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2014–15 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team

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2014–15 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record18–15 (13–5 The Valley)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJQH Arena
Seasons
2014–15 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wichita State 17 1   .944 28 4   .875
Drake 15 3   .833 20 10   .667
Missouri State 13 5   .722 17 13   .567
Northern Iowa 12 6   .667 17 14   .548
Southern Illinois 10 8   .556 17 13   .567
Indiana State 7 11   .389 17 13   .567
Evansville 6 12   .333 13 18   .419
Bradley 5 13   .278 6 24   .200
Loyola-Chicago 3 15   .167 6 25   .194
Illinois State 2 16   .111 2 28   .067
2015 MVC tournament winner
As of 14 March 2015
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Missouri State Lady Bears basketball team represented Missouri State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bears, led by second year head coach Kellie Harper, played their home games at JQH Arena and were members of the Missouri Valley Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 13–5 in MVC play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Missouri Valley Tournament where they lost to Wichita State. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Tulsa in the first round.

Roster

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2014–15 Missouri State Bears women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Lexi Hughes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Bishop Miege High Kansas City, KS
G 3 Lee Ann Polowy 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Blair Oaks High Jefferson City, MO
G 4 Kenzie Williams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Mount Vernon High Mount Vernon, MO
G 5 Liza Fruendt 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Batavia High Batavia, IL
G 11 Riley Israel 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Crane High Crane, MO
F/C 12 Hillary Chvatal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Rawlins County High Atwood, KS
F 13 Audrey Holt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Rock Bridge High Columbia, MO
G/F 15 NiJay Gaines 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr East High Des Moines, IA
F 21 Aubrey Buckley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Parkview High Springfield, MO
G 22 Tyonna Snow 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Blue Springs High Blue Springs, MO
G 30 Kori Farmer 4 ft 8 in (1.42 m) Fr Seckman High Imperial, MO
F 34 Rachel Swartz 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Stanwood High Stanwood, WA
F 40 Onye Osemenam 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Maranatha Christian Academy Brooklyn Park, MN
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
11/04/2014*
7:05 pm
Central Methodist W 83–32 
JQH Arena (2,305)
Springfield, MO
11/09/2014*
2:05 pm
Southwest Baptist W 89–74 
JQH Arena (2,573)
Springfield, MO
Regular season
11/14/2014*
4:00 pm
at Memphis L 63–79  0–1
Elma Roane Fieldhouse (582)
Memphis, TN
11/18/2014*
7:00 pm, KOZL
at Arkansas–Little Rock L 48–61  0–2
Jack Stephens Center (506)
Little Rock, AR
11/22/2014*
2:00 pm
at No. 21 Oklahoma State L 36–77  0–3
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,080)
Stillwater, OK
11/24/2014*
7:00 pm
at Oral Roberts L 57–70  0–4
Mabee Center (707)
Tulsa, OK
11/28/2014*
8:30 pm
at Colorado
Omni Classic semifinals
L 57–89  0–5
Coors Events Center (2,190)
Boulder, CO
11/29/2014*
6:00 pm
vs. TCU
Omni Classic third place game
L 68–82  0–6
Coors Events Center (N/A)
Boulder, CO
12/06/2014*
7:05 pm
SIU Edwardsville W 75–69  1–6
JQH Arena (217)
Springfield, MO
12/10/2014*
7:05 pm
Arkansas L 50–59  1–7
JQH Arena (2,503)
Springfield, MO
12/14/2014*
2:05 pm
IUPUI W 68–58  2–7
JQH Arena (2,612)
Springfield, MO
12/19/2014*
7:05 pm
Arkansas State L 62–78  2–8
JQH Arena (2,315)
Springfield, MO
12/30/2014*
4:00 pm, KOZL
vs. Missouri W 57–52  3–8
Sprint Center (4,052)
Kansas City, MO
01/02/2015
7:05 pm, MC22
Evansville L 56–65  3–9
(0–1)
JQH Arena (2,594)
Springfield, MO
01/04/2015
2:05 pm
Indiana State W 74–66  4–9
(1–1)
JQH Arena (2,312)
Springfield, MO
01/09/2015
7:05 pm, ESPN3
Wichita State L 59–71  4–10
(1–2)
JQH Arena (3,067)
Springfield, MO
01/16/2015
7:00 pm
at Loyola (IL) W 87–57  5–10
(2–2)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (603)
Chicago, IL
01/18/2015
2:00 pm
at Bradley W 78–64  6–10
(3–2)
Renaissance Coliseum (538)
Peoria, IL
01/23/2015
7:05 pm
Southern Illinois W 61–57  7–10
(4–2)
JQH Arena (2,664)
Springfield, MO
01/25/2015
2:05 pm, ESPN3
Illinois State W 58–35  8–10
(5–2)
JQH Arena (2,572)
Springfield, MO
01/30/2015
7:05 pm
at Drake L 89–94 OT 8–11
(5–3)
Knapp Center (2,523)
Des Moines, IA
02/01/2015
2:00 pm
at Northern Iowa L 56–64  8–12
(5–4)
McLeod Center (1,987)
Cedar Falls, IA
02/08/2015
2:00 pm
at Wichita State L 50–69  8–13
(5–5)
Charles Koch Arena (1,814)
Wichita, KS
02/13/2015
7:05 pm
Bradley W 69–61  9–13
(6–5)
JQH Arena (2,470)
Springfield, MO
02/15/2015
7:05 pm
Loyola (IL) W 83–64  10–13
(7–5)
JQH Arena (1,319)
Springfield, MO
02/20/2015
6:00 pm
at Southern Illinois W 73–57  11–13
(8–5)
SIU Arena (595)
Carbondale, IL
02/22/2015
2:05 pm
at Illinois State W 90–78  12–13
(9–5)
Redbird Arena (1,010)
Normal, IL
02/27/2015
7:05 pm
Northern Iowa W 72–70  13–13
(10–5)
JQH Arena (3,460)
Springfield, MO
03/01/2015
2:05 pm
Drake W 86–57  14–13
(11–5)
JQH Arena (2,575)
Springfield, MO
03/05/2015
6:05 pm
at Indiana State W 65–56  15–13
(12–5)
Hulman Center (1,680)
Terre Haute, IN
03/07/2015
2:00 pm
at Evansville W 86–71  16–13
(13–5)
Ford Center (627)
Evansville, IN
Missouri Valley Women's Tournament
03/13/2015
8:35 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (6) Indiana State
Quarterfinals
W 75–57  17–13
Family Arena (1,575)
St. Charles, MO
03/14/2015
4:07 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (7) Evansville
Semifinals
W 75–66  18–13
Family Arena (1,582)
St. Charles, MO
03/15/2015
2:07 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (1) Wichita State
Championship
L 71–85  18–14
Family Arena (1,382)
St. Charles, MO
WNIT
03/20/2015
7:05 pm
Tulsa
First Round
L 72–78  18–15
JQH Arena (2,320)
Springfield, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Missouri State University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Missouristatebears.com. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  2. ^ "2014-15 Women's Basketball Schedule". Missouri State University Athletics. Retrieved March 21, 2023.