2014–15 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Musketeers, led by fourth-year head coach Brian Neal, they played their games at the Cintas Center and were second year members of the newly reorganized Big East Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 8–10 to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big East Women's Tournament where they to DePaul. They were invited to the Women's Basketball Invitational where they defeated to William & Mary in the first before losing to Siena in the quarterfinals.

2014–15 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball
WBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceBig East Conference
2014–15 record18–15 (8–10 Big East)
Head coach
  • Brian Neal (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Carla D. Morrow
  • Bryce McKey
  • Garry Horton
Home arenaCintas Center
2014–15 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Seton Hall *15–3 .833  28–6  .824
DePaul †15–3 .833  27–8  .771
Villanova12–6 .667  22–14  .611
St. John's11–7 .611  23–11  .676
Creighton10–8 .556  17–14  .548
Butler10–8 .556  14–16  .467
Xavier8–10 .444  18–14  .563
Marquette4–14 .222  9–22  .290
Providence3–15 .167  6–24  .200
Georgetown2–16 .111  4–27  .129
† 2015 Big East Basketball Tournament winner
*Tournament #1 seed
As of March 29, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2014–15 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Marquia Turner 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrHoover HS North Canton, Ohio
G 1 Kindell Fincher 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrCanterbury HS Fort Wayne, Ind.
G 2 Maleeka Kynard  5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrStart/Ohio State Toledo, Ohio
G 5 Kayla Davis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoSt. Marguerite d'Youville Brampton, Ontario
G 12 Jada Byrd 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrRedan HS Lithonia Ga.
F 14 Briana Glover 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrMason Mason, Ohio
G 15 Aliyah Zantt 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrReynoldsburg HS Reynoldsburg, Ohio
F 21 Maddison Blackwell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoLincoln HS Gahanna, Ohio
G 22 Erica Dawson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS FrMarietta HS Marietta, Ohio
F 23 Leah Schaefer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrHighlands HS Alexandria, Ky.
G 24 Martha Thompson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS FrSolon HS Solon, Ohio
F 25 Anniina Äijänen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrSammon Keskuslukio Tampere, Finland
G 30 Raeshaun Gaffney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SoFairfield HS/Virginia Fairfield, Ohio
F 31 Christina Ohlinger 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoNotre Dame Academy Toledo, Ohio
G 34 Brianna Gladney 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SoRonald Reagan HS San Antonio, Texas
G 35 Jenna Crittendon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrRyle HS Union, Ky.
Head coach

Brian Neal

Assistant coach(es)

Carla D. Morrow
Bryce McKey
Garry Horton

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
Regular Season
11/15/2014*
2:00 pm		 Wofford W 75–51  1–0
 Cintas Center (1,589)
Cincinnati, OH
11/17/2014*
7:00 pm		 Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 89–52  2–0
 Cintas Center (543)
Cincinnati, OH
11/20/2014*
7:00 pm, BEDN		 Virginia L 62–71  2–1
 Cintas Center (714)
Cincinnati, OH
11/22/2014*
2:00 pm		 at Binghamton W 89–71  3–1
 Binghamton University Events Center (1,378)
Vestal, NY
11/26/2014*
7:00 pm		 Presbyterian W 45–43  4–1
 Cintas Center (743)
Cincinnati, OH
11/30/2014*
2:00 pm		 Robert Morris W 70–65 OT 5–1
 Cintas Center (761)
Cincinnati, OH
12/03/2014
7:00 pm, BEDN		 at St. John's L 42–65  5–2 (0–1)
 Carnesecca Arena (691)
Queens, NY
12/07/2014*
3:00 pm		 at Middle Tennessee L 68–90  5–3
 Murphy Center (3,398)
Murfreesboro, TN
12/10/2014*
11:30 am		 Monmouth W 61–45  6–3
 Cintas Center (1,732)
Cincinnati, OH
12/14/2014*
2:00 pm		 at Cincinnati
Crosstown Classic		 W 72–71  7–3
 Fifth Third Arena (1,115)
Cincinnati, OH
12/20/2014*
2:00 pm		 Lipscomb W 62–38  8–3
 Cintas Center (1,031)
Cincinnati, OH
12/22/2014*
12:00 pm		 at Kennesaw State L 60–61  8–4
 KSU Convocation Center (367)
Kennesaw, GA
12/30/2014
8:00 pm		 at Marquette W 74–71  9–4 (1–1)
 Al McGuire Center (824)
Milwaukee, WI
01/02/2015
7:00 pm		 Creighton W 66–65  10–4 (2–1)
 Cintas Center (1,074)
Cincinnati, OH
01/04/2015
2:00 pm		 Providence W 71–49  11–4 (3–1)
 Cintas Center (991)
Cincinnati, OH
01/09/2015
7:00 pm		 at Seton Hall L 54–78  11–5 (3–2)
 Walsh Gymnasium (564)
South Orange, NJ
01/11/2015
3:00 pm		 at DePaul L 61–84  11–6 (3–3)
 McGrath-Phillips Arena (2,535)
Chicago, IL
01/16/2015
7:00 pm		 Georgetown W 63–55  12–6 (4–3)
 Cintas Center (N/A)
Cincinnati, OH
01/18/2015
12:00 pm, FS1		 Villanova L 34–54  12–7 (4–4)
 Cintas Center (1,472)
Cincinnati, OH
01/25/2015
2:30 pm, FS1		 Butler L 54–58  12–8 (4–5)
 Cintas Center (1,863)
Cincinnati, OH
01/30/2015
8:00 pm		 at Creighton L 65–74  12–9 (4–6)
 D. J. Sokol Arena (1,002)
Omaha, NE
02/01/2015
1:00 pm		 at Providence W 68–57  13–9 (5–6)
 Alumni Hall (177)
Providence, RI
02/06/2015
7:00 pm		 Marquette W 91–72  14–9 (6–6)
 Cintas Center (1,027)
Cincinnati, OH
02/08/2015
2:00 pm		 DePaul L 63–87  14–10 (6–7)
 Cintas Center (2,025)
Cincinnati, OH
02/13/2015
8:00 pm, BEDN		 at Georgetown W 60–55  15–10 (7–7)
 McDonough Gymnasium (609)
Washington, D.C.
02/15/2015
1:00 pm, BEDN		 at Villanova L 48–64  15–11 (7–8)
 The Pavilion (1,035)
Villanova, PA
02/22/2015
1:00 pm		 at Butler L 53–71  15–12 (7–9)
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,086)
Indianapolis, IN
02/27/2015
2:00 pm		 Seton Hall L 60–77  15–13 (7–10)
 Cintas Center (884)
Cincinnati, OH
03/01/2015
2:00 pm		 St. John's W 74–61  16–13 (8–10)
 Cintas Center (1,286)
Cincinnati, OH
Big East Women's Tournament
03/07/2015
5:30 pm, BEDN		 vs. Georgetown
First Round		 W 70–67  17–13
 Allstate Arena (2,115)
Rosemont, IL
03/08/2015
7:00 pm, FS2		 vs. DePaul
Quarterfinals		 L 53–87  17–14
 Allstate Arena (N/A)
Rosemont, IL
WBI
03/19/2015*
7:00 pm		 William & Mary
First Round		 W 57–56  18–14
 Cintas Center (624)
Cincinnati, OH
03/22/2015*
2:00 pm		 Siena
Quarterfinals		 L 49–69  18–15
 Cintas Center (581)
Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

2014–15 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

References
  1. "Xavier University Official Athletic Site". goxavier.com. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
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