2014–15 Northern Kentucky Norse women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Northern Kentucky Norse women's basketball team will represent Northern Kentucky University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Norse were coached by third year head coach Dawn Plitzuweit and were members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. They finished the season 19-14, 8-6 in A-Sun play to finish in third place This was the final year the Norse are ineligible to participate in the A-Sun tournament and cannot make the NCAA Tournament due to their transition from D2 to D1. However, they were eligible to compete the 2015 Atlantic Sun Women's Basketball Tournament and advance to the championship game which they lost to Florida Gulf Coast. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Marshall.

2014–15 Northern Kentucky Norse women's basketball
WBI, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
2014–15 record19–14 (8–6 A-Sun)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lynn Plett (3rd season)
  • Karmen Graham (3rd season)
  • Russ Rose[1] (1st season)
Home arenaThe Bank of Kentucky Center
2014–15 Atlantic Sun women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 20 Florida Gulf Coast†14–0 1.000  31–3  .912
Stetson11–3 .786  23–8  .742
Northern Kentucky*8–6 .571  19–14  .576
Kennesaw State6–8 .429  17–13  .567
USC Upstate6–8 .429  14–16  .467
Jacksonville6–8 .429  12–17  .414
Lipscomb3–11 .214  8–21  .276
North Florida2–12 .143  11–19  .367
† 2015 Atlantic Sun Tournament winner
As of March 23, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition

This was their final season in the Atlantic Sun before moving to the Horizon League.

Media

All home games and conference road will be shown on ESPN3 or A-Sun.TV. Non conference road games will typically be available on the opponents website. Audio broadcasts of Norse games can be found on the NKU Portal with Andrew Kappes and Steve Moeller on the call.

Roster
2014–15 Northern Kentucky Norse women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Shar'Rae Davis  5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoGrand Haven Grand Haven, MI
F 1 Faith Sanders 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrJenkins Savannah, GA
G 3 Rebecca Lyttle  5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoHollywood Christian Miramar, FL
F 4 Mikayla Terru 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrLansing Christian Lansing, MI
G 5 Rianna Gayheart 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrOwen County Owenton, KY
G 10 Christine Roush 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrMercy Academy Louisville, KY
G 11 Malika Glover 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) RS SrEast Lansing East Lansing, MI
F 12 Courtney Roush 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrMercy Academy Louisville, KY
G 15 Sarah Kinch 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoMedina Medina, OH
G 22 Kelley Wiegman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoMother of Mercy Cincinnati, OH
F 23 Kasey Uetrecht 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrClinton Massie Clarksville, OH
F 31 Melody Doss 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrCenter Grove Greenwood, IN
C 32 Kaitlyn Gerrety 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrMcAuley Cincinnati, OH
F/C 44 Molly Franson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrVictor J. Andrew Tinley Park, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-07-17

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/14/2014*
3:30 pm		 vs. Delaware State
Akron Classic		 W 76–55  1–0
 James A. Rhodes Arena (123)
Akron, OH
11/15/2014*
3:30 pm		 at Akron
Akron Classic		 L 49–82  1–1
 James A. Rhodes Arena (668)
Akron, OH
11/19/2014*
8:05 pm		 at Illinois State W 59–48  2–1
 Redbird Arena (860)
Normal, IL
11/22/2014*
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 Loyola–Chicago L 38–45  2–2
 The Bank of Kentucky Center (784)
Highland Heights, KY
11/25/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Ohio L 38–77  2–3
 The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,191)
Highland Heights, KY
11/28/2014*
6:00 pm		 vs. Grand Canyon
Navy Classic		 W 52–45  3–3
 Alumni Hall (509)
Annapolis, MD
11/29/2014*
6:00 pm		 vs. UNC Greensboro
Navy Classic		 W 66–58  4–3
 Alumni Hall (868)
Annapolis, MD
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm		 at No. 13 Kentucky L 64–82  4–4
 Memorial Coliseum (4,615)
Lexington, KY
12/06/2014*
4:30 pm		 at IPFW L 59–65  4–5
 Hilliard Gates Sports Center (1,147)
Fort Wayne, IN
12/15/2014*
8:00 pm		 at Marquette W 77–68  5–5
 Al McGuire Center (757)
Milwaukee, WI
12/17/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Cincinnati W 66–52  6–5
 The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,253)
Highland Heights, KY
12/19/2014*
7:00 pm		 vs. Delaware W 63–58  7–5
 Fifth Third Arena (164)
Cincinnati, OH
12/30/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 IUPUI W 57–43  8–5
 The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,283)
Highland Heights, KY
01/03/2015*
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Wright State L 60–72  8–6
 The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,014)
Highland Heights, KY
01/06/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Georgetown (KY) W 78–54  9–6
 The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,088)
Highland Heights, KY
01/10/2015
5:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Lipscomb W 81–70  10–6 (1–0)
 Allen Arena (420)
Nashville, TN
01/14/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Kennesaw State L 58–66  10–7 (1–1)
 KSU Convocation Center (605)
Kennesaw, GA
01/17/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 USC Upstate W 77–74  11–7 (2–1)
 The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,163)
Highland Heights, KY
01/22/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at North Florida L 79–81 2OT 11–8 (2–2)
 UNF Arena (388)
Jacksonville, FL
01/24/2015
2:00 pm		 at Jacksonville W 70–59  12–8 (3–2)
 Swisher Gymnasium (744)
Jacksonville, FL
01/29/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Stetson W 68–62  13–8 (4–2)
 The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,130)
Highland Heights, KY
01/31/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Florida Gulf Coast L 46–67  13–9 (4–3)
 The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,684)
Highland Heights, KY
02/07/2015
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 Lipscomb W 64–57  14–9 (5–3)
 The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,269)
Highland Heights, KY
02/12/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Florida Gulf Coast L 47–75  14–10 (5–4)
 Alico Arena (2,633)
Fort Myers, FL
02/14/2015
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Stetson L 75–93  14–11 (5–5)
 Edmunds Center (591)
DeLand, FL
02/19/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Jacksonville L 62–76  14–12 (5–6)
 The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,180)
Highland Heights, KY
02/21/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 North Florida W 67–29  15–12 (6–6)
 Regents Hall (643)
Highland Heights, KY
02/25/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Kennesaw State W 68–61  16–12 (7–6)
 The Bank of Kentucky Center (1,165)
Highland Heights, KY
02/28/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at USC Upstate W 83–60  17–12 (8–6)
 G. B. Hodge Center (325)
Spartanburg, SC
Atlantic Sun Tournament
03/06/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 USC Upstate
Quarterfinals		 W 64–45  18–12
 Regents Hall (475)
Highland Heights, KY
03/11/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Stetson
Semifinals		 W 53–52  19–12
 Edumonds Center (487)
DeLand, FL
03/15/2015
2:30 pm, ESPN3		 at No. 20 Florida Gulf Coast
Championship		 L 43–60  19–13
 Alico Arena (3,011)
Fort Myers, FL
WBI
03/19/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Marshall
First Round		 L 79–81  19–14
 The Bank of Kentucky Center (486)
Highland Heights, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References
  1. "Rose joins NKU women's basketball coaching staff". CaptainU News. Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
  2. http://nkunorse.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball&
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