2014–15 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team

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2014–15 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record17–12 (9–9 Southland)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kendra Hassell (2nd season)
  • Kyle Felan
  • Matt Stine
Home arenaMoody Coliseum
(Capacity: 4,600)
Seasons
2014–15 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stephen F. Austin*** 16 2   .889 23 8   .742
Lamar 14 4   .778 17 13   .567
Nicholls State 13 5   .722 17 13   .567
Texas A&M-CC 12 6   .667 16 14   .533
McNeese State 11 7   .611 18 14   .563
Northwestern State 10 8   .556 19 15   .559
Central Arkansas 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
Abilene Christian* 9 9   .500 17 12   .586
Houston Baptist 6 12   .333 15 18   .455
New Orleans** 6 12   .333 8 19   .296
Sam Houston State 5 13   .278 6 22   .214
SE Louisiana 3 15   .167 7 22   .241
Incarnate Word* 2 16   .111 5 24   .172
2015 Southland tournament winner
As of March 21, 2015
*Ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
**Facing level 2 sanctions due to APR penalties
***Southland tournament #1 seed
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team represents Abilene Christian University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats are led by third year head coach Julie Goodenough and play their home games at the Moody Coliseum. This will be the second year of a 4-year transition phase from D2 to D1, In the second year of transition, Abilene Christian cannot participate in the Southland Tournament, but will be a Division I counter and will be part of the Division I rpi calculation.[1] The Wildcats will play a full conference schedule in 2014–15. Although not eligible for the Southland Conference and NCAA tournament, the Wildcats will be able to participate in the WNIT or WBI tournaments if invited.[2][3]

Roster[edit]

2014–15 Abilene Christian Wildcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Alyssa Echols 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Pflugerville HS Pflugerville, TX
G 5 Alana Aquirre 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Frisco Wakeland HS Frisco, TX
G 10 Paris Webb 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Midland HS Midland, TX
G 12 Whitney West 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Gregory-Portland HS Portland, TX
G 14 Ellyn Avery 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Lenora-Grady HS Lenora, TX
G 15 Alexis Mason 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So McKinney North HS McKinney, TX
C 22 Sierra Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Roscoe Highland HS Roscoe, TX
F 23 Suzzy Dimba 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Lubbuck Coronado HS Lubbock, TX
G 24 Katelyn Goodman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Abilene HS Abilene, TX
F 32 Lizzy Dimba 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Lubbuck Coronado HS Lubbock, TX
F 33 Sydney Shelstead 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Mineral Wells HS Mineral Wells, TX
C 42 Madison Parker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Canyon HS Amarillo, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-10-01

Schedule[edit]

Source[4]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Out of Conference Schedule
11/15/2014*
5:00 pm
Wayland Baptist W 91–64  1–0
Moody Coliseum (725)
Abilene, TX
11/17/2014*
7:00 pm
Howard Payne W 102–60  2–0
Moody Coliseum (717)
Abilene, TX
11/19/2014*
7:00 pm
at UTSA L 57–70  2–1
Convocation Center (410)
San Antonio, TX
11/24/2014*
7:00 pm
Eastern Washington W 79–72  3–1
Moody Coliseum (724)
Abilene, TX
11/28/2014*
3:30 pm
vs. George Mason
Plaza Lights Classic
W 88–86  4–1
Swinney Recreation Center (597)
Kansas City, MO
11/29/2014*
3:30 pm
at UMKC
Plaza Lights Classic
W 80–55  5–1
Swinney Recreation Center (247)
Kansas City, MO
12/03/2014*
11:00 am
at Texas Tech L 44–61  5–2
United Spirit Arena (6,477)
Lubbock, TX
12/15/2014*
7:00 pm
Southwestern Christian College W 100–52  6–2
Moody Coliseum (873)
Abilene, TX
12/20/2014*
1:00 pm
Air Force W 80–44  7–2
Moody Coliseum (1,720)
Abilene, TX
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm
at Kansas State L 53–68  7–3
Bramlage Coliseum (3,834)
Manhattan, KS
Southland Conference Schedule
01/04/2015
1:00 pm
Central Arkansas L 60–66  7–4
(0–1)
Moody Coliseum (604)
Abilene, TX
01/07/2015
6:30 pm
at Northwestern State L 56–61  7–5
(0–2)
Prather Coliseum (413)
Natchitoches, LA
01/11/2015
2:00 pm
Nicholls State L 39–63  7–6
(0–3)
Moody Coliseum (540)
Abilene, TX
01/14/2015
7:00 pm
at McNeese State W 75–59  8–6
(1–3)
Burton Coliseum (1,032)
Lake Charles, LA
01/17/2015
2:00 pm
Stephen F. Austin L 69–71 OT 8–7
(1–4)
Moody Coliseum (1,232)
Abilene, TX
01/22/2015
7:00 pm
Sam Houston State L 58–63  8–8
(1–5)
Moody Coliseum (875)
Abilene, TX
01/24/2015
2:00 pm
Incarnate Word W 78–54  9–8
(2–5)
Moody Coliseum (1,125)
Abilene, TX
01/26/2015*
5:00 pm
Angelo State W 70–55  10–8
Moody Coliseum (742)
Abilene, TX
01/29/2015
7:00 pm
at Houston Baptist W 53–50  11–8
(3–5)
Sharp Gym (489)
Houston, TX
01/31/2015
4:00 pm
at Lamar L 72–76  11–9
(3–6)
Montagne Center (943)
Beaumont, TX
02/05/2015
7:00 pm
Lamar L 58–73  11–10
(3–7)
Moody Coliseum (675)
Abilene, TX
02/07/2015
2:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 75–74  12–10
(4–7)
Moody Coliseum (765)
Abilene, TX
02/12/2015
6:30 pm
at Sam Houston State W 63–48  13–10
(5–7)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (903)
Huntsville, TX
02/18/2015
7:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 76–41  14–10
(6–7)
Moody Coliseum (1,128)
Abilene, TX
02/21/2015
4:30 pm, ESPN3
at Southeastern Louisiana W 83–65  15–10
(7–7)
University Center (530)
Abilene, TX
02/25/2015
7:00 pm
Houston Baptist W 68–53  16–10
(8–7)
Moody Coliseum (1,025)
Abilene, TX
02/28/2015
4:00 pm
at New Orleans L 50–71  16–11
(8–8)
Lakefront Arena (309)
New Orleans, LA
03/05/2015
6:00 pm
at Incarnate Word W 72–62  17–11
(9–8)
McDermott Center (1,021)
San Antonio, TX
03/07/2015
1:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 40–60  17–12
(9–9)
American Bank Center (N/A)
Corpus Christi, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

See also[edit]

2014–15 Abilene Christian Wildcats men's basketball team

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Next Steps & Timeline for ACU's transition to Division I". Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  2. ^ "Event Info". 2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  3. ^ "WBI Selection Process". womensbasketballinvitational.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2014.
  4. ^ "2014-15 Women's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved October 1, 2014.