2014–15 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team

The 2014–15 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team represents Western Kentucky University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Toppers were led by second year head coach Michelle Clark-Heard. They play their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena and were first year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 30–5, 16–2 in C-USA play to win the Conference USA regular season and also won the Conference USA Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament where they were defeated by Texas in the first round.

2014–15 WKU Lady Toppers basketball
Conference USA Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Women's Tournament, First Round
ConferenceConference USA
2014–15 record30–5 (16–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Margaret Richards
  • Greg Collins
  • Candyce Bingham
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
2014–15 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
WKU †16–2 .889  30–5  .857
Middle Tennessee14–4 .778  24–10  .706
Southern Miss13–5 .722  25–11  .694
Old Dominion11–7 .611  21–13  .618
UAB11–7 .611  18–13  .581
UTSA11–7 .611  16–15  .516
Louisiana Tech10–8 .556  16–15  .516
Charlotte10–8 .556  15–17  .469
Marshall8–10 .444  17–15  .531
Florida Atlantic7–11 .389  13–17  .433
UTEP7–11 .389  12–16  .429
Rice4–14 .222  9–21  .300
North Texas4–14 .222  5–24  .172
FIU0–18 .000  3–26  .103
† 2015 C-USA Tournament winner
As of 29 March 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2014–15 WKU Lady Toppers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 5 Micah Jones 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoGreen County HS Greensburg, Ky.
F 10 Tashia Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoLowndes HS Lake Park, Ga.
F/C 11 Bria Gaines 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoBloom Township HS Glenwood, Ill.
G 12 Kendall Noble 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SoPerry County Central HS Hazard, Ky.
F 13 Aleeya Harris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS FrJohn Jay HS San Antonio, Texas
G 14 Kierra Muhammad 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SoPaul Laurence Dunbar HS Lexington, Ky.
C 15 Ruta Savickaite 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoHamilton Heights Christian Academy Vinius, Lithuania
G/F 21 Alexis Govan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrStevens HS San Antonio, Texas
F 23 Ivy Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrLaRue County HS Hodgenville. Ky.
G 24 Ileana Johnson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrFlagstaff HS Flagstaff, Ariz.
F 30 Chastity Gooch 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrFranklin-Simpson HS Franklin, Ky.
F 33 Jalynn McClain 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrJefferson Jeffersonville, Ind.
F 34 Jaiveonna Norris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrHomewood-Flossmoor HS Chicago Heights, Ill.
Head coach

Michelle Clark-Heard

Assistant coach(es)

