2014–15 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team

The 2014–15 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team represented Florida Atlantic University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Owls, led by third year head coach Kellie Lewis-Jay, play their home games at FAU Arena and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 13–17, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA women's tournament to Louisiana Tech.

2014–15 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record13–17 (7–11 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Harry Elifson
  • Fitzroy Anthony
  • Danielle Stoimenoff
Home arenaFAU Arena
Seasons
2014–15 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
WKU 16 2   .889 30 5   .857
Middle Tennessee 14 4   .778 24 10   .706
Southern Miss 13 5   .722 25 11   .694
Old Dominion 11 7   .611 21 13   .618
UAB 11 7   .611 18 13   .581
UTSA 11 7   .611 16 15   .516
Louisiana Tech 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Charlotte 10 8   .556 15 17   .469
Marshall 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Florida Atlantic 7 11   .389 13 17   .433
UTEP 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
Rice 4 14   .222 9 21   .300
North Texas 4 14   .222 5 24   .172
FIU 0 18   .000 3 26   .103
2015 C-USA tournament winner
As of 29 March 2015
Rankings from AP poll

Roster edit

2014–15 Florida Atlantic Owls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Danneal Ford 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Norland Miami, Florida
G 1 Aaliyah Dotson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Canton Central Catholic HS Massillon, OH
G 2 Shaneese Bailey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So University Christian School Callahan, FL
G 3 Ro Hayes 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Viera HS Rockledge, FL
F 5 Raven Doyle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Desert Christian HS Lancaster, CA
G 10 Morgan Robinson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Lyman HS Longwood, FL
G 11 Lauren Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr North Babylon HS Longwood, FL
G/F 13 Kat Wright 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Notre Dame HS Woodland Hills, CA
F 15 Sasha Cedeno 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Klein Oak HS Spring, TX
G 21 Naima Hamad 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Florida Atlantic University HS Boca Raton, Florida
G 23 Ali Gorrell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Wyoming Evergreen, CO
G 32 Malia Kency 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Briarwood Academy Statesboro, GA
F 50 Melinda Meyers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Highland HS Gilbert, AZ
Head coach

Kellie Lewis-Jay

Assistant coach(es)

Harry Elifson
Fitzroy Anthony
Danielle Stoimenoff


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

Roster

Schedule edit

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2014*
2:00 pm
Lynn W 94–64 
FAU Arena (N/A)
Boca Raton, Florida
Regular season
11/14/2014*
11:00 am
at UCF L 74–94  0–1
CFE Arena (288)
Orlando, FL
11/16/2014*
3:00 pm
at Bethune-Cookman W 88–68  1–1
Moore Gymnasium (438)
Daytona Beach, FL
11/21/2014*
7:00 pm
Cleveland State W 79–74  2–1
FAU Arena (418)
Boca Raton, Florida
11/23/2014*
2:00 pm
Western Illinois W 90–88  3–1
FAU Arena (509)
Boca Raton, Florida
11/28/2014*
12:00 pm
NJIT
Thanksgiving Tournament
L 57–65  3–2
FAU Arena (N/A)
Boca Raton, Florida
11/29/2014*
4:30 pm
Northeastern
Thanksgiving Tournament
W 81–74  4–2
FAU Arena (N/A)
Boca Raton, Florida
12/06/2014*
5:00 pm
Webber International W 111–76  5–2
FAU Arena (499)
Boca Raton, Florida
12/14/2014*
2:00 pm
at Colorado State L 46–59  5–3
Moby Arena (923)
Fort Collins, CO
12/19/2014*
8:00 pm
at Long Beach State
Long Beach State Tournament semifinals
L 60–85  5–4
Walter Pyramid (N/A)
Long Beach, CA
12/20/2014*
6:00 pm
vs. New Mexico State
Long Beach State Tournament 3rd place game
L 44–57  5–5
Walter Pyramid (N/A)
Long Beach, CA
12/29/2014*
7:00 pm
UNC Wilmington W 84–80  6–5
FAU Arena (780)
Boca Raton, Florida
01/04/2015
6:00 pm
at FIU W 79–63  7–5 (1–0)
FIU Arena (253)
Miami, Florida
01/08/2015
7:00 pm
UAB W 66–56  8–5 (2–0)
FAU Arena (646)
Boca Raton, Florida
01/10/2015
5:00 pm
Middle Tennessee L 69–101  8–6 (2–1)
FAU Arena (588)
Boca Raton, Florida
01/15/2015
12:00 pm
at WKU L 43–80  8–7 (2–2)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,733)
Bowling Green, KY
01/17/2015
1:00 pm
at Marshall L 59–66  8–8 (2–3)
Cam Henderson Center (467)
Huntington, WV
01/24/2015
5:00 pm
FIU W 77–63  9–8 (3–3)
FAU Arena (836)
Boca Raton, Florida
01/29/2015
7:00 pm
Charlotte W 71–68  10–8 (4–3)
FAU Arena (625)
Boca Raton, Florida
01/31/2015
5:00 pm
Old Dominion L 44–72  10–9 (4–4)
FAU Arena (619)
Boca Raton, Florida
02/05/2015
9:00 pm
at UTEP W 68–63  11–9 (5–4)
Don Haskins Center (1,506)
El Paso, TX
02/08/2015
12:00 pm, FSN
at UTSA L 45–68  11–10 (5–5)
Convocation Center (512)
San Antonio, TX
02/12/2015
7:00 pm
Louisiana Tech L 68–73  11–11 (5–6)
FAU Arena (665)
Boca Raton, Florida
02/14/2015
5:00 pm
Southern Miss L 65–67  11–12 (5–7)
FAU Arena (530)
Boca Raton, Florida
02/19/2015
8:00 pm
at North Texas L 55–74  11–13 (5–8)
The Super Pit (720)
Denton, TX
02/21/2015
3:00 pm
at Rice W 82–70  12–13 (6–8)
Tudor Fieldhouse (245)
Houston, TX
02/26/2015
7:00 pm
WKU L 74–85  12–14 (6–9)
FAU Arena (603)
Boca Raton, Florida
02/28/2015
5:00 pm
Marshall W 83–73  13–14 (7–9)
FAU Arena (592)
Boca Raton, Florida
03/05/2015
8:00 pm
at UAB L 56–59  13–15 (7–10)
Bartow Arena (104)
Birmingham, AL
03/07/2015
11:30 am
at Middle Tennessee L 60–73  13–16 (7–11)
Murphy Center (3,512)
Murfreesboro, TN
Conference USA Tournament
03/11/2015
2:30 pm, ASN
vs. Louisiana Tech
First Round
L 74–84  13–17
Bartow Arena (284)
Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Florida Atlantic Owls Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2014.