2014–15 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team


The 2014–15 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by first-year head coach Jeff Mittie. They played their home games at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, Kansas and were members of the Big 12 Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 7–11 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 women's tournament where they lost to Baylor. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Akron in the first round before losing to Missouri in the second round.

2014–15 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record19–14 (7–11 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Ostermann
  • Ebony Gilliam
  • Claire Coggins
Home arenaBramlage Coliseum
Seasons
2014–15 Big 12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Baylor 16 2   .889 33 4   .892
Oklahoma 13 5   .722 21 12   .636
TCU 9 9   .500 18 14   .563
Oklahoma State 9 9   .500 20 12   .625
Iowa State 9 9   .500 18 13   .581
Texas 9 9   .500 24 11   .686
West Virginia 7 11   .389 23 15   .605
Kansas State 7 11   .389 19 14   .576
Kansas 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
Texas Tech 5 13   .278 15 16   .484
2015 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

Roster edit

2014–15 Kansas State Wildcats women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Jessica Sheble 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Olathe North Olathe, KS
G 1 Haley Texada 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Wakeland Frisco, TX
F 2 Erica Young 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Tampa Bay Tech Tampa, FL
G 3 Deborah Meeks 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Benton Harbor
Trinity Valley CC
Benton Harbor, MI
G 11 Antoinette Taylor 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr West Side
State Fair CC
Gary, IN
G 12 Kelly Thomson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Riley County Riley, KS
G 15 Heidi Brown 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Southwestern Heights Plains, KS
G 20 Bri Craig 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Lincoln Northeast Lincoln, NE
F 21 Ashley Jones 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Will Rogers
Palm Beach State College
Tulsa, OK
F 22 Breanna Lewis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Riverside Milwaukee, WI
G 23 Ashia Woods 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Wichita Collegiate Wichita, KS
G 24 Kindred Wesemann 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Pleasant Hill Pleasant Hill, MO
F 25 Stacey Malone 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Robert E. Lee Tyler, TX
G 50 Shaelyn Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Salinas Central Salina, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-11-23

