2014–15 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team

The 2014–15 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bears, led by second year head coach Kellie Harper, played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 13–5 in MVC play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Wichita State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Tulsa in the first round.

2014–15 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
2014–15 record18–15 (13–5 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJQH Arena
2014–15 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wichita State171 .944  284  .875
Drake153 .833  2010  .667
Missouri State135 .722  1713  .567
Northern Iowa126 .667  1714  .548
Southern Illinois108 .556  1713  .567
Indiana State711 .389  1713  .567
Evansville612 .333  1318  .419
Bradley513 .278  624  .200
Loyola-Chicago315 .167  625  .194
Illinois State216 .111  228  .067
2015 MVC Tournament winner
As of 14 March 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2014–15 Missouri State Bears women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 2 Lexi Hughes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoBishop Miege High Kansas City, KS
G 3 Lee Ann Polowy 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrBlair Oaks High Jefferson City, MO
G 4 Kenzie Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrMount Vernon High Mount Vernon, MO
G 5 Liza Fruendt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrBatavia High Batavia, IL
G 11 Riley Israel 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) FrCrane High Crane, MO
F/C 12 Hillary Chvatal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrRawlins County High Atwood, KS
F 13 Audrey Holt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrRock Bridge High Columbia, MO
G/F 15 NiJay Gaines 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrEast High Des Moines, IA
F 21 Aubrey Buckley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrParkview High Springfield, MO
G 22 Tyonna Snow 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrBlue Springs High Blue Springs, MO
G 30 Kori Farmer 4 ft 8 in (1.42 m) FrSeckman High Imperial, MO
F 34 Rachel Swartz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoStanwood High Stanwood, WA
F 40 Onye Osemenam 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoMaranatha Christian Academy Brooklyn Park, MN
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
11/04/2014*
7:05 pm
Central Methodist W 83–32 
JQH Arena (2,305)
Springfield, MO
11/09/2014*
2:05 pm
Southwest Baptist W 89–74 
JQH Arena (2,573)
Springfield, MO
Regular season
11/14/2014*
4:00 pm
at Memphis L 63–79  0–1
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (582)
Memphis, TN
11/18/2014*
7:00 pm, KOZL
at Arkansas–Little Rock L 48–61  0–2
Jack Stephens Center (506)
Little Rock, AR
11/22/2014*
2:00 pm
at No. 21 Oklahoma State L 36–77  0–3
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,080)
Stillwater, OK
11/24/2014*
7:00 pm
at Oral Roberts L 57–70  0–4
Mcbee Center (707)
Tulsa, OK
11/28/2014*
8:30 pm
at Colorado
Omni Classic semifinals
L 57–89  0–5
Coors Events Center (2,190)
Boulder, CO
11/29/2014*
6:00 pm
vs. TCU
Omni Classic third place game
L 68–82  0–6
Coors Events Center (N/A)
Boulder, CO
12/10/2014*
7:05 pm
Arkansas L 50–59  1–7
JQH Arena (2,503)
Springfield, MO
12/14/2014*
2:05 pm
IUPUI W 68–58  2–7
JQH Arena (2,612)
Springfield, MO
12/19/2014*
7:05 pm
Arkansas State L 62–78  2–8
JQH Arena (2,315)
Springfield, MO
12/30/2014*
4:00 pm, KOZL
vs. Missouri W 57–52  3–8
Sprint Center (4,052)
Kansas City, MO
01/02/2015
7:05 pm, MC22
Evansville L 56–65  3–9 (0–1)
JQH Arena (2,594)
Springfield, MO
03/07/2015
2:00 pm
at Evansville W 86–71  16–13 (13–5)
Ford Center (627)
Evansville, IN
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament

vs.   
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also

2014–15 Missouri State Bears basketball team

References

  1. "Missouri State University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Missouristatebears.com. Retrieved 2015-03-27.
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