2014–15 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team

2014–15 Elon Phoenix women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record19–13 (11–7 CAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Gym
Seasons
2014–15 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
James Madison 17 1   .944 29 4   .879
Drexel 14 4   .778 20 11   .645
Hofstra 11 7   .611 20 13   .606
Elon 11 7   .611 19 13   .594
UNC Wilmington 10 8   .556 14 16   .467
William & Mary 9 9   .500 15 16   .484
Delaware 8 10   .444 15 17   .469
Towson 6 12   .333 11 21   .344
College of Charleston 3 15   .167 5 25   .167
Northeastern 1 17   .056 4 25   .138
2015 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team represented Elon University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by fourth year head coach Charlotte Smith, played their home games at Alumni Gym and were first year members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 19–13, 11–7 in CAA play finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the CAA women's tournament where they lost to James Madison. They were invited to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where they lost to Georgia Tech in the first round.

Roster

2014–15 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Zora Stephenson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Oakton Vienna, Virginia
G 2 Essence Baucom 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS So Phillip O'Berry Academy
UAB
Charlotte, North Carolina
G 3 Lauren Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Alpharetta Alpharetta, Georgia
G 4 Emily Sasser 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Apex Cary, North Carolina
G 5 Shay Burnett 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Southern Alamance Graham, North Carolina
G 10 Lauren Hudson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Wakefield Raleigh, North Carolina
F 11 Jenifer Rhodes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Pinewood Prep North Charleston, South Carolina
G 12 Lenaira Ruffin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So River Mill Burlington, North Carolina
G 13 Josepha Mbouma 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Watkins Mill Montgomery Village, Maryland
F 14 Mackenzie Darrah 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Fr Buford Buford, Georgia
F 15 Nicole Razor 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Southwest Dekalb Stone Mountain, Georgia
C 21 Shannen Cochraham 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Hayfield Alexandria, Virginia
G 22 Jessica Farmer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Carolina Day Asheville, North Carolina
G/F 24 Sam Coffer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Northern Guilford Greensboro, North Carolina
F 32 Autumn Carter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Rockingham County Reidsville, North Carolina
G 33 Maddie MaCallie (I) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Riverside
Miami (OH)
Durham, North Carolina
C 44 Malaya Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr North Surry Mount Airy, North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2014*
6:00 pm
Catawba W 92–49 
Alumni Gym (N/A)
Elon, North Carolina
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2014*
5:00 pm
Anderson W 77–72  1–0
Alumni Gym (374)
Elon, North Carolina
11/16/2014*
2:00 pm
Navy W 69–56  2–0
Alumni Gym (453)
Elon, North Carolina
11/21/2014*
7:00 pm
at Charlotte W 67–54  3–0
Dale F. Halton Arena (1,252)
Charlotte, North Carolina
11/25/2014*
7:00 pm
Liberty W 73–62  4–0
Alumni Gym (561)
Elon, North Carolina
11/30/2014*
3:00 pm
at High Point L 71–87  4–1
Millis Athletic Convocation Center (936)
High Point, North Carolina
12/07/2014*
2:00 pm
at NC State L 51–84  4–2
Reynolds Coliseum (1,615)
Raleigh, North Carolina
12/14/2014*
2:00 pm
Vanderbilt L 50–66  4–3
Alumni Gym (838)
Elon, North Carolina
12/17/2014*
3:00 pm
at Campbell W 77–51  5–3
Gore Arena (322)
Buies Creek, North Carolina
12/21/2014*
3:00 pm
vs. No. 6 North Carolina
Carolinas Challenge
L 67–85  5–4
Myrtle Beach Convention Center (N/A)
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
12/29/2014*
7:00 pm
Furman W 81–71  6–4
Alumni Gym (412)
Elon, North Carolina
12/31/2014*
2:00 pm
Lenoir–Rhyne W 62–46  7–4
Alumni Gym (353)
Elon, North Carolina
CAA regular season
01/04/2015
2:00 pm
at Delaware W 60–50  8–4 (1–0)
Bob Carpenter Center (1,834)
Newark, Delaware
01/06/2015
7:00 pm
Drexel L 47–57  8–5 (1–1)
Alumni Gym (346)
Elon, North Carolina
01/09/2015
7:00 pm
at William & Mary W 72–59  9–5 (2–1)
Kaplan Arena (316)
Williamsburg, Virginia
01/11/2015
2:00 pm
College of Charleston W 77–68  10–5 (3–1)
Alumni Gym (447)
Elon, North Carolina
01/15/2015
7:00 pm
James Madison L 51–68  10–6 (3–2)
Alumni Gym (368)
Elon, North Carolina
01/18/2015
7:00 pm
Towson W 58–43  11–6 (4–2)
Alumni Gym (383)
Elon, North Carolina
01/22/2015
7:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington L 68–76  11–7 (4–3)
Trask Coliseum (563)
Wilmington, North Carolina
01/25/2015
3:00 pm, ASN
Northeastern W 80–77 OT 12–7 (5–3)
Alumni Gym (404)
Elon, North Carolina
01/30/2015
7:00 pm
at James Madison L 60–89  12–8 (5–4)
JMU Convention Center (2,673)
Williamsburg, Virginia
02/05/2015
7:00 pm
at Towson W 84–70  13–8 (6–4)
SECU Arena (421)
Towson, Maryland
02/08/2015
2:00 pm
at College of Charleston W 75–71  14–8 (7–4)
TD Arena (341)
Charleston, South Carolina
02/12/2015
7:00 pm
UNC Wilmington L 82–86  14–9 (7–5)
Alumni Gym (482)
Elon, North Carolina
02/15/2015
1:00 pm
Hofstra L 53–55  14–10 (7–6)
Alumni Gym (441)
Elon, North Carolina
02/19/2015
7:00 pm
at Northeastern W 74–73  15–10 (8–6)
Cabot Center (277)
Boston
02/22/2015
2:00 pm
William & Mary W 64–60  16–10 (9–6)
Alumni Gym (411)
Elon, North Carolina
02/27/2015
7:00 pm
at Drexel L 51–54  16–11 (9–7)
Daskalakis Athletic Center (475)
Philadelphia
03/01/2015
1:00 pm
at Hofstra W 64–58  17–11 (10–7)
Hofstra Arena (493)
Hempstead, New York
03/04/2015
7:00 pm
Delaware W 77–76  18–11 (11–7)
Alumni Gym (506)
Elon, North Carolina
CAA Women's Tournament
03/13/2015
2:30 pm, ASN
vs. UNC Wilmington
Quarterfinals
W 60–48  19–11
Show Place Arena (N/A)
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
03/14/2015
1:00 pm, CSN
vs. James Madison
Semifinals
L 60–63  19–12
Show Place Arena (1,501)
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
WNIT
03/19/2015*
7:00 pm
at Georgia Tech
First Round
L 47–69  19–13
McCamish Pavilion (421)
Atlanta
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Elon University Phoenix - 2015-16 Women's Basketball Schedule". Elonphoenix.com. Retrieved September 18, 2015.