2013–14 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team

2013–14 SMU Mustangs women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record18–14 (8–10 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lisa Dark
  • Deneen Parker
  • Danny Hughes
Home arenaCurtis Culwell Center (5 games)
Moody Coliseum (9 games)
Seasons
2013–14 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UConn† 18 – 0   1.000 40 – 0   1.000
No. 4 Louisville 16 – 2   .889 33 – 5   .868
South Florida 13 – 5   .722 23 – 13   .639
Rutgers 12 – 6   .667 28 – 9   .757
SMU 8 – 10   .444 18 – 14   .563
Temple 8 – 10   .444 14 – 16   .467
Memphis 6 – 12   .333 13 – 18   .419
Cincinnati 5 – 13   .278 13 – 18   .419
UCF 3 – 15   .167 10 – 20   .333
Houston 1 – 17   .056 6 – 25   .194
† American Tournament winner winner
As of 8 April 2014
Rankings from AP poll[1][2]

The 2013–14 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mustangs played their home games at Curtis Culwell Center and at Moody Coliseum. The 2013–14 season was their first season the Mustangs will participate in the American Athletic Conference.[3] The Mustangs were coached by 23rd year head coach Rhonda Rompola. They finished the season with a record of 18–14 overall, 8–10 in the American Conference play. They lost in the quarterfinals of the 2014 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament to Rutgers. They were invited to the 2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Texas Southern in the first round before losing to Minnesota in the second round.

Roster

2013–14 SMU Mustangs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kiara Perry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Duncanville HS Duncanville, Texas
G 2 Kamy Cole 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Brock HS
TCU 		Brock, Texas
G 3 Gabrielle Wilkins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Garland HS Garland, Texas
F 5 Akil Simpson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Duncanville HS Duncanville, Texas
G 10 Korina Baker 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Freeman HS
N. Idaho 		Valleyford, Washington
G 12 Morgan Bolton 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Duncanville HS
Arkansas–Little Rock 		Duncanville, Texas
G 23 Keena Mays 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Mansfield Timberview HS
Kansas 		Arlington, Texas
G 25 Krystal Johnson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr Naaman Forest HS Garland, Texas
F 31 Destynee Hives-McCray 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Martin HS Arlington, Texas
G 32 Raven Short 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Flower Mound Marcus HS Flower Mound, Texas
F 33 Brittney Hardy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Frisco HS
Oklahoma State 		Frisco, Texas
F 44 Mallory Singleton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Flower Mound HS Flower Mound, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 08/20/2013

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/10/2013*
2:00 pm 		Grambling State W 87–65  1–0
 Curtis Culwell Center (277)
Garland, Texas
11/13/2013*
7:00 pm 		TCU W 72–68 OT 2–0
 Curtis Culwell Center (438)
Garland, Texas
11/16/2013*
3:00 pm 		at Eastern Washington W 75–70  3–0
 Reese Court (604)
Cheney, Washington
11/19/2013*
7:00 pm 		Mississippi Valley State W 91–53  4–0
 Curtis Culwell Center (344)
Garland, Texas
11/23/2013*
6:00 pm 		Stephen F. Austin W 81–69  5–0
 William R. Johnson Coliseum (712)
Nacogdoches, Texas
11/25/2013*
6:00 pm 		Lamar W 82–79 OT 6–0
 Curtis Culwell Center (345)
Garland, Texas
11/28/2013*
3:15 pm 		vs. Kansas State
Junkanoo Jam 		W 68–57  7–0
 St. George High School Gymnasium (235)
Freeport, Bahamas
11/29/2013*
7:00 pm 		vs. No. 3 Tennessee
Junkanoo Jam 		L 47–87  7–1
 St. George High School Gymnasium (563)
Freeport, Bahamas
12/04/2013*
7:00 pm 		Southeastern Louisiana W 82–39  8–1
 Curtis Culwell Center (366)
Garland, Texas
12/07/2013*
5:30 pm 		at UTEP L 71–76  8–2
 Don Haskins Center (2,387)
El Paso, Texas
12/21/2013*
12:00 pm 		at North Texas W 84–79 OT 9–2
 The Super Pit (854)
Denton, Texas
Conference Regular Season
12/29/2013
2:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 7 Louisville L 51–71  9–3
(0–1) 		KFC Yum! Center (7,677)
Louisville, Kentucky
01/01/2014
12:00 pm 		at Cincinnati W 54–43  10–3
(1–1) 		Fifth Third Arena (468)
Cincinnati, OH
01/04/2014
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		South Florida L 62–76  10–4
(1–2) 		Moody Coliseum (7,166)
Dallas
01/07/2014
7:00 pm, AAC Digital 		Memphis W 80–75 2OT 11–4
(2–2) 		Moody Coliseum (536)
Dallas
01/11/2014
1:00 pm, AAC Digital 		at Rutgers L 54–64  11–5
(2–3) 		Louis Brown Athletic Center (1,526)
Piscataway, New Jersey
01/14/2014
11:00 am, AAC Digital 		at Temple L 66–80  11–6
(2–4) 		Liacouras Center (1,761)
Philadelphia
01/19/2014
12:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 5 Louisville L 66–81  11–7
(2–5) 		Moody Coliseum (1,650)
Dallas
01/25/2014
2:00 pm, AAC Digital 		at Houston W 73–60  12–7
(3–5) 		Hofheinz Pavilion (723)
Houston
01/28/2014
7:00 pm 		Cincinnati W 66–47  13–7
(4–5) 		Moody Coliseum (506)
Dallas
02/01/2014
3:30 pm 		Temple W 85–75  14–7
(5–5) 		Moody Coliseum (7,058)
Dallas
02/04/2014
6:00 pm, SNY 		at No. 1 Connecticut L 41–102  14–8
(5–6) 		Gampel Pavilion (7,839)
Storrs, Connecticut
02/08/2014
2:00 pm 		Rutgers L 64–65  14–9
(5–7) 		Moody Coliseum (954)
Dallas
02/11/2014
6:00 pm, AAC Digital 		at UCF L 54–59  14–10
(5–8) 		CFE Arena (382)
Orlando, Florida
02/15/2014
2:00 pm, AAC Digital 		Houston W 67–50  15–10
(6–8) 		Moody Coliseum (1,032)
Dallas
02/22/2014
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Memphis W 78–74  16–10
(7–8) 		FedEx Forum (837)
Memphis, Tennessee
02/25/2014
7:00 pm, SNY 		No. 1 Connecticut L 48–81  16–11
(7–9) 		Moody Coliseum (4,091)
Dallas
03/01/2014
6:00 pm, AAC Digital 		at South Florida L 51–72  16–12
(7–10) 		USF Sun Dome (1,407)
Tampa, Florida
03/03/2014
7:00 pm 		UCF W 79–67  17–12
(8–10) 		Moody Coliseum (498)
Dallas
2014 American Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament
03/08/2014
11:00 am, ESPN3 		vs. No. 24 Rutgers
Quarterfinals 		L 49–68  17–13
 Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A)
Uncasville, Connecticut
2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament
03/20/2014*
7:00 pm 		Texas Southern
First Round 		W 84–72  18–13
 Moody Coliseum (369)
Dallas
03/23/2014*
5:00 pm 		at Minnesota
Second Round 		L 70–77  18–14
 Williams Arena (587)
Minneapolis
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2013–14 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

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. ^ "Nichols: Despite slightly watered-down roster, new American Athletic Conference offers SMU vastly improved TV exposure". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved June 30, 2013.