2014–15 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team

2014–15 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	17–12 (9–9 Southland)
Head coach	Julie Goodenough (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Kendra Hassell (2nd season) Kyle Felan Matt Stine
Home arena	Moody Coliseum (Capacity: 4,600)

2014–15 Southland Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	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 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team represented Abilene Christian University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by third year head coach Julie Goodenough and played their home games at the Moody Coliseum. This was the second year of a 4-year transition phase from D2 to D1, In the second year of transition, Abilene Christian could not participate in the Southland Tournament, but will be a Division I counter and will be part of the Division I rpi calculation.[1] The Wildcats will play a full conference schedule in 2014–15. Although not eligible for the Southland Conference and NCAA tournament, the Wildcats were able to participate in the WNIT or WBI tournaments if invited.[2][3]

Roster

2014–15 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 2 Alyssa Echols 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Pflugerville HS Pflugerville, TX G 5 Alana Aquirre 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Frisco Wakeland HS Frisco, TX G 10 Paris Webb 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Midland HS Midland, TX G 12 Whitney West 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Gregory-Portland HS Portland, TX G 14 Ellyn Avery 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Lenora-Grady HS Lenora, TX G 15 Alexis Mason 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So McKinney North HS McKinney, TX C 22 Sierra Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Roscoe Highland HS Roscoe, TX F 23 Suzzy Dimba 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Lubbuck Coronado HS Lubbock, TX G 24 Katelyn Goodman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Abilene HS Abilene, TX F 32 Lizzy Dimba 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Lubbuck Coronado HS Lubbock, TX F 33 Sydney Shelstead 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Mineral Wells HS Mineral Wells, TX C 42 Madison Parker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Canyon HS Amarillo, TX	Head coach Julie Goodenough (Abilene Christian) Assistant coach(es) Kendra Hassell Kyle Felan (Texas A&M) Matt Stine (Dayton) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2014-10-01

Schedule

Source[4]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Out of Conference Schedule
11/15/2014* 5:00 pm	Wayland Baptist	W 91–64	1–0	Moody Coliseum (725) Abilene, TX
11/17/2014* 7:00 pm	Howard Payne	W 102–60	2–0	Moody Coliseum (717) Abilene, TX
11/19/2014* 7:00 pm	at UTSA	L 57–70	2–1	Convocation Center (410) San Antonio, TX
11/24/2014* 7:00 pm	Eastern Washington	W 79–72	3–1	Moody Coliseum (724) Abilene, TX
11/28/2014* 3:30 pm	vs. George Mason Plaza Lights Classic	W 88–86	4–1	Swinney Recreation Center (597) Kansas City, MO
11/29/2014* 3:30 pm	at UMKC Plaza Lights Classic	W 80–55	5–1	Swinney Recreation Center (247) Kansas City, MO
12/03/2014* 11:00 am	at Texas Tech	L 44–61	5–2	United Spirit Arena (6,477) Lubbock, TX
12/15/2014* 7:00 pm	Southwestern Christian College	W 100–52	6–2	Moody Coliseum (873) Abilene, TX
12/20/2014* 1:00 pm	Air Force	W 80–44	7–2	Moody Coliseum (1,720) Abilene, TX
12/22/2014* 7:00 pm	at Kansas State	L 53–68	7–3	Bramlage Coliseum (3,834) Manhattan, KS
Southland Conference Schedule
01/04/2015 1:00 pm	Central Arkansas	L 60–66	7–4 (0–1)	Moody Coliseum (604) Abilene, TX
01/07/2015 6:30 pm	at Northwestern State	L 56–61	7–5 (0–2)	Prather Coliseum (413) Natchitoches, LA
01/11/2015 2:00 pm	Nicholls State	L 39–63	7–6 (0–3)	Moody Coliseum (540) Abilene, TX
01/14/2015 7:00 pm	at McNeese State	W 75–59	8–6 (1–3)	Burton Coliseum (1,032) Lake Charles, LA
01/17/2015 2:00 pm	Stephen F. Austin	L 69–71 ^OT	8–7 (1–4)	Moody Coliseum (1,232) Abilene, TX
01/22/2015 7:00 pm	Sam Houston State	L 58–63	8–8 (1–5)	Moody Coliseum (875) Abilene, TX
01/24/2015 2:00 pm	Incarnate Word	W 78–54	9–8 (2–5)	Moody Coliseum (1,125) Abilene, TX
01/26/2015* 5:00 pm	Angelo State	W 70–55	10–8	Moody Coliseum (742) Abilene, TX
01/29/2015 7:00 pm	at Houston Baptist	W 53–50	11–8 (3–5)	Sharp Gym (489) Houston, TX
01/31/2015 4:00 pm	at Lamar	L 72–76	11–9 (3–6)	Montagne Center (943) Beaumont, TX
02/05/2015 7:00 pm	Lamar	L 58–73	11–10 (3–7)	Moody Coliseum (675) Abilene, TX
02/07/2015 2:00 pm	Southeastern Louisiana	W 75–74	12–10 (4–7)	Moody Coliseum (765) Abilene, TX
02/12/2015 6:30 pm	at Sam Houston State	W 63–48	13–10 (5–7)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (903) Huntsville, TX
02/18/2015 7:00 pm	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 76–41	14–10 (6–7)	Moody Coliseum (1,128) Abilene, TX
02/21/2015 4:30 pm, ESPN3	at Southeastern Louisiana	W 83–65	15–10 (7–7)	University Center (530) Abilene, TX
02/25/2015 7:00 pm	Houston Baptist	W 68–53	16–10 (8–7)	Moody Coliseum (1,025) Abilene, TX
02/28/2015 4:00 pm	at New Orleans	L 50–71	16–11 (8–8)	Lakefront Arena (309) New Orleans, LA
03/05/2015 6:00 pm	at Incarnate Word	W 72–62	17–11 (9–8)	McDermott Center (1,021) San Antonio, TX
03/07/2015 1:00 pm	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 40–60	17–12 (9–9)	American Bank Center (N/A) Corpus Christi, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

2014–15 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team

References

1. "Next Steps & Timeline for ACU's transition to Division I". Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
2. "Event Info". 2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
3. "WBI Selection Process". womensbasketballinvitational.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
4. "2014-15 Women's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved October 1, 2014.