Margaret Richards
Greg Collins
Candyce Bingham

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2013-10-05

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/10/2014*
7:00 pm		 Bellarmine W 102–55  –
 E. A. Diddle Arena (N/A)
Bowling Green, KY
Regular season
11/15/2014*
7:00 pm		 Central Arkansas
Preseason WNIT First Round		 W 93–57  1–0
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,341)
Bowling Green, KY
11/17/2014*
8:00 pm		 at Colorado
Preseason WNIT Second Round		 W 79–78  2–0
 Coors Events Center (1,550)
Boulder, CO
11/20/2014*
7:00 pm		 Albany
Preseason WNIT Semifinals		 W 63–54  3–0
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,296)
Bowling Green, KY
11/23/2014*
2:00 pm, CBSSN		 at Mississippi State
Preseason WNIT Championship Game		 L 77–88  3–1
 Humphrey Coliseum (3,773)
Starkville, MS
11/25/2014*
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at No. 12 Louisville L 67–89  3–2
 KFC Yum! Center (8,463)
Louisville, KY
11/28/2014*
11:00 am		 vs. Tulane
Hofstra Tournament semifinals		 W 69–64  4–2
 Hofstra Arena (N/A)
Hempstead, NY
11/29/2014*
3:00 pm		 at Hofstra
Hofstra Tournament championship		 W 70–65 OT 5–2
 Hofstra Arena (204)
Hempstead, NY
12/01/2014*
7:00 pm		 Alabama A&M
BB&T Classic		 W 96–44  6–2
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,064)
Bowling Green, KY
12/04/2014*
7:00 pm, ASN		 Ole Miss W 98–69  7–2
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,396)
Bowling Green, KY
12/06/2014*
2:00 pm		 Alabama State W 93–54  8–2
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,023)
Bowling Green, KY
12/16/2014*
6:00 pm		 at Austin Peay W 91–68  9–2
 Dunn Center (433)
Clarksville, TN
12/21/2014*
2:00 pm, FCS/WKYU		 Ball State W 84–59  10–2
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,114)
Bowling Green, KY
12/29/2014*
6:00 pm		 at Belmont W 66–50  11–2
 Curb Event Center (459)
Nashville, TN
01/04/2015
12:00 pm		 at Marshall W 67–53  12–2 (1–0)
 Cam Henderson Center (681)
Huntington, WV
01/08/2015
6:00 pm		 No. 25 at Charlotte W 76–61  13–2 (2–0)
 Dale F. Halton Arena (537)
Charlotte, NC
01/10/2015
1:00 pm		 No. 25 at Old Dominion W 76–60  14–2 (3–0)
 Ted Constant Convocation Center (2,188)
Norfolk, VA
01/15/2015
11:00 am, FCS/WKYU		 Florida Atlantic W 80–43  15–2 (4–0)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (4,733)
Bowling Green, KY
01/17/2015
2:00 pm, FCS/WKYU		 FIU W 81–42  16–2 (5–0)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,472)
Bowling Green, KY
01/22/2015
8:00 pm		 No. 24 at UTEP W 80–74  17–2 (6–0)
 Don Haskins Center (1,404)
El Paso, TX
01/24/2015
2:00 pm		 No. 24 at UTSA L 63–64  17–3 (6–1)
 Convocation Center (672)
San Antonio, TX
01/29/2015
7:00 pm, FCS/WKYU		 Louisiana Tech W 82–66  18–3 (7–1)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (3,144)
Bowling Green, KY
01/31/2015
2:00 pm		 Southern Miss L 61–63  18–4 (7–2)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,766)
Bowling Green, KY
02/05/2015
7:00 pm		 at North Texas W 77–49  19–4 (8–2)
 The Super Pit (437)
Denton, TX
02/07/2015
2:00 pm		 at Rice W 83–76  20–4 (9–2)
 Tudor Fieldhouse (547)
Houston, TX
02/14/2015
1:00 pm, FSN		 Marshall W 74–60  21–4 (10–2)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,419)
Bowling Green, KY
02/19/2015
7:00 pm		 UAB W 59–51  22–4 (11–2)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,208)
Bowling Green, KY
02/21/2015
2:00 pm, FCS/WKYU		 Middle Tennessee W 63–60  23–4 (12–2)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (3,023)
Bowling Green, KY
02/26/2015
6:00 pm		 at Florida Atlantic W 85–74  24–4 (13–2)
 FAU Arena (603)
Boca Raton, FL
02/28/2015
5:00 pm		 at FIU W 88–47  25–4 (14–2)
 FIU Arena (356)
Miami, FL
03/05/2015
7:00 pm		 Charlotte W 80–72  26–4 (15–2)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (1,873)
Bowling Green, KY
03/07/2015
2:00 pm		 Old Dominion W 71–62  27–4 (16–2)
 E. A. Diddle Arena (3,102)
Bowling Green, KY
C-USA Tournament
03/12/2015
5:00 pm, ASN		 vs. Charlotte
Quarterfinals		 W 70–67  28–4
 Bartow Arena (357)
Birmingham, AL
03/13/2015
12:30 pm, CBSSN		 vs. Old Dominion
Semifinals		 W 61–59  29–4
 Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (N/A)
Birmingham, AL
03/14/2015
7:00 pm, CBSSN		 vs. Southern Miss
Championship Game		 W 60–57  30–4
 Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (N/A)
Birmingham, AL
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/20/2015*
4:20 pm, ESPN2		 vs. Texas
First Round		 L 64–66  30–5
 Haas Pavilion (N/A)
Berkeley, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings
Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking Movement
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See also

2014–15 WKU Hilltoppers basketball team

References
  1. http://www.wkusports.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/wky-w-baskbl-sched.html
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