2014–15 Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball team
The 2014–15 Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball team represented Emporia State University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division II women's basketball season, which was the Lady Hornets' 41st basketball season. The Lady Hornets were led by head coach Jory Collins, who finished his fifth season at the helm of the Lady Hornets.[1] The team played its home games on Slaymaker Court at William L. White Auditorium in Emporia, Kansas, its home court since 1974.[2] Emporia State is a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.
| 2014–15 Emporia State Lady Hornets basketball | |
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NCAA Central Regional Champions MIAA Tournament Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Final Four | |
| Conference | Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 4 |
| 2014–15 record | 29–5 (15–4 MIAA) |
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| Assistant coaches |
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| Home arena | William L. White Auditorium |
Preseason outlook
On October 22, the MIAA released its Preseason Coaches Poll.[3] On November 6, the Lady Hornets were ranked 7th in the nation.[4] The Lady Hornets have finished in the top three of the MIAA or have advanced to the MIAA Tournament Championship game in each of the last 12 years and 16 of the last 17 years. On November 18, the Lady Hornets were picked No. 1 in the Central Region in the inaugural NCAA Division II Women's Basketball DII SIDA Regional Poll.[5]
2014–15 Roster
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Brian McIntosh
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Schedule
Source: [7]
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| 11/03/2014* 7:00 pm, Cox Kansas |
No. 7 | at Kansas State | L 50–54 | 0–1 |
Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS | ||||||
| 11/06/2014* 6:00 pm |
No. 7 | Evangel | W 73–41 | 1–1 |
White Auditorium Emporia, KS | ||||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| 11/14/2014* 5:00 pm |
No. 7 | Texas Woman's | W 76–61 | 1–0 |
D.L. Ligon Coliseum Wichita Falls, TX | ||||||
| 11/15/2014* 7:00 pm |
No. 7 | at Midwestern State | W 62–51 | 2–0 |
D.L. Ligon Coliseum Wichita Falls, TX | ||||||
| 11/22/2014* 7:00 pm |
No. 7 | Southwestern College (KS) | W 91–40 | 3–0 |
White Auditorium Emporia, KS | ||||||
| 11/25/2014* 7:00 pm |
No. 2 | Henderson State | W 93–53 | 4–0 |
White Auditorium Emporia, KS | ||||||
| 11/29/2014* 3:30 pm |
No. 2 | Southwestern Oklahoma State | W 63–56 | 5–0 |
White Auditorium Emporia, KS | ||||||
| 12/03/2014 5:30 pm |
No. 1 | Northwest Missouri State | W 80–44 | 6–0 (1–0) |
White Auditorium Emporia, KS | ||||||
| 12/06/2014* 5:30 pm |
No. 1 | Newman (Kansas) | W 85–49 | 7–0 (1–0) |
White Auditorium Emporia, KS | ||||||
| 12/13/2014 1:30 pm |
No. 1 | at Southwest Baptist | W 74–63 | 8–0 (2–0) |
Meyer Sports Center Bolivar, MO | ||||||
| 12/17/2014* 6:00 pm |
No. 1 | at Southern Arkansas | W 85–42 | 9–0 (2–0) |
W.T. Watson Athletic Center Magnolia, AR | ||||||
| 12/20/2014 12:00 pm |
No. 1 | at No. 22 Missouri Southern | W 75–53 | 10–0 (3–0) |
Leggett & Platt Athletic Center Joplin, MO | ||||||
| 01/03/2015 1:30 pm |
No. 1 | Lincoln (MO) | W 99–57 | 11–0 (4–0) |
White Auditorium Emporia, KS | ||||||
| 01/05/2015 5:30 pm |
No. 1 | Lindenwood | W 97–52 | 12–0 (5–0) |
White Auditorium Emporia, KS | ||||||
| 01/08/2015 5:30 pm |
No. 1 | at Missouri Western | W 57–56 | 13–0 (6–0) |
MWSU Fieldhouse St. Joseph, MO | ||||||
| 01/10/2015 1:30 pm |
