
03/07/2015
4:30 pm 		at Southeastern Louisiana W 77–74  17–12
(13–5) 		University Center (478)
Hammond, LA
Southland Conference tournament
03/13/2015
1:30 pm 		vs. Northwestern State L 67–84  17–13
 Merrell Center (860)
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source [1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Nicholls releases 2013-14 Women's Basketball Schedule". Colonel Athletics. Retrieved September 23, 2013.