2014–15 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team

The 2014–15 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball team represented McNeese State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by eighth year head coach Brooks Donald-Williams, played all their home games at Burton Coliseum. They are members of the Southland Conference. The team completed the 2014–15 season with an 18–14 overall record and an 11–7 Southland Conference record. The Cowgirls, seeded fifth in the 2015 Southland Conference Tournament, fell to eighth seed Houston Baptist 68–70 in the first round of the Southland Conference tournament. They received an invitation to the 2015 Women's Basketball Invitational tournament. In first round play, the Cowgirls defeated the Furman Paladins. The 2014–15 season ended when the team fell to the Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns in the second round of the tournament.

2014–15 McNeese State Cowgirls basketball
2015 Women's Basketball Invitational, Quarterfinals
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	18–14 (11–7 Southland)
Head coach	Brooks Donald-Williams (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Kacie Cryer (4th season) Benjamin Law (2nd season) Tyria Snow (2nd season)
Home arena	Burton Coliseum (Capacity: 8,000)

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

Roster

2014–15 McNeese State Cowgirls women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 00 Keara Hudnall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Pearland HS Pearland, TX G 1 Allison Baggett 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Iota HS Iota, LA F 3 Jayin Johnson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Jennings HS Jennings, LA G 4 Dede Sheppard 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr North Caddo HS Vivian, LA F 5 Jasmyn Carswell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Airline HS Bossier, LA G 12 Alaina Verdin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Terrebonne HS Houma, LA F 14 Jerica Bolin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Ozen HS Beaumont, TX G 15 Gabby Guidry 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Lake Arthur HS Lake Arthur, LA F 21 Mercedes Rogers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Crowley HS Crowley, LA G 22 Hannah Cupit 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Sulphur HS Sulphur, LA G 23 Amber Donnes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So St. Thomas Aquinas HS Hammond, LA G 24 Haily Jenkins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Martins Mill HS Ben Wheeler, TX F 25 Frederica Haywood 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr JFK HS Mound Bayou, MS G 33 Victoria Rachal 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Natchitoches Central HS Natchitoches, LA F 34 Talisa Boyd 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Natchitoches Central HS NE Mississippi Natchitoches, LA F 44 Ann Nwosah 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Lamar Consolidated HS Houston, TX	Head coach Brooks Donald-Williams Assistant coach(es) Kacie Cryer Benjamin Law Tyria Snow Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2014-10-08

Schedule

Source

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Out of Conference Schedule
11/14/2014* 7:00 pm		Louisiana College	W 83–61	1–0	Burton Coliseum (476) Lake Charles, LA
11/16/2014* 2:00 pm		Tulane	L 55–75	1–1	Burton Coliseum (384) Lake Charles, LA
11/20/2014* 7:00 pm		LSU–Alexandria	W 79–70	2–1	Burton Coliseum (537) Lake Charles, LA
11/23/2014* 2:00 pm		Southern Miss	W 57–55	3–1	Burton Coliseum (589) Lake Charles, LA
11/26/2014* 7:00 pm, SECN+		at Texas A&M	L 27–93	3–2	Reed Arena (4,073) College Station, TX
12/03/2014* 6:00 pm		Wiley College	W 67–66	4–2	Burton Coliseum (324) Lake Charles, LA
12/10/2014* 7:00 pm		Centenary	W 86–35	5–2	Burton Coliseum (334) Lake Charles, LA
12/13/2014* 2:00 pm		at Louisiana–Monroe	L 63–66	5–3	Fant–Ewing Coliseum (783) Monroe, LA
12/17/2014* 7:00 pm, LHN		at Texas	L 59–76	5–4	Frank Erwin Center (2,408) Austin, TX
12/19/2014* 6:00 pm		at Rice	L 55–57 OT	5–5	Tudor Fieldhouse (220) Houston, TX
12/29/2014* 7:00 pm		Texas Southern	W 74–70	6–5	Burton Coliseum (433) Lake Charles, LA
Southland Conference Schedule
01/03/2015 1:00 pm		Stephen F. Austin	W 73–67	7–5 (1–0)	Burton Coliseum (1,046) Lake Charles, LA
01/05/2015 5:30 pm		Houston Baptist	W 60–57	8–5 (2–0)	Burton Coliseum (977) Lake Charles, LA
01/10/2015 4:30 pm		at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 65–76	8–6 (2–1)	Dugan Wellness Center (839) Corpus Christi, TX
01/14/2015 7:00 pm		Abilene Christian	L 59–75	8–7 (2–2)	Burton Coliseum (1,032) Lake Charles, LA
01/17/2015 2:00 pm		at Sam Houston State	W 79–74	9–7 (3–2)	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (477) Huntsville, TX
01/22/2015 6:00 pm		at Incarnate Word	W 104–101 2OT	10–7 (4–2)	McDermott Center (286) San Antonio, TX
01/24/2015 1:00 pm		at Northwestern State	L 54–75	10–8 (4–3)	Prather Coliseum (1,912) Natchitoches, LA
01/29/2015 7:00 pm		at Southeastern Louisiana	W 78–57	11–8 (5–3)	University Center (527) Hammond, LA
01/31/2015 7:00 pm		New Orleans	W 82–58	12–8 (6–3)	Burton Coliseum (1,823) Lake Charles, LA
02/05/2015 7:00 pm		at New Orleans	L 86–90 3OT	12–9 (6–4)	Lakefront Arena (302) New Orleans, LA
02/07/2015 1:00 pm		at Nicholls State	L 59–70	12–10 (6–5)	Stopher Gym (623) Thibodaux, LA
02/12/2015 7:00 pm		Southeastern Louisiana	W 66–62	13–10 (7–5)	Burton Coliseum (951) Lake Charles, LA
02/14/2015 1:00 pm		Northwestern State	W 68–57	14–10 (8–5)	Burton Coliseum (1,079) Lake Charles, LA
02/18/2015 7:00 pm		at Central Arkansas	W 65–53	15–10 (9–5)	Farris Center (687) Conway, AR
02/21/2015 4:00 pm		at Lamar	L 67–75	15–11 (9–6)	Montagne Center (997) Beaumont, TX
02/26/2015 7:00 pm		Lamar	W 98–77	16–11 (10–6)	Burton Coliseum (1,002) Lake Charles, LA
02/28/2015 12:15 pm, ESPN3		Nicholls State	L 68–73	16–12 (10–7)	Burton Coliseum (1,418) Lake Charles, LA
03/07/2015 11:00 am		Central Arkansas	W 72–68	17–12 (11–7)	Burton Coliseum (1,005) Lake Charles, LA
Southland Conference Tournament
03/12/2015 11:00 am	(5)	vs. (8) Houston Baptist First round	L 68–70	17–13	Leonard E. Merrell Center (N/A) Katy, TX
2015 Women's Basketball Invitational
03/19/2015 7:00 pm	(6W)	(3W) Furman First Round	W 87–70	18–13	Lake Charles Civic Center (630) Lake Charles, LA
03/21/2015 7:00 pm	(6W)	(2W) Louisiana–Lafayette Quarterfinals	L 58–63	18–14	CajunDome (1,169) Lafayette, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 2014–15 McNeese State Cowboys basketball team