2014–15 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team

2014–15 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball
WBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record18–15 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Carla D. Morrow
  • Bryce McKey
  • Garry Horton
Home arenaCintas Center
Seasons
2014–15 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Seton Hall * 15 – 3   .833 28 – 6   .824
DePaul † 15 – 3   .833 27 – 8   .771
Villanova 12 – 6   .667 22 – 14   .611
St. John's 11 – 7   .611 23 – 11   .676
Creighton 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548
Butler 10 – 8   .556 14 – 16   .467
Xavier 8 – 10   .444 18 – 14   .563
Marquette 4 – 14   .222 9 – 22   .290
Providence 3 – 15   .167 6 – 24   .200
Georgetown 2 – 16   .111 4 – 27   .129
† 2015 Big East Basketball Tournament winner
* Tournament #1 seed
As of March 29, 2015
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Musketeers, led by fourth-year head coach Brian Neal, they played their games at the Cintas Center and were second-year members of the newly reorganized Big East Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 8–10 in Big East play, to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to DePaul. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they defeated to William & Mary in the first before losing to Siena in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2014–15 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Marquia Turner 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Hoover HS North Canton, OH
G 1 Kindell Fincher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Canterbury HS Fort Wayne, IN
G 2 Maleeka Kynard Current redshirt 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Start/Ohio State Toledo, OH
G 5 Kayla Davis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So St. Marguerite d'Youville Brampton, ON
G 12 Jada Byrd 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Redan HS Lithonia, GA
F 14 Briana Glover 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Mason Mason, OH
G 15 Aliyah Zantt 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Reynoldsburg HS Reynoldsburg, OH
F 21 Maddison Blackwell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Lincoln HS Gahanna, OH
G 22 Erica Dawson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Marietta HS Marietta, OH
F 23 Leah Schaefer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Highlands HS Alexandria, KY
G 24 Martha Thompson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr Solon HS Solon, OH
F 25 Anniina Äijänen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Sammon Keskuslukio Tampere, Finland
G 30 Raeshaun Gaffney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Fairfield HS/Virginia Fairfield, OH
F 31 Christina Ohlinger 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Notre Dame Academy Toledo, Ohio
G 34 Brianna Gladney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Ronald Reagan HS San Antonio, TX
G 35 Jenna Crittendon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Ryle HS Union, KY
Head coach

Brian Neal

Assistant coach(es)

Carla D. Morrow
Bryce McKey
Garry Horton

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

Roster
Last update: 2024-04-01

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/15/2014*
2:00 pm 		Wofford W 75–51  1–0
 Cintas Center (1,589)
Cincinnati, OH
11/17/2014*
7:00 pm 		Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 89–52  2–0
 Cintas Center (543)
Cincinnati, OH
11/20/2014*
7:00 pm, BEDN 		Virginia L 62–71  2–1
 Cintas Center (714)
Cincinnati, OH
11/22/2014*
2:00 pm 		at Binghamton W 89–71  3–1
 Binghamton University Events Center (1,378)
Vestal, NY
11/26/2014*
7:00 pm 		Presbyterian W 45–43  4–1
 Cintas Center (743)
Cincinnati, OH
11/30/2014*
2:00 pm 		Robert Morris W 70–65 OT 5–1
 Cintas Center (761)
Cincinnati, OH
12/03/2014
7:00 pm, BEDN 		at St. John's L 42–65  5–2 (0–1)
 Carnesecca Arena (691)
Queens, NY
12/07/2014*
3:00 pm 		at Middle Tennessee L 68–90  5–3
 Murphy Center (3,398)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/10/2014*
11:30 am 		Monmouth W 61–45  6–3
 Cintas Center (1,732)
Cincinnati, OH
12/14/2014*
2:00 pm 		at Cincinnati
Crosstown Classic 		W 72–71  7–3
 Fifth Third Arena (1,115)
Cincinnati, OH
12/20/2014*
2:00 pm 		Lipscomb W 62–38  8–3
 Cintas Center (1,031)
Cincinnati, OH
12/22/2014*
12:00 pm 		at Kennesaw State L 60–61  8–4
 KSU Convocation Center (367)
Kennesaw, GA
12/30/2014
8:00 pm 		at Marquette W 74–71  9–4 (1–1)
 Al McGuire Center (824)
Milwaukee, WI
01/02/2015
7:00 pm 		Creighton W 66–65  10–4 (2–1)
 Cintas Center (1,074)
Cincinnati, OH
01/04/2015
2:00 pm 		Providence W 71–49  11–4 (3–1)
 Cintas Center (991)
Cincinnati, OH
01/09/2015
7:00 pm 		at Seton Hall L 54–78  11–5 (3–2)
 Walsh Gymnasium (564)
South Orange, NJ
01/11/2015
3:00 pm 		at DePaul L 61–84  11–6 (3–3)
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,535)
Chicago, IL
01/16/2015
7:00 pm 		Georgetown W 63–55  12–6 (4–3)
 Cintas Center (N/A)
Cincinnati, OH
01/18/2015
12:00 pm, FS1 		Villanova L 34–54  12–7 (4–4)
 Cintas Center (1,472)
Cincinnati, OH
01/25/2015
2:30 pm, FS1 		Butler L 54–58  12–8 (4–5)
 Cintas Center (1,863)
Cincinnati, OH
01/30/2015
8:00 pm 		at Creighton L 65–74  12–9 (4–6)
 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,002)
Omaha, NE
02/01/2015
1:00 pm 		at Providence W 68–57  13–9 (5–6)
 Alumni Hall (177)
Providence, RI
02/06/2015
7:00 pm 		Marquette W 91–72  14–9 (6–6)
 Cintas Center (1,027)
Cincinnati, OH
02/08/2015
2:00 pm 		DePaul L 63–87  14–10 (6–7)
 Cintas Center (2,025)
Cincinnati, OH
02/13/2015
8:00 pm, BEDN 		at Georgetown W 60–55  15–10 (7–7)
 McDonough Gymnasium (609)
Washington, D.C.
02/15/2015
1:00 pm, BEDN 		at Villanova L 48–64  15–11 (7–8)
 The Pavilion (1,035)
Villanova, PA
02/22/2015
1:00 pm 		at Butler L 53–71  15–12 (7–9)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,086)
Indianapolis, IN
02/27/2015
2:00 pm 		Seton Hall L 60–77  15–13 (7–10)
 Cintas Center (884)
Cincinnati, OH
03/01/2015
2:00 pm 		St. John's W 74–61  16–13 (8–10)
 Cintas Center (1,286)
Cincinnati, OH
Big East women's tournament
03/07/2015
5:30 pm, BEDN 		vs. Georgetown
First round 		W 70–67  17–13
 Allstate Arena (2,115)
Rosemont, IL
03/08/2015
7:00 pm, FS2 		vs. DePaul
Quarterfinals 		L 53–87  17–14
 Allstate Arena (N/A)
Rosemont, IL
WBI
03/19/2015*
7:00 pm 		William & Mary
First round 		W 57–56  18–14
 Cintas Center (624)
Cincinnati, OH
03/22/2015*
2:00 pm 		Siena
Quarterfinals 		L 49–69  18–15
 Cintas Center (581)
Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Xavier University Official Athletic Site". goxavier.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.