No. 1 | at Central Missouri | L 61–62 | 13–1 (6–1) |
UCM Multipurpose Building Warrensburg, MO | ||||||
| 01/14/2015 5:30 pm |
No. 3 | at No. 2 Pittsburg State | W 65–61 OT | 14–1 (7–1) |
John Lance Arena Pittsburg, KS | ||||||
| 01/21/2015 5:30 pm |
No. 2 | at Northeastern State | W 69–36 | 15–1 (8–1) |
NSU Event Center Tahlequah, OK | ||||||
| 01/24/2015 1:30 pm |
No. 2 | at Central Oklahoma | W 63–53 | 16–1 (9–1) |
Hamilton Field House Edmond, OK | ||||||
| 01/28/2015 5:30 pm |
No. 2 | No. 6 Fort Hays State | L 55–65 | 16–2 (9–2) |
White Auditorium Emporia, KS | ||||||
| 02/01/2015 1:00 pm |
No. 2 | Nebraska–Kearney | W 80–49 | 17–2 (10–2) |
White Auditorium Emporia, KS | ||||||
| 02/04/2015 5:30 pm |
No. 6 | Washburn Turnpike Tussle |
W 62–55 | 18–2 (11–2) |
White Auditorium Emporia, KS | ||||||
| 02/07/2015 2:00 pm |
No. 6 | at No. 3 Fort Hays State | L 62–72 | 18–3 (11–3) |
Gross Memorial Coliseum Hays, KS | ||||||
| 02/12/2015 5:30 pm |
No. 9 | Northeastern State | L 56–58 OT | 18–4 (11–4) |
White Auditorium Emporia, KS | ||||||
| 02/14/2015 1:30 pm |
No. 9 | Central Oklahoma | W 80–67 | 19–4 (12–4) |
White Auditorium Emporia, KS | ||||||
| 02/19/2015 5:30 pm |
No. 13 | at Nebraska–Kearney | W 73–57 | 20–4 (13–4) |
Health and Sports Center Kearney, NE | ||||||
| 02/21/2015 5:00 pm |
No. 13 | at Washburn Turnpike Tussle |
W 73–54 | 21–4 (14–4) |
Lee Arena Topeka, KS | ||||||
| 02/25/2015 5:30 pm |
No. 12 | No. 11 Pittsburg State | W 62–58 | 22–4 (15–4) |
White Auditorium Emporia, KS | ||||||
| 2015 MIAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/06/2015 6:00 pm |
No. 10 | vs. Missouri Western | W 77–60 | 23–4 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | ||||||
| 03/07/2015 8:15 pm |
No. 10 | No. 13 Pittsburg State | W 67–53 | 24–4 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | ||||||
| 03/08/2015 3:30 pm |
No. 10 | No. 4 Fort Hays State | W 49–46 | 25–4 |
Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | ||||||
| 2015 NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/13/2015* 2:30 pm |
No. 9 | Arkansas Tech Central Regional First Round |
W 68–51 | 26–4 |
Gross Memorial Coliseum Hays, KS | ||||||
| 03/14/2015* 5:00 pm |
No. 9 | No. 16 Pittsburg State Central Regional Semifinals |
W 65–54 OT | 27–4 |
Gross Memorial Coliseum Hays, KS | ||||||
| 03/16/2015* 7:00 pm |
No. 9 | No. 6 Fort Hays State Central Regional Final |
W 66–61 | 28–4 |
Gross Memorial Coliseum Hays, KS | ||||||
| 03/24/2015* 2:30 pm |
No. 9 | No. 5 West Texas A&M Elite 8 |
W 62–50 | 29–4 |
Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD | ||||||
| 03/25/2015* 6:00 pm, CBS Sports Network |
No. 9 | No. 14 California (Pa.) Final Four |
L 46–51 | 29–5 |
Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from WBCA/USA Today Coaches Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in CST. | |||||||||||
Rankings
| Poll | Pre- Season | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 | Week 16 | Week 17 | Final |
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| Coaches | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| No Change | ||
| (RV) | Received Votes | |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |
References
- Collins enters 5th season as Head Coach
- "History". Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
- "ESU Ranked First in MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll". Archived from the original on 2014-11-30. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
- "7th in the Nation". Archived from the original on 2015-05-26. Retrieved 2014-11-30.
- No. 1 in central region
- Media Coverage
- 2014–15 Schedule
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