2014–15 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team

The 2014–15 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team will represent East Carolina University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The season marks the first for the Pirates as members of the American Athletic Conference.[3] The team, coached by 5th year head coach Heather Macy, plays their home games at Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum. They finished the season 22–11, 11–7 in AAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Women's Tournament where they lost to Connecticut. They were invited to the Women's National Invitational Tournament where defeated Radford in the first round before losing to NC State in the second round.

2014–15 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2014–15 record22–11 (11–7 The American)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • John Marcum (2nd season)
  • Dalila Eshe[1] (1st season)
  • Crayton Jones[2] (1st season)
Home arenaWilliams Arena
2014–15 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 UConn †18–0 1.000  38–1  .974
No. 25 South Florida15–3 .833  27–8  .771
Tulsa12–6 .667  18–14  .563
Temple12–6 .667  20–17  .541
East Carolina11–7 .611  22–11  .667
Tulane11–7 .611  22–11  .667
Memphis7–11 .389  14–17  .452
UCF5–13 .278  9–21  .300
Cincinnati4–14 .222  8–23  .258
SMU3–15 .167  7–23  .233
Houston1–17 .056  6–24  .200
† American Tournament winner winner
As of 7 April 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Media

All Pirates home games will have a video stream on Pirates All Access, ESPN3, or AAC Digital. Road games will typically be streamed on the opponents website, though conference road games could also appear on ESPN3 or AAC Digital. Audio broadcasts for most road games can also be found on the opponents website.

Roster
2014–15 East Carolina Pirates women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Shae Nelson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrCordova Cordova, Tennessee
G 2 Khadidja Toure 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrKamiakan Kennewick, Washington
G 3 Akia Jones 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrGlencliff Nashville, Tennessee
G 4 DeVaughn Gray 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrBooker T. Washington Tulsa, Oklahoma
F 5 Chelsie Keys 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrMuskogee Muskogee, Oklahoma
G 11 Khadijha Ellison 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrBurke Roxbury, Massachusetts
F 20 Tatiana Chapelle 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrNorthland Columbus, Ohio
G/F 21 Abria Trice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrDutchtown Hampton, Georgia
G/F 23 Jada Payne 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS JrHickory Hickory, North Carolina
F 24 I'Tiana Taylor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrPflugerville Pflugerville, Texas
F 25 Jenka Stiasna 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoRock Zvolen, Slovakia
G 33 Janesha Ebron 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrSouth Central Winterville, North Carolina
G/F 40 Gabrielle Holston 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoCenter Point Margaret, Alabama
F 40 Ondrea Shaw 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrMoore Los Angeles, California
F 55 Marina Laramie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrFt. Zumwalt West St. Louis, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-07-14

