2014–15 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team represented Portland State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vikings, led by eighth year head coach Sherri Murrell, played their home games at the Peter Stott Center and were members of the Big Sky Conference. After a 3–21 start to the season, head coach Sherri Murrell was fired. Assistant coach Jennifer Mountain was named the Vikings interim head coach for the remainder of the season. They finished the season 4–25, 2–16 in Big Sky play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Big Sky Women's Tournament.

2014–15 Portland State Vikings women's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2014–15 record4–25 (2–16 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Sherri Murrell (first 24 games, 8th year)
    Jennifer Mountain (interim HC)
Assistant coaches
  • Jennifer Mountain
  • Jennifer Wassom
  • Chris Lehecka
Home arenaStott Center
2014–15 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Montana144 .778  249  .727
Sacramento State135 .722  1816  .529
Eastern Washington126 .667  2112  .636
Northern Colorado126 .667  2213  .629
North Dakota99 .500  1715  .531
Montana State99 .500  1515  .500
Northern Arizona99 .500  1317  .433
Idaho810 .444  1415  .483
Idaho State810 .444  1317  .433
Southern Utah612 .333  1315  .464
Weber State612 .333  1118  .379
Portland State216 .111  425  .138
2015 Big Sky Tournament winner
As of March 26, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2014–15 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Danah Haley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoFairfax HS
Blue Mountain CC
Los Angeles, California
G 3 Nele Aha 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrHainberg-Gymnasium Göttingen, Germany
G 4 Ani Avenessian 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrMonroe HS San Fernando Valley, California
G 5 Lauren Holt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoLeigh HS San Jose, California
C 10 Cara Olden 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GSTumwater HS Tumwater, Washington
F 11 Cici West 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrHoly Names Acad. Seattle, Washington
G 20 Lariel Powell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrBishop O'Dowd HS Hayward, California
C 21 Alicia Carline 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrFreyberg HS
Gillette College
Feilding, New Zealand
G 22 Emily Easom 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrMarin Catholic HS San Rafael, California
G 23 Yaremi Mejia  5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoSouth Medford HS Medford, Oregon
F 32 Mikaela Rivard 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrChiawana HS Tri-Cities, Washington
C 44 Shelby Sanders 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrHermiston HS Hermiston, Oregon
C 45 Katie O'Brien 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrMonarch HS Louisville, Colorado
G Montana Walters  5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SoOregon City HS
Santa Clara
Oregon City, Oregon
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
11/02/2014*
5:00 pm
George Fox W 71–69 
Stott Center (392)
Portland, Oregon
11/08/2014*
5:00 pm
Lewis & Clark W 74–56 
Stott Center (344)
Portland, Oregon
Regular season
11/16/2014*
5:00 pm
at Seattle L 47–54  0–1
Connolly Center (331)
Seattle, Washington
11/19/2014*
7:00 pm
South Dakota L 57–86  0–2
Stott Center (275)
Portland, Oregon
11/22/2014*
2:00 pm
Corban L 64–74  0–3
Stott Center (156)
Portland, Oregon
11/25/2014*
6:00 pm
at Oregon L 56–63  0–4
Matthew Knight Arena (1,256)
Eugene, Oregon
11/29/2014*
1:00 pm
Long Beach State L 58–62  0–5
Stott Center (208)
Portland, Oregon
12/05/2014*
7:00 pm
Navy W 56–50  1–5
Stott Center (221)
Portland, Oregon
12/07/2014*
2:00 pm
at Gonzaga L 41–73  1–6
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,204)
Spokane, Washington
12/12/2014*
7:00 pm
at Portland L 63–91  1–7
Chiles Center (288)
Portland, Oregon
12/14/2014*
2:00 pm
Western Washington L 64–75  1–8
Stott Center (221)
Portland, Oregon
12/19/2014*
2:30 pm
at Princeton L 33–104  1–9
Jadwin Gymnasium (645)
Princeton, New Jersey
12/21/2014*
9:00 am
at Columbia W 71–66  2–9
Levien Gymnasium (251)
New York City, New York
01/01/2015
6:00 pm
at Southern Utah L 74–86  2–10 (0–1)
Centrum Arena (449)
Cedar City, Utah
01/03/2015
1:00 pm
at Northern Arizona L 46–94  2–11 (0–2)
Walkup Skydome (169)
Flagstaff, Arizona
01/08/2015
7:00 pm
Northern Colorado L 54–68  2–12 (0–3)
Stott Center (248)
Portland, Oregon
01/10/2015
2:00 pm
North Dakota W 73–70  3–12 (1–3)
Stott Center (208)
Portland, Oregon
01/15/2015
6:00 pm
at Eastern Washington
The Dam Cup
L 54–101  3–13 (1–4)
Reese Court (507)
Cheney, Washington
01/17/2015
2:00 pm
at Idaho L 49–77  3–14 (1–5)
Cowan Spectrum (578)
Moscow, Idaho
01/22/2015
7:00 pm
Weber State L 51–60  3–15 (1–6)
Stott Center (418)
Portland, Oregon
01/24/2015
7:00 pm
Idaho State L 53–65  3–16 (1–7)
Stott Center (381)
Portland, Oregon
01/29/2015
6:00 pm
at Montana L 31–72  3–17 (1–8)
Dahlberg Arena (2,834)
Missoula, Montana
01/31/2015
1:00 pm
at Montana State L 46–63  3–18 (1–9)
Worthington Arena (936)
Bozeman, Montana
02/07/2015
7:00 pm
Sacramento State L 60–92  3–19 (1–10)
Stott Center (429)
Portland, Oregon
02/12/2015
7:00 pm
Idaho L 49–69  3–20 (1–11)
Stott Center (327)
Portland, Oregon
02/14/2015
2:00 pm
Eastern Washington
The Dam Cup
L 63–77  3–21 (1–12)
Stott Center (439)
Portland, Oregon
02/19/2015
5:00 pm
at North Dakota L 45–76  3–22 (1–13)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,609)
Grand Forks, North Dakota
02/21/2015
1:00 pm
at Northern Colorado L 50–90  3–23 (1–14)
Bank of Colorado Arena (623)
Greeley, Colorado
02/28/2015
12:00 pm
at Sacramento State L 77–123  3–24 (1–15)
Colberg Court (N/A)
Sacramento, California
03/05/2015
7:00 pm
Northern Arizona L 62–79  3–25 (1–16)
Stott Center (355)
Portland, Oregon
03/07/2015
7:00 pm
Southern Utah W 80–65  4–25 (2–16)
Stott Center (436)
Portland, Oregon
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

2014–15 Portland State Vikings men's basketball team

References

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