Schedule and results edit

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2014*
7:00 pm, Cox Kansas
Emporia State W 54–50 
Bramlage Coliseum (3,835)
Manhattan, KS
11/10/2014*
7:00 pm, Cox Kansas
Newman W 80–30 
Bramlage Coliseum (3,521)
Manhattan, KS
Regular season
11/14/2014*
5:30 pm, K-StateHD.TV
SIU Edwardsville W 81–55  1–0
Bramlage Coliseum (3,925)
Manhattan, KS
11/18/2014*
7:00 pm, FCS Atlantic
UMKC W 65–36  2–0
Bramlage Coliseum (3,757)
Manhattan, KS
11/21/2014*
7:00 pm, Cox Xtra 122
Hampton W 66–46  3–0
Bramlage Coliseum (3,764)
Manhattan, KS
11/25/2014*
5:00 pm
vs. UTEP
Hardwood Tournament of Hope
W 72–43  4–0
Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center (62)
Puerto Vallarta, MX
11/26/2014*
5:00 pm
vs. Santa Clara
Hardwood Tournament of Hope
Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center 
Puerto Vallarta, MX
11/27/2014*
5:00 pm
vs. LSU
Hardwood Tournament of Hope
Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center 
Puerto Vallarta, MX
12/04/2014*
7:00 pm, FCS Central
Texas–Arlington W 45–41  5–0
Bramlage Coliseum (3,542)
Manhattan, KS
12/08/2014*
7:00 pm, K-StateHD.TV
William Jewell W 66–53  6–0
Bramlage Coliseum (2,657)
Manhattan, KS
12/12/2014*
7:05 pm, Cox Kansas
at Wichita State L 48–51  6–1
Charles Koch Arena (3,536)
Wichita, KS
12/14/2014*
1:00 pm, K-StateHD.TV
Oral Roberts W 53–47  7–1
Bramlage Coliseum (3,793)
Manhattan, KS
12/20/2014*
1:00 pm, FCS Central
Grambling State W 61–38  8–1
Bramlage Coliseum (3,924)
Manhattan, KS
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm, FSKC
Abilene Christian W 68–53  9–1
Bramlage Coliseum (3,834)
Manhattan, KS
12/30/2014*
7:00 pm, K-StateHD.TV
Samford W 60–41  10–1
Bramlage Coliseum (3,857)
Manhattan, KS
01/03/2015
1:00 pm
at Iowa State L 55–60  10–2
(0–1)
Hilton Coliseum (7,372)
Ames, IA
01/06/2015
7:00 pm, FSKC
No. 5 Baylor L 44–74  10–3
(0–2)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,806)
Manhattan, KS
01/11/2015
1:00 pm, FSN
Kansas
Sunflower Showdown
W 58–52  11–3
(1–2)
Bramlage Coliseum (6,362)
Manhattan, KS
01/14/2015
7:00 pm
at No. 21 Oklahoma State L 47–69  11–4
(1–3)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (2,681)
Stillwater, OK
01/17/2015
7:00 pm, FCS Central
Iowa State L 59–79  11–5
(1–4)
Bramlage Coliseum (7,816)
Manhattan, KS
01/21/2015
6:00 pm
at West Virginia L 51–63  11–6
(1–5)
WVU Coliseum (1,797)
Morgantown, WV
01/24/2015
11:00 am, FSSW
at No. 3 Baylor L 46–68  11–7
(1–6)
Ferrell Center (6,481)
Waco, TX
01/28/2015
7:00 pm, Cox Xtra 122
Oklahoma State W 52–51 OT 12–7
(2–6)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,211)
Manhattan, KS
01/31/2015
3:00 pm, FSSW
at Texas Tech W 41–38  13–7
(3–6)
United Supermarkets Arena (3,597)
Lubbock, TX
02/04/2015
6:00 pm, FSMW
No. 20 Texas W 66–57  14–7
(4–6)
Bramlage Coliseum (3,845)
Manhattan, KS
02/07/2015
2:00 pm
at Oklahoma L 58–66  14–8
(4–7)
Lloyd Noble Center (5,353)
Norman, OK
02/11/2015
7:00 pm, FCS Central
TCU W 93–79  15–8
(5–7)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,099)
Manhattan, KS
02/15/2015
1:00 pm, FSN
Texas Tech L 68–74 OT 15–9
(5–8)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,654)
Manhattan, KS
02/18/2015
7:00 pm, LHN
at Texas L 58–76  15–10
(5–9)
Frank Erwin Center (2,796)
Austin, TX
02/21/2015
7:00 pm, Cox Kansas
Oklahoma L 64–73  15–11
(5–10)
Bramlage Coliseum (5,418)
Manhattan, KS
02/25/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kansas
Sunflower Showdown
W 55–48  16–11
(6–10)
Allen Fieldhouse (4,279)
Lawrence, KS
02/28/2015
2:00 pm
at TCU L 47–67  16–12
(6–11)
Student Recreation Center (1,383)
Fort Worth, TX
03/03/2015
7:00 pm, FSKC
West Virginia W 59–55  17–12
(7–11)
Bramlage Coliseum (4,043)
Manhattan, KS
2015 Big 12 women's basketball tournament
03/06/2015
6:00 pm, FCS
vs. Kansas
First Round
W 57–49  18–12
American Airlines Center (N/A)
Dallas, TX
03/06/2015
1:30 pm, FSN
vs. No. 6 Baylor
Quarterfinals
L 70–82  18–13
American Airlines Center (3,914)
Dallas, TX
WNIT
03/19/2015*
7:00 pm, K-StateHD.TV
Akron
First Round
W 86–68  19–13
Bramlage Coliseum (1,704)
Manhattan, KS
03/22/2015*
2:00 pm, K-StateHD.TV
Missouri
Second Round
L 47–68  19–14
Bramlage Coliseum (1,772)
Manhattan, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

** The November 26 game vs. Santa Clara and November 27 game vs. UTEP were canceled due to a facility conflict. Both of these games were not rescheduled.[3]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "2019-2020 Big 12 Conference Women's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 4–6. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "K-State's Game Against Santa Clara Postponed - KSTATESPORTS.COM - The Official Athletic Site of Kansas State". Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 27, 2014.