Schedule and results

[4]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/14/2014*
2:00 pm		 vs. Fairfield
URI Tip-Off		 W 83–68  1–0
 Ryan Center (908)
Kingston, RI
11/15/2014*
3:00 pm		 at Rhode Island
URI Tip-Off		 W 66–38  2–0
 Ryan Center (633)
Kingston, RI
11/19/2014*
7:00 pm		 College of Charleston W 68–55  3–0
 Williams Arena (1,162)
Greenville, NC
11/21/2014*
11:30 am		 Delaware W 89–60  4–0
 Williams Arena (4,935)
Greenville, NC
11/23/2014*
2:00 pm		 Bethune-Cookman W 71–42  5–0
 Williams Arena (1,329)
Greenville, NC
11/27/2014*
2:00 pm		 vs. No. 22 Syracuse
Junkanoo Jam semifinals		 L 58–69  5–1
 St. George HS Gymnasium (150)
Freeport, BAH
11/28/2014*
5:45 pm		 vs. Wisconsin
Junkanoo Jam consolation 3rd place game		 W 61–43  6–1
 St. George HS Gymnasium (150)
Freeport, BAH
12/04/2014*
7:00 pm		 at Cleveland State L 57–59  6–2
 Wolstein Center (207)
Cleveland, OH
12/06/2014*
7:00 pm		 at Ohio W 76–68  7–2
 Convocation Center (707)
Athens, OH
12/09/2014*
7:00 pm		 at Loyola (MD) W 82–33  8–2
 Reitz Arena (211)
Baltimore, MD
12/20/2014*
5:00 pm		 Norfolk State W 65–36  9–2
 Williams Arena (1,066)
Greenville, NC
12/28/2014
12:00 pm, ESPNU		 at South Florida L 62–69  9–3 (0–1)
 USF Sun Dome (3,513)
Tampa, FL
12/31/2014
2:30 pm, SNY		 No. 2 Connecticut L 38–89  9–4 (0–2)
 Williams Arena (4,706)
Greenville, NC
01/04/2015
3:00 pm		 at Memphis L 57–60 OT 9–5 (0–3)
 Elma Roane Fieldhouse (728)
Memphis, TN
01/07/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Tulane L 63–76  9–6 (0–4)
 Williams Arena (998)
Greenville, NC
01/10/2015
3:00 pm		 at Houston W 87–46  10–6 (1–4)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (355)
Houston, TX
01/14/2015
8:00 pm, ADN		 at Tulsa W 77–68  11–6 (2–4)
 Reynolds Center (787)
Tulsa, OK
01/18/2015
2:00 pm		 Memphis W 60–39  12–6 (3–4)
 Williams Arena (1,277)
Greenville, NC
01/21/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN3		 at SMU W 67–49  13–6 (4–4)
 Moody Coliseum (725)
Dallas, TX
01/24/2015
2:30 pm, ESPN3		 Tulsa L 63–74  13–7 (4–5)
 Williams Arena (1,417)
Greenville, NC
01/28/2015
7:00 pm, SNY		 at No. 2 Connecticut L 32–87  13–8 (4–6)
 XL Center (7,269)
Hartford, CT
01/31/2015
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Tulane W 67–63  14–8 (5–6)
 Devlin Fieldhouse (1,400)
New Orleans, LA
02/03/2015
7:00 pm		 Houston W 79–56  15–8 (6–6)
 Williams Arena (1,147)
Greenville, NC
02/10/2015
7:00 pm		 at Cincinnati W 78–53  16–8 (7–6)
 Fifth Third Arena (460)
Cincinnati, OH
02/15/2015
2:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 25 South Florida W 65–64  17–8 (8–6)
 Williams Arena (1,646)
Greenville, NC
02/18/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 SMU W 67–53  18–8 (9–6)
 Williams Arena (1,196)
Greenville, NC
02/21/2015
1:30 pm, ESPN3		 Cincinnati W 53–40  19–8 (10–6)
 Williams Arena (1,204)
Greenville, NC
02/28/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Temple L 69–79  19–9 (10–7)
 McGonigle Hall (1,196)
Philadelphia, PA
03/02/2015
7:00 pm, ADN		 UCF W 67–57  20–9 (11–7)
 Williams Arena (1,213)
Greenville, NC
AAC Women's Tournament
03/07/2015
12:00 pm, ESPN3		 vs. Temple
Quarterfinals		 W 77–71  21–9
 Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A)
Uncasville, CT
03/08/2015
5:30 pm, ESPNU		 vs. No. 1 Connecticut
Semifinals		 L 56–106  21–10
 Mohegan Sun Arena (6,531)
Uncasville, CT
WNIT
03/18/2015*
7:00 pm		 Radford
First Round		 W 74–52  22–10
 Williams Arena (877)
Greenville, NC
03/22/2015*
4:00 pm		 NC State
Second Round		 L 65–69  22–11
 Williams Arena (2,160)
Greenville, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References
  1. "Eshe named East Carolina womens assistant". Archived from the original on 2014-07-16. Retrieved 2014-06-13.
  2. "Macy Names Crayton Jones Assistant Coach". Retrieved 2014-07-07.
  3. "East Carolina officially joins American Athletic Conference". Retrieved 2014-07-03.
  4. http://www.ecupirates.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/ecu-w-baskbl-sched.html
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